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Post by George Ortega on Nov 9, 2014 22:19:48 GMT
Hi Everyone,
Welcome to George and Chandler's Free Will Exploration Forum. Feel free to join Chandler and me in our discussions and debates, but understand that posts must be no longer than two sentences While you're free to join any and all of our discussions, only one post at a time is allowed per thread, until the thread is extended by another participant,(that's what I mean by no multiposting).
Exceptions:
1) You may post more than one message at a time, one immediately after the other, if you're addressing separate statements by different previous members.
2) Quoting a previous post is allowed, and is not counted as a separate sentence.
3) Use of semi-colon double sentences is allowed, within reason.
4) You can post using more than two sentences if you're starting a new thread, but even then, lean toward the concise.
The author of any post longer than two sentences will first be notified by the Admin, or the post will be removed, at the Admin's discretion. (I'll try to contact you first).
Why this rule?
Anyone who has followed, or taken part in, free will discussions knows that all too often participants (especially free will-defenders) will resort to extended, overlong, assertions and explanations, presumably under the mistaken notion that additional words will somehow strengthen their argument. Much more often than not, this type of obfuscation and "filibustering" only confuses, or diverts, the discussion.
I hope you enjoy taking part in the explorations.
Determinedly, George
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Post by 'Trick on Nov 10, 2014 21:39:34 GMT
Great idea on restricting to two sentence responses (You might want to say not including the quote of another). That will keep the posts conversational and prevent someone from obfuscating the conversation with bloat, a problem I'm currently having with a debate I'm in.
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Post by George Ortega on Nov 10, 2014 22:14:45 GMT
Thanks 'Trick, I incorporated your advice into the one-sentence-rule post, and also added the following exception, "You can post more than one message at a time, if you're addressing separate statements by separate previous posters."
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Post by chandlerklebs on Nov 11, 2014 2:33:00 GMT
"4) You can post using more than two sentences if you're starting a new thread, but even then, lean toward the concise." - George
That is what I misunderstood before. I can include slightly longer posts if I am starting a new thread.
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Post by George Ortega on Nov 23, 2014 7:21:42 GMT
I've noticed that some of the threads recently have tended to divert to issues that aren't very directly related to the question of free will. Let's challenge ourselves to get very good at maintaining our focus, and making our points from within it.
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Post by chandlerklebs on Nov 23, 2014 18:17:45 GMT
Since nearly everything in life is based on the conflicting beliefs of free will and determinism, it is very easy to get sidetracked. Nonetheless every subject has been interesting.
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Post by George Ortega on Nov 24, 2014 0:14:37 GMT
One good method of maintaining the connection, especially for the readers of this forum who may not be very familiar with free will belief and its implications, is to try to commit to using the term free will in every post. That simple strategy, while challenging, will both improve the strength of our writing and inspire broader, more creative, thinking on the forum.
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Post by Jamie Soden on Nov 25, 2014 22:34:05 GMT
One good method of maintaining the connection, especially for the readers of this forum who may not be very familiar with free will belief and its implications, is to try to commit to using the term free will in every post. That simple strategy, while challenging, will both improve the strength of our writing and inspire broader, more creative, thinking on the forum. It's your forum man, feel free to manage it as you see fit, edit posts if need be or delete ones if you believe them to be off topic or inappropriate, though chances are you'd only end up with negative comments from free will believers here. People need to understand that opinions and facts are not the same thing and unfortunately a large portion of our population are sweeping this truth under the rug, I'm convinced of your points and people cannot just deny something because it isn't convenient for them, they need to look at the bigger picture.
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Post by George Ortega on Nov 28, 2014 20:04:53 GMT
It's your forum man, feel free to manage it as you see fit, edit posts if need be or delete ones if you believe them to be off topic or inappropriate, though chances are you'd only end up with negative comments from free will believers here. Yeah, I think I need to lean more toward just letting the conversations go whatever way they go. Thanks for the input.
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