This is a very old version of WebBBS... (and about opposing views and respect)...

I've heard it's easier to manage now, but I don't like to fix what ain't broke. I love this format.

I personally prefer this format to the ones with a separate board for each topic, although many people like that and have suggested I switch to it (I *hate* those!!).

Another possibility is Network54.com, or a Yahoo group (I also hate Yahoo groups, but most people absolutely love them).

> And lastly, does anyone have any opinions on this as a forum title and
> slogan?

> www.DynamicDiscussions.com
> "Where opposing views respectfully come together!"

Sounds good to me.

It also sounds like a slogan that befits FIB, although I know that will raise a loud GUFFAW in you and some others.

Since we're on the subject, I would like to clarify something, which I probably should have done after Byrd swooped in:

Opposing views are welcome here.

Our best discussions are one opposing view after the other. We have even had some *great* discussions about MLM (in fact, before Ye Olde Archives met their untimely end, there was a humongous group of threads fondly referred to as The MLM Wars... "wars" being a figure of speech, since it was all very respectful and nonviolent, with the few nasty contributions being promptly vaporized).

It was not a difference of opinion that caused the "Straightening Maw Out" thread and the other one to be nuked (as you can see by the fact that the "negativity" thread and the "haddock" thread remain untouched and cover the exact same subject from opposing angles). It was the fact that the board was threatening to become a billboard for a particular opportunity. I'm sure that was not your intent, but it was happening nonetheless. If a discussion about an opportunity that I highly recommend (for example, Dennis Bevers' Kaeser & Blair) had drifted in that direction, it would have had to go as well (although he has a little more leeway because he works his hiney off as a moderator, but that is neither here nor there).

My point is simply that when a discussion drifts to the point that it turns into a promotion (intentionally or not), it has to go. It doesn't depend upon whether I feel it's a great opportunity, a hyped-up questionable "opportunity," or an outright scam (although they probably won't get nuked in that order).

Some will gasp and throw moldy green tomatoes at me, because once in a while I do a blatant billboard-sized promotion for one of my own things -- but since I need to make a living and I don't do this just to keep my finger-pulp worn down to a manageable level, that is my privilege as the host, and I try never take advantage of it but I do use it from time to time.

I hope that clears up any misconceptions about "opposing views."

Good luck with your forum.

Luv,