Recently I returned back to the AllDeaf forum after more than a year being away from it. I didn't know why the religion thread was all locked down till I find this thread so I got the general idea as why it was closed down for a while.
It's rather understandable as why it was closed down - too sensitive subject for the public forum sometime. But last time back then we noticed only a handful of few posters were way out of respect like insulting and etc.
I have seen a few who did esp one guy who did too much shame of himself and notice that he didn't return or post any more which I really think that's good riddance... we don't need him doing that all the times. I don't know as if he was banned already or not... not my business, ofc.
But I feel that it's wrong to close them down based on those few ones. Those few ones should be banned from the AllDeaf forum which it amazed no mods or Alex took the action to do so. It's rather doable to reduce outrageous posters and make the place more pleasure in the general.
Yup, I can only imagine how painful it took them to lock and watch them too often - too much for them the way they did back then. It became out of control.
So I agree with most posters in this thread that we could improve and make it more pleasure for the members to read or share comments.
Anyone who doesn't want to bother the religion section, simply ignore just like I ignore and never read those like gays/lesbians and any silly posts so it's simply why I don't bother to read and share any comment(s) toward them. I know how it goes out in the public forums.
I think I would recommend to give it another chance... but suggest to control it even more by allowing members only who submit more than 100 posts before qualify to share any comment in the religion forum plus who had no history of problems or insulting like that. Also suggest to separate the religion forum out of the Debates forum which would be easier.
Also prohibit or ban any member who create any insulting or un-respectful post(s) from this forum after their second warning. I strongly believe that it could be done like that or something close. Leave that up to Alex and the mods while look for a certain mod to control the religion section.
The religion is very important part of people's lives to learn and share about God regardless what they believe. So I only hope that it wouldn't be removed forever.
I could understand that it's being suspended for a while to "cool off" which isn't a problem to me and others, but it's already 4 months passing by. I think it's about time to do something about it by now or real soon, hopefully.
Oh, in the general other than the religion part, I do notice that in the general it improves and less insulting or rude comments unlike it did in the past. That's good to see like that but we acknowledge that there will be some goofs coming in, but let's hope to reduce by banning them like other forum mods doing. Good job, mods and Alex!
Let's work it out and give it another and last chance to see if it goes smooth or not. Thanks for reading my little long post (sorry lol) and hope to see it to continue being discussed from now on.
...*** Just Joking!
with She90 too 
thought i posted 2 or 3 times in here and I don't see my post anywhere.. did I say anything wrong?
too bad I can't... I always chat on other websites than this, so I can say something about religions. After Religion section closed, I began to not post so many comments anywhere else here than before... Because... religions are my top interest and am really enjoy it...
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