john wrote:I would say the contributions have built it up, not just on the forum, but with the encyclopedia and library, I would say generally the forum has lead and the encyclopedia and library have followed.
Now Brother john, it is becoming very sad for me. Whatever has been put into this forum, is given free for service to all human beings, BK or not, member or not, entrance free.
There are hundreds of BKs registered to this forum, who are silent readers as far as I can see. And many other countless BK guests come and go, also silent readers - I was once one of them. In the first grade the BKs who have no access to the Murlis benefit from the Murlis and from the posts, secondly the ones like me today, who have hopefully relieved themselves from the BK thought pattern, or half on the way, can have a critical review and have the possibility to express their views.
Do you think Encyclopedia and Library and this forum could survive until now without the 24/7 hours unconditioned care and maintenance of the Admin? How can one person alone carry so much burden?
Have you seen any public forum in your life, which does not accept donations or contributions for the costs? It is incredible for me to take advantage from a forum so long and being not allowed to contribute even for the service costs, which are obviously covered by one person, who sacrifices his life full time to help the BKs, their families and the ex-BKs.
I could not imagine, of course, that there were some generous characters amongst us counting their input of the BK material for free public service. Maybe they would also like to have some copyright for their previous messages.
Whoever mentions their input, should be ashamed. Such untruthfulness and selfishness means falling down from the 5. floor, not anything else.
john wrote:I do not wish to be mean to anyone, just hope that others speak out.
Dada Lekhraj would say "Are you their barrister? Let them speak for themselves."
I always thought the strength of the forum was the mix of users.
This was my thought also, but I had to respect the Admins decision. It is Admins burden and responsibility. Now I am seeing, the strength comes from the quality posts. Meaningless monologue for self satisfaction without giving any new message or any
new food for thought is only masturbation and disturbs all silent readers and members, getting the energy of the forum down.
Another aspect which may not be important now is the balance of views made it harder for reasonable BKs to dismiss.
Madhuban lectures should be given in Gyan Sarovar or in the BK centers, here they are bringing us out of balance. The reasonable BKs of this forum like yourself and bkti-pit are for me the most respected members.