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What about implementing this segregation improves either internal cohesion of the Temple, or serves to attract new users?
For one, there is an intuitive (even if incorrect) interpretation that (a) the Intersectional subforum is a heavily curated "safe space" where it is not safe to speak one's mind freely but where critical discourse and thereby interesting or helpful discourse is discouraged, and that (b) the Outer Rim might as well be what one'd call a "wretched hive of scum and villainy" not entirely unlike a slightly sanitized and non-anonymous version of 4chan. Where it used to be that all discussions were open to everybody, now the appearance of one's name in these sections automatically brands the user as a member of one or both of these newly created "tribes". What is being prepared to soften possible tensions that may or may not grow as a result of this?
Secondly, where it used to be that topics on matters of faith and identity, matters of politics and philosophy and science, as well as Jediist religious instructions were directly visible to everybody who visits the site, and one short registration form away from being open for participation, thus attracting interested visitors to engage with said registration, now they are all but non-existent to someone who doesn't for some reason suspect that there is more to this place than a meditation dojo and goes out to find what else there is. Not only does a visitor interested in current events or worried about the interface between the religion and their identity not see anything about either on the forums before they register, but even after signing up to participate in the forums in the almost entirely unfounded hopes of finding what they were looking for, they'd need to find out that there was access they could request, choose to request it, and wait until they were granted it, before finally having a justification to be a registered user (at least one rooted in their interest in these discussions) in the first place. Is there data quantifying what fraction of users joins TOTJO for what reason? If yes, am I voicing a valid/relevant concern? If yes, what is being done to compensate?
Finally, to end on a more positive note, now that I have spoken about what negative impact these new developments may bring, I shall ask a question that will perhaps give opportunity for optimism: What actual problems are being addressed by this change and how will it help to resolve them? Or, to make it sound even more positive: What are the benefits of this re-structuring?
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If we're not including, Humor, World Events, Health, Physical Fitness and Wellbeing, Philosophy and Science as key areas relevant to the practical application of Jediism as a religion and a way of life, I'm not entirely sure what is left.
As it stands, a number of those subfora already languish barely used, hiding them further seems to ask why have them at all?
Not my sandpit, and I'm not privy to the end goal here, for all I know the church fully intends to be a more specific and theological environment....
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New question: What's the reason to not answer any of the questions so far posed right here, where everybody can see it, rather than only whoever said pretty please first (assuming that they even are addressed inside the respective tribelands, mind)? Do they not concern the entire Temple?Carlos.Martinez3 wrote: For those who had outer rim questions - have y’all had time to have access to the area and if so has any of your questions been answered?
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I wanna learn as well.
That’s all
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Carlos.Martinez3 wrote: Truthfully , I don’t know much about the new changes and I’m learning as well. I have few answers about the changes - I’m learning them as we go along as well.
I wanna learn as well.
That’s all
This is very interesting to me, being that your combined positions of Knight, Councillor, and Sr. Ordained clergy would otherwise signify better communication regarding their implementation?
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