[CS-FSLUG] ADMIN: Proposed Merger with Sakamuyo

[Ritchie, Josiah S.]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: christiansource-bounces at ofb.biz [mailto:christiansource-
> bounces at ofb.biz] On Behalf Of Timothy Butler
> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 1:07 AM
> To: ChristianSource Users Group.
> Subject: [CS-FSLUG] ADMIN: Proposed Merger with Sakamuyo
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 	As some of you know, several of your list admins here (myself
> included) have been working on another project known as Sakamuyo
> Christian Fellowship. Our original plans for the fellowship are
> currently on the back burner, but TSN, the community forums, have
> been live for about two years now. The forums provide ample room for
> discussing theology, prayer needs, ministry and so on, as well as
> technology. However, the forums could use more members.
> 
> 	ChristianSource has never suffered from a lack of members, but
has
> often had complaints that we strayed off subject too often. It seems
> to me perhaps there might be a useful space for cooperation because
> of this. Not only are your CS admins already involved with Sakamuyo,
> but CS also adopted the Sakamuyan Declaration as our official
> statement of faith awhile back.
> 
> 	As such, my proposal, which as been accepted by both
administration
> teams, is to merge the two projects. The plan is to create a new,
> single forum/mailing list combination for both services. Theology and
> so on will go to the appropriate parts of the new forums (which
> ideally will be available to subscribe to as mailing lists if you
> wish), while tech posts will continue to flow in as normal, in
> addition to showing up in the new forum structure.
> 
> 	None of this is set in stone yet, so I am soliciting your
thoughts.
> Speak now or, well, you get the drift.
> 
> 	-Tim

Could we have an area simply called sakamuyo-chat at listserver.org or
whatever where we could still just talk, share prayer requests and be
social instead of talking about specific topics? I value the relational
side of CS-FSLUG and wouldn't want to see that suffer in the merger. I
count many of you CS-FSLUGers among my friends because I know things
about you and you know things about me of a more personal nature that
don't generally come out when talking on-topic.

Thanks,
JSR/