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Except that the owner of the site has expressly and clearly stated that he does not want the purpose of this forum to be geared towards dating. That is what ChristianMingle and Craigslist are for. If you want to scam for ladies, do it on sites where you're actually supposed to scam for ladies.
CC is about fellowship and discussion, not dating. Those are the site owner's desires. Don't like it? Then don't stay. It's not YOUR sandbox (or mine), it's Robo's, and he's not holding you hostage here.
Imagine walking into a Bible study and telling the coordinator, "Yeah, I'm really just here to meet a good Christian man to marry." That's basically the type of behavior you're asking for.
(I actually burned part of my lunch break on this. I am posting from WORK. That's how strongly your little idea set me off. -_-)
CC is about fellowship and discussion, not dating. Those are the site owner's desires. Don't like it? Then don't stay. It's not YOUR sandbox (or mine), it's Robo's, and he's not holding you hostage here.
Imagine walking into a Bible study and telling the coordinator, "Yeah, I'm really just here to meet a good Christian man to marry." That's basically the type of behavior you're asking for.
(I actually burned part of my lunch break on this. I am posting from WORK. That's how strongly your little idea set me off. -_-)
It's kind of odd to me that a few users are so quick to point out how this isn't a dating site and yet so many couples on here have met through the site. I see it on several new users posts this general ''no dates for you!'' response.
Should we just ask anyone who meets here to break it off cause this isn't a dating site. Or is just the people we don't know well?
The mod for the singles room and forum is married now..pretty sure they met on this site? Anyone have an issue with that?
I mean as long as we are adhering to ALL the rules.
Should we just ask anyone who meets here to break it off cause this isn't a dating site. Or is just the people we don't know well?
The mod for the singles room and forum is married now..pretty sure they met on this site? Anyone have an issue with that?
I mean as long as we are adhering to ALL the rules.
Er... I was being facetious, bordering on sarcastic. I know "I'm looking for a date" threads don't belong here, and I also know people will continue to post them anyway. What I said was a tongue-in-cheek solution to a problem that doesn't really have a feasible solution.
In other words, what I said was intended as a joke. Not a GOOD joke, I admit, but...
In other words, what I said was intended as a joke. Not a GOOD joke, I admit, but...
to slightly borrow from another thread...
why don't you just stand outside men's rooms and do exit polls???
1) married?
2) christian?
3) did you wash your hands?
Sounds good! I'm gonna try it at the ladies room. Wish me luck!! 
No
Yes
Yes every time......lol
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Deej, the spirit of the rule is all about intent. It's not to be USED primarily as a dating site. That doesn't mean that people can't form friendships that blossom into something else; but that scenario is NOT the same thing as OKCupid or a personals ad. That's mainly what Robo is trying to avoid, is making the place a meat market.
My workplace is meant to be a workplace - my primary reason to go there is to teach students and earn my paycheck. That doesn't stop me from meeting someone, getting to know them, and forming a relationship. But that's NOT the primary reason that we go to the work place. If I went to work every day and focused more on trying to pick up another teacher (or a parent volunteer or any adult staff member), I would be using my workplace in a fashion that I am not supposed to, and I would likely be fired for poor job performance, and probably harrassment, too. Am I going to get fired for making a friend, and then eventually marrying them? No. But I will get fired if all I'm doing is trying to hook up instead of doing my job.
I pay dues to go to a gym and work out; that doesn't stop me from talking to someone there, etc etc etc. But if I just camp in one of the corners, and do more ogling and hitting on the women than working out, the gym is likely to terminate my membership, because I'm not using the facilities for what they've established them for.
Yes, Nanners and Rick built a romantic relationship here, but to the best of our knowledge, they did so organically, rather than posting want-ads. They came to the site and fellowshipped, and fellowshipped with many people, which is the purpose of the site. In the meanwhile, a relationship formed. That doesn't make CC anything like Match.com, OKCupid, PlentyOfFish, or any dating site, because if you've been on those meat-markets, you'd see that the type of interactions are completely different. Why? Intent - the whole purpose of a dating site is TO DATE PEOPLE. The guideline about not using CC as a dating site isn't about kicking people off, it's just about keeping the forums from basically becoming ChristianCraigslist. I suppose I could be obnoxious and go through every single one of Nanner's and Rick's posts to see if they actually posted a profile and an ad, just to prove my point, but I think I could find a better use for my time. But if you feel you need to just to prove me wrong, you can get right on that.
Hi Lynx.
We haven't really met, and I've been very much absent the past few weeks, just kind of peeking in here and there as time allows. You've nothing to apologize for; I simply don't know you well enough to know that you were joking. It's common that newer members often misinterpret my own remarks, so I can understand very much how you feel. It's not your fault; we're just unfamiliar with each other. All cool, man. Glad you're on the forums. ^_^
My workplace is meant to be a workplace - my primary reason to go there is to teach students and earn my paycheck. That doesn't stop me from meeting someone, getting to know them, and forming a relationship. But that's NOT the primary reason that we go to the work place. If I went to work every day and focused more on trying to pick up another teacher (or a parent volunteer or any adult staff member), I would be using my workplace in a fashion that I am not supposed to, and I would likely be fired for poor job performance, and probably harrassment, too. Am I going to get fired for making a friend, and then eventually marrying them? No. But I will get fired if all I'm doing is trying to hook up instead of doing my job.
I pay dues to go to a gym and work out; that doesn't stop me from talking to someone there, etc etc etc. But if I just camp in one of the corners, and do more ogling and hitting on the women than working out, the gym is likely to terminate my membership, because I'm not using the facilities for what they've established them for.
Yes, Nanners and Rick built a romantic relationship here, but to the best of our knowledge, they did so organically, rather than posting want-ads. They came to the site and fellowshipped, and fellowshipped with many people, which is the purpose of the site. In the meanwhile, a relationship formed. That doesn't make CC anything like Match.com, OKCupid, PlentyOfFish, or any dating site, because if you've been on those meat-markets, you'd see that the type of interactions are completely different. Why? Intent - the whole purpose of a dating site is TO DATE PEOPLE. The guideline about not using CC as a dating site isn't about kicking people off, it's just about keeping the forums from basically becoming ChristianCraigslist. I suppose I could be obnoxious and go through every single one of Nanner's and Rick's posts to see if they actually posted a profile and an ad, just to prove my point, but I think I could find a better use for my time. But if you feel you need to just to prove me wrong, you can get right on that.
Hi Lynx.
We haven't really met, and I've been very much absent the past few weeks, just kind of peeking in here and there as time allows. You've nothing to apologize for; I simply don't know you well enough to know that you were joking. It's common that newer members often misinterpret my own remarks, so I can understand very much how you feel. It's not your fault; we're just unfamiliar with each other. All cool, man. Glad you're on the forums. ^_^