Worthy Ministers -- Acting as Oversight for the Moderation

[George]

Shalom everyone,

Over the past week, we've been reorganizing and restructuring the forums.  One adjustment that you'll begin to see is the creation of "Worthy Oversight" committee.   Those who are part of the Worthy Oversight DO NOT play a role in editing, merging, or any other moderation activities.  However, those who are part of the Oversight Committee have access to those posts that are reported and have active input into how the forums are moderated.  

Ever since the Lord had me establish WCF 20+ years ago, I've always believed in accountability.  Ever stage of the development, we've adjusted and readjusted to the circumstances, and this is just another phase in the development.

For the active list of those who have Oversight abilities -- 

https://www.worthychristianforums.com/search/?&type=core_members&quick=1&joinedDate=any&group[56]=1

These are not "moderators" but those who have an active voice in the way the forums are operating. 

Just letting you all know for the sake of transparency.

God bless,

George

[teddyv]

Looks like a reasonable cross section of the membership.

 

[George]

9 minutes ago, teddyv said:

Looks like a reasonable cross section of the membership.

 

Honestly, I generally have people of different denominational backgrounds who often disagree with me as oversight.  For example, Omegaman had his views which had some Calvinistic tendencies and I myself am not of the persuasion.  But that never stopped us working together in ministry.  At one point, I had almost every denominational background in the Moderation team.  AoG, Church of God, Baptist, Messianic, a follower of Watchman Nee (house group based on Watchman Nee), someone who attended a Non-Denominational Church who came out of Mormonism, a former Catholic who attended a Wesleyan Church ... I always believed that we could somehow get all the "denominations" focused on Jesus ... we could make it work!   I do not believe in Ecumenicalism which is the unification for the sake of doctrine, but rather unity in the fundamentals of the faith that makes it all work!  The Moravian Revival was like this ... lots of different backgrounds with people who didn't agree on many things, but they came to an understanding ... "In ESSENTIALS -- UNITY -- In Non-Essentials -- LIBERTY -- in ALL THINGS LOVE!"

Be blessed,

George

[missmuffet]

1 hour ago, George said:

Honestly, I generally have people of different denominational backgrounds who often disagree with me as oversight.  For example, Omegaman had his views which had some Calvinistic tendencies and I myself am not of the persuasion.  But that never stopped us working together in ministry.  At one point, I had almost every denominational background in the Moderation team.  AoG, Church of God, Baptist, Messianic, a follower of Watchman Nee (house group based on Watchman Nee), someone who attended a Non-Denominational Church who came out of Mormonism, a former Catholic who attended a Wesleyan Church ... I always believed that we could somehow get all the "denominations" focused on Jesus ... we could make it work!   I do not believe in Ecumenicalism which is the unification for the sake of doctrine, but rather unity in the fundamentals of the faith that makes it all work!  The Moravian Revival was like this ... lots of different backgrounds with people who didn't agree on many things, but they came to an understanding ... "In ESSENTIALS -- UNITY -- In Non-Essentials -- LIBERTY -- in ALL THINGS LOVE!"

Be blessed,

George

I don't agree because I think a person who is moderating and supervising a Christian message board should be very well grounded in the true literal Christian faith. Someone who will not compromise or water down the literal true Word of God. That is my Christian perspective. That is the only way they can shepherd those who come to a Christian messageboard. It is your choice as the owner of Worthy how to run it. 

[Jayne]

@George,

Your board.  Your rules.  You said you have now about 50 moderators.  Most who cannot edit.  Now you add 27 or so others who also have no editing permission.

All I want as a member here is at least 5-8 who can edit at will the following:

• profanity
• blasphemy
• sock puppets [of which we now have two in my hard-hearted opinion]

As I said, your board. Your rules.

Have a blessed day.

[missmuffet]

12 minutes ago, Jayne said:

@George,

Your board.  Your rules.  You said you have now about 50 moderators.  Most who cannot edit.  Now you add 27 or so others who also have no editing permission.

All I want as a member here is at least 5-8 who can edit at will the following:

• profanity
• blasphemy
• sock puppets [of which we now have two in my hard-hearted opinion]

As I said, your board. Your rules.

Have a blessed day.

There is nothing worse than to come to a Christian message board and see a lot of false doctrine and mocking of God and worldly topics. How are the new Christians to learn the true Word of God if all of this is going on? It makes a Christian message board a travesty. But God knows all the hearts that are governing and  behind this board. That is what is most important. 

[Ocean]

Interesting

I left a forum about three weeks ago that desperately needs moderators.  The name calling, judging and arguing are over the top and it seems they have few moderators and even when you report something, you never know what will happen even if the post is way out of line.

I left because the atmosphere has become really toxic with members snarling at each other and some following members around and harassing them and no one needs that.  It's hardly Christian anymore IMO!

It wasn't that way when I joined some years back and I know they had more moderators and people just viewing complaints to see if the post needed further action.  It's too bad when that happens.  I'm not necessarily saying I'm a model poster but I think the best members have left and others are following suit.

I don't think that forum can be sustained much longer the way it is.

You can't even start a post about praising God or ways you are thankful to Him without someone criticizing it or what someone posts...not exaggerating.

One of the ways Christians should be known, as Jesus tells it, is by their love.  

If people cannot moderate themselves, then bring on the mods! 

 

 

[kwikphilly]

The same folks that complain are going to continue to no matter what,can we put on the brakes & see how it all goes with the latest changes?

Can't please everyone but that not what we aim for anyway,so complainers complain and supporters support & nothing really changes that much,does it?

It takes every single member to make a Ministry OR as some insist on calling this Worthy Ministry" a message board" lol

Be the very best Representative of Jesus YOU(& I) can be and we can make WCF that wonderful place for us all to be!

George is always trying different things,it's not carved in stone- give it a chance🙏

[George]

38 minutes ago, Jayne said:

All I want as a member here is at least 5-8 who can edit at will the following:

• profanity
• blasphemy
• sock puppets [of which we now have two in my hard-hearted opinion]

The Worthy Oversight committee can act in a form of moderation as a quorum ... since they see the reported posts ... a post can auto-hide when it's reported 4 times.  So in a sense, they can act together to deal with any issue that arises.  The same goes for you in a way ... if you see any of those things you described as an issue ... report it ... and those who also can see the report can also report ... suddenly it's vanished until a moderator shows up.   

[Mama Etna]

Not carved in stone.  Well put.  If something doesn't work then you try something else.  I see this system as working.  Now you have more eyes to see problems before they get out of hand.