I had great hopes of finding a list where I could discuss gospel topics with true believers and not have the anti -Mormon baiters always jumping in with their obnoxious comments.
It would be nice if the fellow participants would be willing to discuss without being judgmental if we happen to disagree a bit. I am still looking and would be interested if one of those 10 might fit the criteria. Otherwise I will likely just give up and go back to my study and figure it all out by myself. George ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 11:08 AM Subject: Re: [ZION] Goodbye > When you consider why people leave certain lists, I find you must consider the other lists (if any) a person may review. > > Although, I consider myself a "lurker", I'm a member of about 10 other mormon related lists, and I like this one the best. > > When you consider what is being said on some of the yahoo groups, like thinker, polygomy, libertarian, etc; this is the most tame one that I have come across. > > > > Scott McGee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steven asked: "Why leave the list because of the few?" > > I completely understand Gary's reasons for leaving. Once upon a time, > this list was place where we met together with friends and discussed the > gospel and all kinds of other things. It was a great source pleasure and > an opportunity to meet many new friends too. > > Now, however, the list has changed to be more of a debating society. It > is a place where people come to debate and contend with each other about > gospel related (usually) subjects. > > Like Gary, I have thought of leaving the list. The major reason I have > not is that there continue to be a number of good friends (like Gary, > also JWR, ELF, Grandpa Bill, and many others) who post occasional notes. > I enjoy this association with them, even though it is often hidden among > the other posts. I would probably have already left the list if volume > weren't so much lower than I can afford to wade through the rubbish > looking for my friends. > > The list, as a whole, brings me no more of the joy it once did. I just > loath losing touch with my friends. > > Oh, one more point. I used to read each and every post to the list. Even > when there were were hundreds a day! When you start skipping threads and > such, however, you start to lose interest in most of the day to day > chatter that makes up the list. THat is the biggest problem with those > who say "if you don't like this discussion, just delete it!" Once you > start that, the list becomes just a list of email messages, not a > community to you. That is what has happened to me, and why, one day, I > will likely leave too. > > Scott > > > -- > I'd rather be riding! > ------------------------------------- > Scott McGee ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > web site: http://themcgees.org/scott/ > > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// / > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > -- > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// / > > > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html ==^================================================================
