What Happened to AFF? - Page 15

Baron1710 · #**141** 08-26-2009, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by rgcraig

I only post pictures that I don't care that everyone sees.

If they use it to be silly or disrepectful, then that's their problem.

Except other people can post pictures of you and tag you and guess what all your friends see them.

Michael The Disciple · #**142** 08-26-2009, 05:23 PM

Altho to me this is still the best forum on the Internet I agree with this:

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1. Start a new thread about a serious PENTECOSTAL topic, and within two or three posts you have a few confirmed atheists, universalists or confirmed homosexual agendists posting ignorant, profane crud.

Steve Epley · #**143** 08-26-2009, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Edward Anglin

What has happened to AFF?

I remember when it was a vibrant, fun-filled forum. I remember passionate arguments and crazy amounts of traffic. There was a time that, if you missed a day, you would find threads you had been following three or four pages back because so many new topics had been posted.

So....what happened?

Now, I can be gone a week, come back, and find that the same old topics are still on the front page.

I can't speak for anyone else, but I will tell you why it's just not as interesting to me as it used to be. It has nothing to do with ownership or admins. The ownership and admins here are great folks.

Here's a few reasons why AFF is just not as interesting.

1. Start a new thread about a serious PENTECOSTAL topic, and within two or three posts you have a few confirmed atheists, universalists or confirmed homosexual agendists posting ignorant, profane crud. These dolts ruin any potentially good discussion.

2. The forum has become too political. I LOVE politics, but that's pretty much all AFF is any longer. Coadie and Esther pretty much think Obama is the antichrist, and on any given day have about ten threads going to prove it. It gets old. Most of it is just recycled hate speech they've received from some anonymous emailer.

3. There is no common bond here. AFF is not an AFF. We are not true to our identity. Many, many, people here are ADMITTED backsliders, unbelievers or never have had any real contact with Pentecost. I'm not talking about differences in standards. I'm saying these folks don't know squat about Pentecost.

There you have it.

Now, FIX IT people!

Sad but it is so. I rarely post here this is NOT a smack at the owners or adms.
however the posters have changed that many are not only NOT Pentecostal but are anti anything that remotely resembles Pentecost. I talk to several ex-members who say that the negative tone toward Pentecost in general has caused them to lose interest here. The ONLY reason I ever come over here is I made friends with some of you during the FCF days and I come here to see what you are doing. I am not meaning to be offensive but there it is.

rgcraig · #**144** 08-26-2009, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve Epley

Sad but it is so. I rarely post here this is NOT a smack at the owners or adms.
however the posters have changed that many are not only NOT Pentecostal but are anti anything that remotely resembles Pentecost. I talk to several ex-members who say that the negative tone toward Pentecost in general has caused them to lose interest here. The ONLY reason I ever come over here is I made friends with some of you during the FCF days and I come here to see what you are doing. I am not meaning to be offensive but there it is.

I agree with you.

CC1 · #**145** 08-26-2009, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve Epley

Sad but it is so. I rarely post here this is NOT a smack at the owners or adms.
however the posters have changed that many are not only NOT Pentecostal but are anti anything that remotely resembles Pentecost. I talk to several ex-members who say that the negative tone toward Pentecost in general has caused them to lose interest here. The ONLY reason I ever come over here is I made friends with some of you during the FCF days and I come here to see what you are doing. I am not meaning to be offensive but there it is.

Like RGcraig I also agree with you.

Steve Epley · #**146** 08-26-2009, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by CC1

Like RGcraig I also agree with you.

We fought over every issue known to Pentecost however we loved the Pentecostal history and experience though our roots were different. Now these folks hate Pentecost it took the fun away. Mock the Bible and God it gets old. But I did get to meet you and Pianoman that was a blessing.

SeekingOne · #**147** 08-26-2009, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve Epley

We fought over every issue known to Pentecost however we loved the Pentecostal history and experience though our roots were different. Now these folks hate Pentecost it took the fun away. Mock the Bible and God it gets old. But I did get to meet you and Pianoman that was a blessing.

You know Brother Epley, I can see how this is painful for you. I am rather new here and have no clue of the history of this forum or any others for that matter. (The Internet was not encouraged where I come from.

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I wonder, but have no proof, if many came here looking for answers due to the pain they feel or felt from a "Pentecostal" church? They didn't know what they were intruding on and just adopted this forum as their place to come for "therapy" I guess you could call it.

Anyway, I am sorry you feel the way you do. Even though I post what may seem "against Pentecost" to you, I want you to know that I both respect where you came from, and where you are. I think I am a rarity here in that I think God has a place for both UC's (as this forum calls them) inbetweeners (where I am) and liberals (as long as they still preach the Gospel) to reach the world for Him.