Further Light and Knowledge

Hey, FLAKers!

A few people have raised the idea of a subforum for exit stories. The Introductions forum is nice for getting to know new posters, but isn't really conducive to longer exit stories and discussion about them. So we've decided to set up a forum specifically for those, especially since we have several people on this board who are currently working on their story. This forum would be a place for people to document their journey out of the church.

We're currently looking for suggestions of what to name the new subforum. Post your ideas here, and comment on which ones you like best.

Thanks, everyone!


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- H. L. Mencken

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I like "Exit Stories"

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"Hello, World"

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”Most of the harm in the world is done by good people, and not by accident, lapse, or omission. It is the result of their deliberate actions, long persevered in, which they hold to be motivated by high ideals toward virtuous ends.” - Isabel Paterson

Oh! John Larsen coined a term that I think is clever.

Apostamonies. Or Apostomonies. I don't know how it is spelled.

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"Mormon culture is a combination of well-intentioned naïveté, the Stepford Wives, and the Holy Inquisition." ~Dr.Todd Ormsbee
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I vote the former, which seems to have the root of "apostasy," whereas the latter could be something given by Boyd Pecker since its root appears to be "apostolic."

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You know, we've had lots of proposals over the years for additional forums (fora) and they've never panned out, probably for good reason. I'm not in favor of this additional forum either -- but I think renaming our Intro forum as "Introductions and Exit Stories" would probably kill two birds, no?

My preference is "the Book of Exodus"

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Yeah, I know, we haven't had the greatest of luck with additional forums over the years, but I think partially that's because they have been niche forums, if you will.

This, on the other hand, is something that everybody here has some kind of an interest in. I like the idea of separating them because I really think they are two different categories. People who are making an intro might or might not be ready to do an exit story. And keeping them discrete makes it easy for people on the board to find them and easier for people interested in exit stories to peruse without having to cruise through all the "Hi, I'm...." threads. Lurkers particularly, who might have a harder time getting into the (sometimes bumpy) threads of conversation amongst people they don't yet know, might find a lot of support just being able to read people's particular exit stories easily found all in one place.

I think having a sort of active "archive" of exit stories of members of the board has worked well elsewhere in the DAMU. Most of the browsing I do on other boards is in those stories. It's always fascinating and moving to me to read them, even though I've read plenty of them and have a similar story of my own.

Anyhow, I didn't mean to go on and on--I do see your point. I just wanted to weigh in with why I think a separate exit stories forum would be a good idea.

ETA: My view of it also is that we wouldn't expect (or need) this forum to necessarily be fully hoppin', kerfuckling, active-all-the-time forum. Again, an "active archive" could be more the expectation we could have of it. There could be commentary and conversation on exit threads certainly, but it wouldn't have to be a constantly active discussion. Just a place for people to tell their stories and have them posted for, I dunno, posterity or whatevs.

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The apple cannot be stuck back on the Tree of Knowledge; once we begin to see, we are doomed and challenged to seek the strength to see more, not less. ~ Arthur Miller

Ohh, I kinda like that. That's classy!

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The apple cannot be stuck back on the Tree of Knowledge; once we begin to see, we are doomed and challenged to seek the strength to see more, not less. ~ Arthur Miller

Both raise great points, but I'm leaning with wry on this one. If the intro forum were jumping I'd go with bel.

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I do too. Very nice!

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"Mormon culture is a combination of well-intentioned naïveté, the Stepford Wives, and the Holy Inquisition." ~Dr.Todd Ormsbee
http://froggey.wordpress.com