Hi
I have given "Houston" a RED STRIKE for unloving behaviour exhibited in the following threads:
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Upon tackling the area of anonymity when updating the forum terms of use, I gave those who did not meet these new requirements an opportunity to become more transparent about themselves to everybody else. I did this for many reasons which I have discussed in the following thread:
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I was already keeping a close eye on him as I could feel in him an arrogance early on in his tenure here. By observing his actions in response to the new site requirements and gauging the feelings from him, I felt that he was in opposition to these new requirements and felt he almost begrudgingly decided to create an introduction thread. I raised this with him directly on his introduction thread and he responded in a condescending and patronising manner to me as well as projecting anger towards myself, Jesus & Mary in his other thread due to me feeling that love, truth and humility would not allow people to engage under the guise of "anonymity" here.
His actions have shown me that he was not here on the forums in sincerity to learn and grow towards God. It also shows me that the latest updates I have made to the site in terms of anonymity are completely necessary in order to maintain the condition of love here which will help expose those who are here for darker motives.
By challenging his facade and addictions, his actions have shown me his true nature and motivations for being here. I do not want these types of people on the forums in their current capacity as I feel they are lacking humility, are not sincere and I feel facilitating their behaviour giving them "free reign" on the forums will have a detrimental impact on the sincere people who are here to learn and progress on the Divine Love Path. As site leader, I cannot allow that to occur.
While it may seem to some people, particularly the anonymous members that if you do not agree with my actions then you have no say in it. I agree in the sense that if I want people to aspire to be more loving, I should enforce terms that promote people in wanting to grow in love to what I believe from my own current capacity is loving. Of course, I give myself plenty of time to reflect and feel about any behaviour that I feel is initially unloving and look at what my own errors are/may be which may cloud any potential disciplinary action which I take very seriously. If I just allowed people to get away with behaviour they see as loving and acceptable (when I can clearly feel that it is not), this forum would already be destroyed and in a hellish condition like the many others preceding it. If you think about it even intellectually in terms of the way God has created the spirit world, there are definite boundaries of love where God is stating that "Look, if you have not learnt this lesson in love and truth that I am trying to show you, you cannot progress to a better place." I feel this is a good example of what I am trying to convey here. Everyone here has their own free will choice to decide what they want to do. If you do not agree with any of my actions, you are completely free to leave the forums.
Finally, in wanting to be as open & transparent as possible, I would like to say that his allegations about myself, Jesus & Mary are completely inaccurate and false. Every decision I have made on the site has been through the exercise of my own will. I have personally given strikes and banned people whom I felt were unloving. While it is true that Jesus & Mary provide me with guidance and principles to consider from time to time, all decisions rest on my shoulders and the way I choose to exercise my own will in response to the feedback I receive. I do not instantly act on any feedback I receive but go through an intellectual and emotional process attempting to arrive at truth personally before taking any disciplinary action here on the forums. Jesus & Mary have stated to me they feel it is best that it is done this way and I totally agree. For if I was relying on them to do all of this for me, it would be unethical and I wouldn't learn anything as a result.
Also, I have not sent Jesus & Mary copies of people's posts, particularly when Mary can see everything herself on the forums. Because they both live together, of course Jesus can see the same stuff without requiring to "log in" on his own account if he chooses to do so. This allegation is clearly lacking logic and has come from an angry and irrational place.
I have emailed "Houston" with a copy of this post.
****FURTHER COMMENT
To be even more transparent and something which I'd like to add to the above, Mary has informed me that if I can feel there may be unloving behaviour on the forums in the future, but I am not too sure on how to act on it, that I can drop her and Jesus an email with the forum thread link to obtain their thoughts and feelings on such a matter which may help me make a decision. Thanks so much to both of you guys for providing me with this support.
Thanks
Nicky