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"Published on 19 Oct 2017 by WhyIsThisTrue?"
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"Published on 19 Oct 2017 by WhyIsThisTrue?"
LOOK at these guys. Look at their faces.
It is both sad and maddening to see such a circus but, it is all part of the transitioning.Quote:
Originally posted by DMt.
Or, possibly, of attempts to manage this current 'transitioning' according to a certain agenda, of which the subjects thereof might very well not approve?
There are people who refuse to broaden their perspective, or cannot do so. There are no unsolvable problems but, there is a truckload of apathy among the billions of people who suffer. LAck of a plan and the will and courage to implement it will insure that 'ostriches' will be in for a rude, if not traumatic, awakening. If one sees n agenda developing and does nothing to address it, then their approval of the agenda is moot and perhaps even just.Quote:
Originally posted by DMt.
The monotheisms removed Humans from Nature and made Nature the 'alien'. Most new age material does NOTHING to correct the false world view that came about with this wave of angry god worship. In fact, the entities and ascended masters are just a continuation of the ruse being played on us. A few way-showers are out there but, their message is not 'popular'. Not enough views, likes or thumbs up to attract people who look for cues to see if it is worth their time.
I put my trust in the innate capacity of the soul to [eventually] recognise truth despite the noise of the mind, Moz; I can't think of any better way to proceed.
I really wish this site would make a policy that 'thanks', aka 'likes', were pm's, not personality adverts.
Can you please clarify what you mean by that? :confused:Quote:
Originally posted by DMt.
The whole FaeceBook/Twatter/&c &c dopamine culture is demonstrably toxic.
If people want to thank someone for an insight or useful truth, it should be a private matter between them, not an item of commerce, or a personality advert.
Many vBulletin-based forums have the "Post Thanks" plugin. And even though we do have members who are allergic to it, nobody has ever objected to its presence before. :shocked: :hmm:Quote:
Originally posted by DMt.
The reason why Facebook uses a "Like" button and why Google Plus has the "+1" button is of course another matter. For them, it's a way of tracking people's web-based activity across different websites with the intent of creating personalized ads based upon the person's interests. Don't forget that Facebook and Google are both commercial enterprises that get most of their revenue from advertising.
Our "Thanks" button on the other hand has nothing to do with that. First of all, it does not extend beyond this website, and secondly, it is not a "Like" or a "+1" button. It is a way to show respect and/or gratitude, and it helps in building a community — which is exactly what we're trying to do here at The One Truth. ;)
It's still a dopamine pump...just like the rest of 'social media'.Quote:
Originally posted by Aragorn
And it's still, in truth AFAICS, a private matter, not a personality advert.
People's words should, and do, speak for themselves.
Not sure what an AFAICS is. There are a few people who have this opinion on the thanking thing. I see it as pretty much just an opinion of course. It is a bit vague, the button. It saves time in sending off messages or adding them to the conversation, outlining the specific reason, but is vague in that it doesn't specify.
It would be foolish to think that a thanks has been clicked because the person was ecstatic-ly impressed and inspired. It is a mistake really to think much of it at all, apart from the message has been heard.
It kind of is all how you frame it and is really about your own definition of what you think it is.
Stating that ones words should speak for themselves is fine. Trying to say that internet forum communication should be one thing or the other and that, ones words should speak for themselves is a little bit of a trap. I mean it is not very deep in our history. In the past, lets see, face to face group discussions are punctuated by people's responses.. nods and smiles or frowns or clapping or well you know.. Those claps and nods don't by rule of thumb get packed into private nods of approval. They tend to happen during the flow.
We'll try telephones, removing some of the presence of the people, making it more like the internet, people still will say yes, ah ha, yeah, okay, right, oh.. etc while they are talking.
With a bit of attention to the matter one might find that it is in fact quite natural to want some form of nod or neigh option.
I do see people click thanks and then reply that they disagree. Read as, thanks for pointing out a difference in opinion.
I do agree as I said, that it is potentially vague, but then, it doesn't really concern me much, it is not really in my field of vision as having any huge bearing on what was said. Some people have shown to think of it as a currency, but well here, those people have left anyway.
Well, you are entitled to your opinion, of course. ;) But we've had that plugin ever since the creation of The One Truth in 2011, and our sister forum Eye-Rise also has it. Even Project Avalon has had it since its early beginning, and most of our members like it, so we're not going to drop it.Quote:
Originally posted by DMt.
Besides, within the confinements of the mod room, it also conveniently doubles as a check box, because it allows us to ascertain whether everyone on the team has read every mod room post and every report thread. In terms of how the team operates, it is of vital importance that everyone always has. ;)
I'm sorry No-thing, we all seem to assume a common acronym vocabulary now!Quote:
Originally posted by Nothing
As Far As I Can See
From my earlier communications with Acronymians, I have learned that it means "as far as I can see". ;)Quote:
Originally posted by Nothing
vBulletin even comes with a built-in function by default where members can be assigned a reputation by other members, and then each member can add to or subtract from another member's reputation — all within reason of course, i.e. one can add or subtract only a limited number of points to or from the reputation of each individual other member, and only once within a given period. The parameters are adjustable in function of the size and the role of the forum.Quote:
Originally posted by Nothing
This system is included as standard with vBulletin because vBulletin is quite often used for powering very large corporate support forums with up to tens of thousands of members — including in contexts where forum membership must be paid for. However, we have completely disabled that functionality here, and by comparison, our "Thanks" button is a very innocent and harmless feature. ;)