I poked my nose in a few threads here in the BDF. I knew better than to post anything, as it would be an exercise in futility and frustration. But I started thinking maybe we need a disclaimer in this thread, something that is automatically posted at the top of every page, that informs visitors this thread is different from the other threads here.
Also I got a little depressed. "Nothing new under the sun" is an understatement. Everywhere I looked the same old arguments were being trotted out in the same old way, as though the person making the post had just thought of them. Maybe we should make a few thread templates for the most common threads, fill said templates with the standard arguments and counter-arguments and sticky them. Every time someone starts yet another bible version argument we can direct him to the Bible Versions template. "Here, we've already compiled the whole debate. Get back to us if you have anything to say that has not been said there."
Also I got a little depressed. "Nothing new under the sun" is an understatement. Everywhere I looked the same old arguments were being trotted out in the same old way, as though the person making the post had just thought of them. Maybe we should make a few thread templates for the most common threads, fill said templates with the standard arguments and counter-arguments and sticky them. Every time someone starts yet another bible version argument we can direct him to the Bible Versions template. "Here, we've already compiled the whole debate. Get back to us if you have anything to say that has not been said there."
