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#25▸ Posted: 25 Apr 2000, 17:05 MST
[staff] No private invitations, no off-board gatherings, and no messages asking members to prove faith by secrecy or travel.
Keep discussion public and accountable. Anyone pressuring another member will be removed.
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#26▸ Posted: 10 May 2000, 17:22 MST
I hear the concern about private pressure. I am willing to keep my part of this public only.
If the door image is worth testing, it should survive daylight and plain questions.
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#27▸ Posted: 26 May 2000, 17:39 MST
Then my question is simple. What fruit does this message bear?
Does it make people kinder, steadier, more honest, or does it make them frightened and dependent on the messenger?
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#28▸ Posted: 10 Jun 2000, 18:03 MST
A door can be a strong symbol without becoming a command.
Symbols invite attention. Commands demand obedience. I would keep those separate before deciding what this experience means.
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#29▸ Posted: 25 Jun 2000, 18:27 MST
On the 3:33 point, I would not treat it as a timetable.
Repeating numbers can mark attention, but they do not automatically appoint a date, deadline, or authority.
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#30▸ Posted: 11 Jul 2000, 18:58 MST
Thank you to the board for slowing this down.
I came in rattled, and the public discussion helped me separate the image from the panic around it.
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#31▸ Posted: 26 Jul 2000, 19:21 MST
I want to name a hard thing. A message can feel loving and still function coercively.
Warmth does not cancel pressure. We should judge both the tone and the effect.
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#32▸ Posted: 11 Aug 2000, 19:46 MST
That distinction helps. I still believe there is something real in the image, but I accept that urgency can distort it.
I will not ask anyone to act on it privately.
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