I do not see how someone can say "I have been doing quite a bit of studying from your website," and then when they write Yada they use terms that they should know he despises. Obviously this person has not been doing hardly any studying.

This was my first thought as well. Do you suppose Yada could offer joining the YY forum as an alternative? Prehaps M is lurking? If so I hope that you'll feel welcome and open to posting. I think we'd be thrilled to have Yada or KP tutor us personally, however this seems like a most enjoyable and beneficial second option.

Riiiiigght... Yada's classes and KP's classes would definitely be worth getting into. However, I'd rather think that we should do it virtually and use a point-to-multipoint or multipoint-to-multipoint video conferencing system as I do not want to compromise their safety, and that of the students. Malaysia has a company that has developed a secure MP2MP VC system, the only one in the world, and there are discounts for educational purposes. If we are serious enough, I can get into negotiations with these people (whom I met 8 years ago) provided we know how many of us need the package. There is also a license for X number of seats and when people graduate they give up their seats to the next enrollee. Perhaps someone (Yada, KP or an assigned moderator) should table the notion of a YY course officially for serious discussion. Much as I would like to pursue this in person with Yada and KP, I am fully aware of the circumstances and I do not encourage a location that will compromise anyone. That said, and not because I am paranoid, anyone using a proprietary VC system can be traced and tracked much quicker than, say, via PalTalk. On the positive (?) side we shall not all be at one place at the same time. Am I making sense?

Because I'm a technological Neandertal, I can't quite envision what you guys are proposing. I want to serve my brothers and sisters however I can, but I don't understand how web-based "classes" would work. (An analog guy in a digital world. Sigh.) Besides, the curriculum would have to consist in what I spend my days doing anyway---researching Yahweh's Word---and you guys already have what I've written. Off-the-cuff is more likely to contain inadvertent mistakes, and I (unlike Yada) am not a particularly good public speaker. Q&A? Sure, but we have the forum for that, and there's always email. So pardon my denseness, but what can I do for you that I'm not already doing? If somebody's got ideas for making me a more effective witness, I'm all ears.

kp

I think mostly we would all like to meet you two so we can thank you in person. And speaking for myself impatience kicks in in the middle of a great discussion when you have to wait a day or two to get a response. But the fourm is a great place and I love it here.

At the very least, on Rapture Day, we can all get together and have a group hug. I love you guys, even though we'll likely never meet in this life. As for me, I kinda prefer the forum format and email to "live" discussions---for the simple reason that I get to think over what I'm going to say, rather than just blurting out something something stupid and ill-thought-out. I tend to step on my tongue in person. :-)

kp

Yes, yes, that's also it... I have been affected before and the foot-in-mouth disease can always recur if I don't have enough time to think and talk before I do. I know that we'll find it tough to party together but who knows... one of these years our paths may cross, especially at Sukkoth.

KP, I hear what you are saying, like at work I much prefer doing e-mail over talking live with people on the phone, etc. It gives you a chance to think about the responses. But.. I wanted to say that I went on Paltalk for the 1st time today and it is really cool because you can get quicker responses. You don't have to see the person or hear the person, and you don't have to say anything unless you want to. The big difference between that and this is the response time can be right away. One could even go on there just to see what the others are talking about but not enter any posts if they didn't want to. Anyways, I enjoyed talking to a couple of the guys and wanted to say I do recommend it for anyone who's on the fence about it and it does not take the place of the forum because the forum is still great too.

We try to open the room almost everyday. It's easy to give it a try - just click on the links included in this message as part of my signature.

See you on Patalk.