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TMFBoing replied to the Civil Discussion Forum board. 20:43

Re: CF Board closure

The Christian Fools board has been reopened.

Please see...

http://boards.fool.co.uk/board-reopened-please-read-12811345...

Foolish [more]

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TMFBoing posted to the Christian Fools board. 20:42

Board reopened - please read

This board is primarily intended for Christians to discuss their faith and issues related to it. Non-Christians are welcome here too, providing they adopt a civil and respectful tone towards Christianity - that's a simple courtesy. (For anyone who [more]

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TMFBoing replied to the Civil Discussion Forum board. 10:43

Re: CF Board closure

Folks,

We have tried to keep this thread on topic numerous times, culminating with Tarantula's post here...

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TMFBoing replied to the Civil Discussion Forum board. 17:18

Re: CF Board closure

Folks,

I just want to confirm that we have already made the decision to reopen the CF board, and we will do so as soon as we have the resources free to put together our reopening statement - there are no conditions needing to be met in this [more]

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TMFBoing replied to the Religious & Philosophical Topics board. 13:27

Re: A few more Easter Hymns

In other words, to spell it out, someone from TMF has already seen the OP and one might reasonably infer from the fact the OP is still in place, said TMF person clearly didn't feel the OP was in breech of the posting guidelines for the [more]

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TMFBoing replied to the Does Anybody Know? board. 12:58

Re: Are free WiFi areas anonymous?

Hi Folks,

I think the "Does Anybody Know?" question has been well and truly answered now.

If you want to continue discussion of anonymity on the net, I've started a continuation thread on the "Help with this Blasted [more]

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TMFBoing posted to the Help with this Blasted Computer! board. 12:56

Are free WiFi areas anonymous?

Folks,

This is a continuation thread for one started on the "Does Anybody Know?" board...

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TMFBoing replied to the Civil Discussion Forum board. 22:12

Re: CF Board closure

Hi Folks,

Just a few words to respond to some of the things you've been saying...

On the idea of a "non-executive chairman" or other such semi-official post, there are a number of reasons why we could not and would not [more]

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TMFBoing replied to the Religious & Philosophical Topics board. 10:17

Re: A few more Easter Hymns

Easter "round here" was about a 5 weeks ago.
Where is it Easter today?

It's actually Eastertide, which is a period of 50 days from Easter Sunday until Pentecost Sunday inclusive.
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TMFBoing replied to the Civil Discussion Forum board. 09:46

Re: CF Board closure

Hi Tom,

Perhaps TMF should insist on special conditions such as a mutual application of "Ignore that poster"?

Interesting thought. Sometimes when two people can't get on together on Wikipedia, they are placed under [more]

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TMFBoing replied to the Civil Discussion Forum board. 23:54

Re: CF Board closure

Hi DtB,

Then what is it OK to discuss? Our beliefs are out then.

I clearly did not say anything of the sort.

Foolish regards,
Alan
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TMFBoing replied to the Civil Discussion Forum board. 23:43

Re: CF Board closure

I can almost guarantee that if I say the Christian Creed is what Christians believe, we will get a great diatribe from another poster. So what statements can you make? Seriously, what can we say when we disagree on just about [more]

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TMFBoing replied to the Civil Discussion Forum board. 21:30

Re: CF Board closure

Is the board Christian fools or Catholic fools?

*This* board is neither, it's the Civil Discussion Forum, and as I say, it's not for carrying on any actual religious arguments.

If a Catholic, in their infinite wisdom, [more]

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TMFBoing replied to the Civil Discussion Forum board. 20:27

Re: CF Board closure

Folks,

Sorry, but can I remind you again please - this thread is for discussion of the Christian Fools board, in relation to who is welcome there and how people should post there. And I have made our directions on that quite [more]

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TMFBoing replied to the Civil Discussion Forum board. 19:24

Re: CF Board closure

Hi DtB,

Let us say that those who follow the Christian creed post something that is in line with that creed, and someone else who disagrees vociferously posts a contradiction. The first poster then shows from scripture why what he posted [more]

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TMFBoing replied to the Civil Discussion Forum board. 12:00

Re: CF Board closure

I was just going to use a quote from Alan's post number 16719 and its now gone. Maybe he has had a rethink about it?

I spotted an error in it, and deleted it and reposted as...

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TMFBoing replied to the Civil Discussion Forum board. 11:26

Re: CF Board closure

Hi DtB,

I think that about puts my views on what the CFB should be, so I will stop there.

Thanks for your opinions - but that is not how the board will be.

Foolish best,
Alan
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TMFBoing replied to the Civil Discussion Forum board. 11:14

Re: CF Board closure

Hi G,

To sum up, I don't think the "who is a Christian?" question can sensibly be dropped entirely from this thread

Actually, what I meant was that we want a stop to the "I'm Christian, but you are not" [more]

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TMFBoing replied to the Civil Discussion Forum board. 11:08

Re: CF Board closure

Hi Arnold72,

The divide, if it existed, was between those who cared about Christianity and what it meant and those that didn't.

I don't mean to pick on you personally, and I might be misreading what you say, but categorizing [more]

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TMFBoing replied to the Does Anybody Know? board. 01:06

Re: DAK which ereader to choose?

Or cameras

I know someone who was once asked to switch off their 1960s Leica.

Alan