Suggestion

QBVII · #1 04/10/06, 06:01 PM

Alot of people here are serious about wanting to start a community.
Unfortunately, they are getting played with by others who don't even have a stake or a real interest in this thing.

Have you all ever heard of internet trolls?

Some people like nothing better than to aggravate and harrass other people - this is particularly common on the internet.
I think all of us who are truly wanting to make a community would be well-advised to ignore the people who are negative, fault-finding, and accusatory.
Please, don't waste your precious time trying to "explain."
Some people never will - and don't want to understand.

Freeholder · #2 04/10/06, 06:16 PM

You are right. I'm going to get a Yahoo group started for people who are serious about wanting to get something going. That should weed out the rabble-rousers a bit.

Kathleen

Boleyz · #3 04/10/06, 06:17 PM

Why don't all you serious dudes just PM each other? Then those who are chuckling at your lunacy won't have anything to "Play With"?

Just a thought...

QBVII · #4 04/10/06, 06:23 PM

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I'm going to get a Yahoo group started for people who are serious about wanting to get something going. That should weed out the rabble-rousers a bit.

Good - please post it when it is ready. Message boards are good, too...proboards and others, and they're free to set up.....

Shazza · #5 04/10/06, 10:02 PM

I think talking to eachother personally on a phone is most important....exchange numbers and see how serious each of you are...it is so easy to say the right things with your fingers talking. Good luck.

Obser · #6 04/10/06, 10:34 PM

Good thoughts

Freeholder · #7 04/10/06, 10:36 PM

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christ...guid=109437082

Here's the Yahoogroups forum, all ready to go!

Kathleen

albionjessica · #8 04/10/06, 11:23 PM

This site is for "Bible-believing Christian homesteaders." I would love to get more involved in the talk about this kind of venture, but I (and many others on this board) do not fit into that particular category. How about dropping your ego down a notch and hearing the opinions of a broader category of people? I don't want to be a rabble rouser... I'd really like to participate. Please?

Freeholder · #9 04/10/06, 11:33 PM

It hasn't got anything to do with 'ego'. Why don't you start another yahoogroups list for anyone to participate in (I've never managed one before, but from what I've seen, I think one is enough for me!).

Kathleen

gypsymama · #10 04/11/06, 08:25 AM

It never ceases to amaze me that people don't take into consideration that when someone posts on the internet, there is not facial expression or tone of voice to help us in our communications.

It takes a lot of believing the best in people and assuming they are nice....not the other way around.

I have been following the community threads and have to say I have not sensed many attacks, negativity or trolling. I sure see a lot of characteristics coming through that cause me to pause or cause me to want to get to know the person better.

I guess I'm a "can't we all get along" type of person.

I'm afraid it would take more than a few weeks of internet posts for me to jump into bed with someone.

Madame · #11 04/11/06, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by albionjessica

This site is for "Bible-believing Christian homesteaders." I would love to get more involved in the talk about this kind of venture, but I (and many others on this board) do not fit into that particular category. How about dropping your ego down a notch and hearing the opinions of a broader category of people? I don't want to be a rabble rouser... I'd really like to participate. Please?

Maybe you and I should start one. In my ideal community, all of the following are welcome - straights, gays, atheists, followers of God, pagans, liberals, conservatives, folks willing to learn and willing to teach, and willing to help out the neighbors whether they share the same basic values or not, people whose morals consist of not choosing to hurt people without good reason (to defend self or someone else), etc, etc, etc
Not welcome sex abusers, men or women guilty of domestic abuse, people who destroy the land with chemicals, pesticides and the like, any holier-than- thou types - and I don't just mean within the confines of religion - shiftless folks who lean on others because they don't want to work, and so on and so forth.
Anyone else looking for something along those lines? If so, we can set up a yahoo group too (if I can't figure out how, I can go to Katheen for help).
Obviously, Kathleen and I have different goals - it's just common sense to find kindred souls and each work on creating a community that meets our needs.

Paranoid · #12 04/11/06, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by QBVII

Alot of people here are serious about wanting to start a community.
Unfortunately, they are getting played with by others who don't even have a stake or a real interest in this thing.

Have you all ever heard of internet trolls?

Some people like nothing better than to aggravate and harrass other people - this is particularly common on the internet.
I think all of us who are truly wanting to make a community would be well-advised to ignore the people who are negative, fault-finding, and accusatory.
Please, don't waste your precious time trying to "explain."
Some people never will - and don't want to understand.

i dont know what threads you are talking about, i may have seen them but they held zero interest. however this open ended topic got me to click it. gj!

i don't think you are having a problem with internet trolls, i think you are having a problem with people sharing with you a perspective that is not coming from having their heads firmly lodged up their backsides. I think they are warning you away from doing the single most idiotic thing you will ever do in your lifetime. it seems like you don't want any opposing viewpoints, you just wanna forge ahead blindly. well good for you, no one said there shouldn't be stupid people in the world, you are balancing out those other people that make good, well though out decisions, and allowing us to appreciate the difference.

so take your lemmings off a public board and move them somewhere private where you can moderate the number of viewpoints and bring them all down to the lowest common denominator - yours.

Farmer Willy · #13 04/11/06, 04:09 PM

I think you hit on it. I look at this as a public welcomed board that someone takes the time to run, pays the expenses to run and dosen't charge me a dime to use. I can get good advise, have a good laugh, and exchange ideas with some like minded folks. If I felt too put out by using it I'd quit. If I was too offended by people not agreeing with me I'd quit using it. If I asked for others opinions and didn't like them I'd just have to suck up and accept that they can have their opinions. I don't believe in joining someones club and then trying to make them change their rules or philosophy. If you don't like it don't join and start the one that you like.