waffle=ijm
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separation of church and forums?
I agree with the OP.
While it doesn't offend me to see the sigs, I just don't think this is place for that. They can only do harm, not good.
That being said, all and all, this is a small issue. I don't think it's necessary to make an official rule about it.
Whatever consensus is made on this should just be a community rule that people follow out of respect for our decision, not out of fear of a ban.
While it doesn't offend me to see the sigs, I just don't think this is place for that. They can only do harm, not good.
That being said, all and all, this is a small issue. I don't think it's necessary to make an official rule about it.
Whatever consensus is made on this should just be a community rule that people follow out of respect for our decision, not out of fear of a ban.
jms_gears1
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cry me a river.
jackdexter75
Veteran
just don't freaking pay attention to it. Grow up and suck it up and deal with it Ethan.
ChrisBird
Premium Member
Random pointless and useless insulting in a post where you tell someone to grow up.
Practice what you preach.
Mitch15
Regular
Yes.
I don't think they're being divisive. I don't think showing pride in your religion shows any intention to take a side in a flame war or anything. I just think they feel its something about them theyre proud of, just as proud as somebody putting a new PB in their sig. I know I see it as harmlessly as adding your location to your profile. Or a picture. It's a matter of self-description
nlCuber22
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inb4pointlessargument
uberCuber
Legend
How are they going to do harm? Like Waffle said, you can always turn off signatures completely if it bothers you that much, which it really shouldn't. They aren't trying to put it out there to convert other people to their belief, they are just identifying themselves. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. This is coming from a complete atheist, and it doesn't bother me even the slightest bit to see "Christian Cuber" in someone's signature..
Chapuunka
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I'm still confused why this bothers people. It's not like I'm making a whole thread about it or anything, I'm not trying to convert anybody (Internet conversion just doesn't work). There are far more obnoxious (and some might argue inappropriate) signatures on here, but no one has a problem with those.
And besides, as a Christian, I'm supposed to be loud and proud about it (represent). I'd rather people know about it. If nothing else, it gives some insight to my own decisions in all the more controversial threads. But I don't see any reason to argue this, the Internet's just not a place for something like that (although I'm not saying the Internet is not a place for religion), so I'm just going to leave this thread. Have a good day.
Galatians 1:10, NLT
And besides, as a Christian, I'm supposed to be loud and proud about it (represent). I'd rather people know about it. If nothing else, it gives some insight to my own decisions in all the more controversial threads. But I don't see any reason to argue this, the Internet's just not a place for something like that (although I'm not saying the Internet is not a place for religion), so I'm just going to leave this thread. Have a good day.
Galatians 1:10, NLT
Obviously, I'm not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ's servant.
What I meant by that argument is, no good is going to come from having those signatures. Then only outcomes that there could possibly be are bad ones.
This thread, being one of them. If there were no signatures, we wouldn't have this thread, now would we? And many of you are irritated with the thread...
And just because you, as an atheist, don't mind seeing "Christian Cuber," that doesn't mean all atheists won't mind seeing it. Or that all Christians won't mind seeing it.
Like I said before, this isn't about offense- for me at least- I just think there's no need to deliberately introduce an extremely divisive topic to this site that has absolutely no relevance to cubing.
Bryan
Premium Member
Because some people would have super annoying crap.
This generally what size limits and moderators are for, but I guess so.
jackdexter75
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I didn't insult him. I just told him grow up and forget about it. if someone want's say "atheist cuber" in THEIR OWN sig. so be it. they can do what they want they aren't trying to bug anyone. just expressing themselves
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Mitch15
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1. This is terrible logic. You could say "no good" is going to come from cubing. Therefore the only outcomes that there could possibly be are bad ones. Therefore cubing is bad. The logic is just poor. You can claim cubing causes intellectual stimulation, stress relief, or other intangible benefits, but I said earlier that I like seeing faith in sigs, and I'm sure many people would say pride in their faith or religion is also an intangible benefit. Furthermore, this logic would say that anything neutral on a good/bad scale is inherently bad for its lack of being good. I just think the logic is really bad.
2. Again, if people have a problem seeing "Christian cuber" in a sig on a forum, they don't belong on the internet.
3. There are a lot of sigs that don't have to do with cubing, but instead with social things. A forum that has no personality or no social stuff or no self description would be a much duller community. Also, again, poor logic, as I don't believe the location of people is very cubing related. You can make a claim it is, but it'd be strung out enough that one could make an equally strong claim that religion is related to cubing.
Nestor
Premium Member
This thread reminds me of first person shooter game clans like with names as "Christian Figthers" and "Christian Killers"...
Contradiction much?
Contradiction much?
Chapuunka
Veteran
Not at all. Look at the Old Testament. There are people like David, Samson, etc, that killed hundreds of men in their lifetime.
Mitch15
Regular
And then there's the Crusades of course.
Also, Christian Killers could mean those who kill Christians, not Christians who kill; again, the Crusades.
