Jason… seriously??? That was NO “accusation” as per what that word conjures up. Eusebius was just being too precious; he needs to harden up and relax — if both those things aren’t mutually exclusive, lol.
Perhaps there’s been a cultural misunderstanding on eusebius’s part. Australians tend to be much more rough and tumble than Americans. There’s actually a movie, Crocodile Dundee, all about this cultural difference between Americans and Australians.
Lol… I can’t believe I’m actually responding to this.
Anyone with an ounce of common sense can see the light-heart nature of Eusebius’ “Now I’ll have to find other message boards where Christians can attack me for what I believe. ” — ESPECIALLY his use of the… It was to this I responded in-kind with my quip, note, not an accusation; followed by, just to make it plain (but apparently not) my own…
That Eusebius then later on chose to make this the source of some egregious complaint, and all the head-scratching palaver that followed, has left me thinking…
Well, then, I demonstrably had at least an ounce of common sense, since from the beginning I correctly identified the accusation as good-natured ribbing and NOT as an attack (including a plain eyeroll at treating it as an attack), although Eu did.
A joking accusation is still an accusation as well as a joke. It was not an attack, and I’m not the one who treated it as such. The Judge Judy gif is, however, apt.
I am also very sad to hear of this forum finishing. It has meant a lot to me over the last few years to be able to read posts, discuss the scriptures, and fellowship with the people here in a way that has been most encouraging. I will miss having access to you and all your thoughts.
Thanks very much to all those who have worked so hard to make it the blessing that it has been.
God bless you all.
Craig.
But!!! As Robert Frost said “All the fun’s in how you say a thing”.
Compare:
“MY soul is like an enchanted boat,
Which, like a sleeping swan, doth float
Upon the silver waves of thy sweet singing;
And thine doth like an angel sit
Beside a helm conducting it, 5
Whilst all the winds with melody are ringing.
It seems to float ever, for ever,
Upon that many-winding river,
Between mountains, woods, abysses,
A paradise of wildernesses! 10
Till, like one in slumber bound,
Borne to the ocean, I float down, around,
Into a sea profound, of ever-spreading sound:”
Yeah it could be put into prose or hip-hop - but it would not be as fun!
It isn’t a question of cash. The hosting server will be ceasing to run this server engine, requiring us to migrate one way or another. We can migrate to a new host that runs the same server engine; or to a new host with a different engine; or to a new engine on this host.
The landlord we’re renting from has decided to knock down the house, so we have to move to a new house, whether owned by this landlord or by another one. Since lots can go wrong with the move, we’re conservatively treating the situation as terminal just to be safe; but Alex et al are running experiments to migrate the forum, in part or in whole, to another engine.
The cash offer is certainly appreciated, of course! But, it hasn’t really been a problem. Various people have funded the forum over the years, myself included as the fallback position (since I have a good job and no family to support, so I can afford to pay the whole yearly fee if necessary. I just treat it as part of my tithe.)
Hi, Jason. For my benefit and others here. When you use the term “engine”, are you referring to PHPBB? And not a server configuration, like LAMP (i.e. Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)? And a new engine, would be something like MYBB? Is this a correct understanding?
I respect your decision but feel that I must say that Facebook groups are a LOUSY alternative to message boards. the organization is awful and people ask the same questions very often because no visible threads.