Polygamy-Porter wrote:I searched but could not find it.
Many long time members of this board will remember it when DCP did threaten to kill scratch.
Sure DCP may feel the threat was lighthearted, but I called him on it and asked if it would be appropriate for such threats.
Shades or Liz? Anyway to look those old posts up?
I believe it may have been when I was posting as Boaz & Lydia
Port, here's my apostate take. I don't believe he made a direct threat, but even Liz agreed that it was "inappropriate". But with Dallin Oaks talking about "marching to war" (or something like that), and all this "onward Mormon soldiers" talk (and DCP quoting Churchill), and Nehor's positively bizzare obsession with blood and guts and the "fun" beginning thereafter, and the Alma chapters on war, I could possibly put it down to a Joseph Smith meme. The Lieu Tenant General of the Nauvoo Legion (no relation to the Legion Christ drowned).
It is believed by at least one apologist that if MAD quits giving us attention, if the believers dry up, that MDB will whither away and die. I just don't understand this. MAD, for instance, is obsessed with critics in general, with anti-Mormonism, and with homosexuality. If representatives of these never show up, is MAD finished? No. In fact, its biased moderation to clearly favor TBMs and get rid of others as needed is a key ingredient, as they admit, to their numbers. Is the banning of apologists on CARM the death of CARM? If Mormons quit registering on CARM, would it die? How about RFM?
More likely than not, the lack of apologists on MDB would only increase its membership. Most boards do better if they cater to one particular group and sort of prune and nurture as needed to grow numbers. In the long run, without apologists, MDB will have a much stronger voice than it ever would with them.
Sure, some would lose interest without the "balance", but others would join or stick around for the same reason. I just have to laugh every time someone says without more of a balance, we're finished when clearly, the success in numbers of their own board and most other boards is predicated on the lack of balance.
I for one am indifferent toward the presence of TBMs. At any time, I could waltz over to MAD and post. I'm not banned, in fact, I've been disciplined fewer times than most apologists, including Bill Hamblin. I just lost interest in most discussions that apologists typically gravitate towards and seeking out interaction with apologists. Sure, I post about MAD, but I have more posts about the Review, and many others from oher sources and not about apologetics in particular.
I honestly am more interested in feedback, positive or negative, from my fellow non-TBMs. But I like having the door open such that if a TBM wishes to challenge me, the TBM is free to do so however s/he wishes be it with typical white-hot rage or careful thought (lol, well, it's a theoretical possibility), and I will respond. But I, for one, am not phased in the slightest over apologists not posting here. MAD is a convenient source of material, a fun, easy, and guaranteed way of getting a discussion going (as most of us have posted there or z for a long time). But I'm more interested in The Review, Square Two, the SMPT, the "Yale" goings-on, Mormon art, and Mormon business ventures. MAD/FAIR is good for frequent cheap laughs. But a more sustained, fulfilling laugh with the upshot of some serious insights or points to ponder can only come from some of these other venues. And TBM response is not a requried.
Lou Midgley 08/20/2020: "...meat wad," and "cockroach" are pithy descriptions of human beings used by gemli? They were not fashioned by Professor Peterson.
LM 11/23/2018: one can explain away the soul of human beings...as...a Meat Unit, to use Professor Peterson's clever derogatory description of gemli's ideology.
Gadianton wrote:More likely than not, the lack of apologists on MDB would only increase its membership. Most boards do better if they cater to one particular group and sort of prune and nurture as needed to grow numbers. In the long run, without apologists, MDB will have a much stronger voice than it ever would with them.
Excellent point. With over 150,000 posts per day, RFM "needs" apologists to survive!!!!!
The madites don't seem to realise that "This Is Your Life". Your ONLY opportunity to confront apostates without being banned.
If this became an exclusive Exmo site - posts would go through the ceiling!
It has a relatively low post count, ONLY because Shades allows them what no other Exmo board would!!
Ray A wrote:If this became an exclusive Exmo site - posts would go through the ceiling!
It has a relatively low post count, ONLY because Shades allows them what no other Exmo board would!!
Amen and amen, my good sir!
"Finally, for your rather strange idea that miracles are somehow linked to the amount of gay sexual gratification that is taking place would require that primitive Christianity was launched by gay sex, would it not?"
Gadianton wrote:More likely than not, the lack of apologists on MDB would only increase its membership. Most boards do better if they cater to one particular group and sort of prune and nurture as needed to grow numbers. In the long run, without apologists, MDB will have a much stronger voice than it ever would with them.
Excellent point. With over 150,000 posts per day, RFM "needs" apologists to survive!!!!!
The madites don't seem to realise that "This Is Your Life". Your ONLY opportunity to confront apostates without being banned.
If this became an exclusive Exmo site - posts would go through the ceiling!
It has a relatively low post count, ONLY because Shades allows them what no other Exmo board would!!
I don't know if it would get the RFM numbers.
Additionally, I don't think RFM needs apologists. Poor choices many years ago by the LDS leadership to whitewash its history is the main supplier of disenchanted Mormons, and will probably be for the next 5-10 years.
Many who post on RFM are still unsure about their new found knowledge and perhaps being able to post completely anonymously is more comfortable to them.
GRANTED we here are Shady Acres do not require any personal information nor does the good Doc give any of the login data away. Perhaps just the act of signing up is perhaps too much for most exmo noobs.
RFM appears to have many who straddle the threshold of the chapel door, one foot outside, one in. Signing up on any board pro or con is like placing more weight on the forward foot or the one still in the chapel.
Remember how each of us exmo felt when we first visited RFM?
Shady Acres is truly the place for ANY kind of exchange about Mormonism by anyone.
I bear a solemn witness that MDB is true. I know that Dr. Shades is a Doctor of Mormonism. I know that we can draw closer to the TRUTH by listening to his teachings and participation in the Shady Acres ward.
I am thankful for my new boxer briefs.
I am thankful for the truth which lives in every exmormon heart.
I hate my mommie and daddie.
..name of cheese and rice. rAmen.
New name: Boaz The most viewed "ignored" poster in Shady Acres® !
These few words from Juliann make me curious as to what she meant:
My point is we don't hate anyone we don't need to hate anyone.
Sounds very ominous. Bet Dr. Scratch and Porter are on that list.
We can careless that he allows cross posting for his handful of active posters to discuss what is going on here and slap each others back.
Because this is interesting for posters on the board, that's why. From their own threads it is obvious people care. Look at the passion they put into some of their responses. They care deeply and who can blame them? Dr. Peterson has been taunted unmercifully and even young Joseph Antley has received some rudeness (thanks to Dr. Shades for stepping up to fix that). The Mormon religion has been bad mouthed continually. Mormons have been riled. So why shouldn't they care?
I would also like to note we plan on giving him more business in the future when we purposely ban people from here.
A fair warning to not speak your mind at MAD. You have been warned!!!
This place screams out for Mormon Apologists and yet they are advocating a policy of duck and run. What gives?
Daniel Peterson wrote:Sigh. My own preference would be that it simply fade away into lethargic and ideologically monotonous irrelevance. (It's pretty much there already.)
Interesting, that's precisely my attitude toward the Mormon Church.
Perhaps Dan actually thinks that Mormonism somehow has some cosmic relevance that is missed by the 99.99% of humanity that is completely oblivious to the existence of the Mormon Church?
Stranger still, perhaps Dan actually thinks that the MAD Board somehow has some relevance to the 99.99% of Mormon membership that is completely oblivious to the existence of the MAD Board?
Polygamy-Porter wrote: Many long time members of this board will remember it when DCP did threaten to kill scratch.
Sure DCP may feel the threat was lighthearted, but I called him on it and asked if it would be appropriate for such threats.
Shades or Liz? Anyway to look those old posts up?
I believe it may have been when I was posting as Boaz & Lydia
Hmmm...I will try and do an advanced search. Did you specifically author about DCP's post, PP? You checked under the Boaz&Lydia author search and couldn't find anything?
I can't promise, but I'll see what I can come up with.