Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
I'm all in favor of multiple means of communicating. The "personal connection" feeling is what makes a community, not to mention that when living in a world where there are active organizations trying to take you out, e.g. the FBI against the Catholic Church, it helps with situational awareness. Feeling a personal connection with God is often mentioned as a draw to those who convert to Christianity, not other religions so much. How to turn online camaraderie into a personal connection with God is the step that I can't comment on, as I think that comes from grace. But it seems like a good goal in itself to have a place where people can feel accepted, even the unhappy ones.
Good stuff I agree with you fren. Thanks for your input I truly appreciate it. God bless.