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We currently host forums
divided into several categories. This page contains information relating
to ALL the forums. In addition to reading ALL the information on this
page, please visit each of the links below.
FAQ and Posting Criteria for All Titus2.com
Boards
Why Doesn't My Message
Appear Right Away?
- In order to keep
this website focused and to protect our web visitors from bad language,
inappropriate posts, or other offensive material, we have opted to approve
each message before it appears on the forum. No other options (login
requirements, server side scripts, etc.) provide the same level of protection!
I Posted a Message
2 Days Ago and It Never Appeared.
- Your message likely
didn't meet the Posting Criteria and was not approved.
Problems Posting to the Message Board?
- In order to use
MOTHBoard or Titus2Cookbook, you must be using an Internet Browser
that supports cookies. If you're having problems posting and are receiving
error messages relating to cookies, please make sure your browser supports
cookies and that they are enabled.
Why Was My Post
Edited?
- As moderators, we
have reserved the right to edit posts. We will take out a portion of
a post that would cause it to not be approved, but we will not otherwise
revise the post (unless a word or two needs to be added for the context
of the post). Often a mom will write a long post that is fine, but one
sentence would cause it to be disapproved. Therefore, we feel it is
better to edit the post, in consideration of the value of the author's
time, than to disapprove it. We will simply take that section of the post out. If post
editing is offensive to you, we ask that you not be a part of our forums,
reading or posting.
Posting Criteria
Can
I Post Links to Other Sites?
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Yes,
but we don't approve any website that has a Yahoo.groups or a similar
e-mail list or website hosting. We so strongly disagree with what
these groups allow on their lists and the access to them that we won't
approve sites that use them. Please look at the site you want to mention
in your post and see who hosts their e-mail list before you post.
If the site has e-mail lists that support their site, please check
these out as well.
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We
don't approve links to message boards or websites similar in content
to www.Titus2.com.
- We don't approve
links to sites that sell the same books as we sell. This is because
maintaining these websites is very costly. We do this at our own personal expense. Our book sales helps to support these message boards.
- We don't approve
links to sites that are obviously unchristian, immodest, or otherwise
unacceptable.
What about Individuals
with Resources for Sale?
- We had to make a
board policy to not offer items through the boards for sale or to give
away either. While the "free" items might not make sense in
the policy, we were faced, at one point, with posts offering things
for free. When we inquired further, we found out that "donations"
for the products would not be refused. We took the safe route to avoid
this problem by making the policy include not allowing buying, selling,
or giving away on the boards. We realize it is a difficult policy because
it affects situations where the only desire is to bless another mom.
However, we have found it very important on the board to be as totally
consistent as possible. You are welcome
to privately e-mail a mom and offer her something. However, we ask that
it truly be free - that you not even ask for her to pay shipping.
What about Recommending
Baby-Raising Materials?
- We have found it
necessary to develop a "policy" concerning the recommendation
of baby-raising materials in posts. We are asking that all
posts answering questions on babies be from personal experience. We
do not allow the mentioning of specific materials either "pro"
or "con."
- We do not want to
come to be associated with any particular baby materials except what
we share in Managers of Their Homes. We have written, in Managers of
Their Homes, our own experiences with our babies to help moms who are
interested in that aspect of our family. That is where we would like
it to remain. Frankly, if there were some materials that we fully agreed
with, we might have considered recommending them, but that has not been
the case.
- We appreciate your
understanding on this matter. Again, remember that our desire on this
board is to help moms who want to implement an overall schedule, which
may or may not include scheduling babies. We are not here to persuade
a mom to schedule her baby or not to schedule it. We simply want to
help her with her schedule whichever way the Lord has led her. We have
a bit more about that in the "The Posting Test" that we ask
you to read before posting.
Medical and Legal
Disclaimer
No suggestions given on the Titus2 family of message boards are to be
construed as medical/legal advice or counsel. They are merely thoughtful
suggestions given by friends, based on their experience, just as you might
hear from a friend during a face-to-face conversation. As with any suggestion,
research it yourself. Whether that means running it by a doctor, lawyer,
pastor, or certified counselor, research it until you are satisfied.
Legal Mumbo Jumbo
By using this site you are agreeing to hold us harmless and totally without
liability. We make reasonable effort to ensure that the information we
author/approve is accurate; however, mistakes are possible and the reader
is responsible for the use of any information. The message boards are
a public forum for which we take no responsibility. We do our best to
screen and delete negative, inflammatory, inaccurate, dishonest, illegal,
and/or objectionable posts/messages, but we cannot assume responsibility
or liability for any posts/messages you read.
The Posting
Test
When
we began the message boards, we called this the "Encouragement
Test." However, we have found we needed to change that name because
what is encouraging to one mom can be discouraging to another. For example,
when one mom posts a birth announcement, the mom who can't have more
children is discouraged. When the mom who can only have two children
posts about the things she is doing with those children, the mom with
nine children is discouraged. So instead, we have developed this FAQ
and posting criteria.
When
we discussed setting up message boards, we knew it would be imperative
to make it a moderated forum. We knew that to stay on the target of
"Titus2:3-5," it would be necessary to delete posts that were
straying from that objective.
We are committed to building mothers up, and we will not post messages
that we consider argumentative, confrontational, inflammatory, or even
ungrateful (such as asking for input and then criticizing the response
given). Even if a person didn't mean her post that way, if we feel it
could be taken that way, we will delete it. Ephesians 4:29, "Let
no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but what is good
for necessary edification (building up), that it may impart grace to
the hearers."
For
example, almost any male-dominated forum can be catapulted into a heated
debate by one person, maybe even an outsider to the board, posting that
the PC is far better than the Macintosh. It is a senseless debate, as
it is up to each to choose a computer based on his individual circumstances
and preferences.
An example that poses no benefit to the hearers is a debate on demand versus
scheduled feeding of a baby. Some posts may not be overt, but there
is a definite air of trying to persuade others to change their position.
If a person wants to contribute how she has learned to make either demand
or scheduled feeding work with a schedule, that is of benefit. There
are mothers from both sides who want to learn how to manage their homes.
We are
often told that MOTH has blessed a home. We believe part of that is
because we haven't sought to change moms, just help them. We have not
wanted to pour anyone into a predetermined mold, but have given mothers
a tool that they can individually apply to their lives and homes as
God leads. That same approach must be followed here on all our forums.
We have
been so honored to be a blessing to the most important, wonderful women
on the face of this earth, mothers committed to pouring out their lives
for their families. As a result, we will make every effort to ensure
that each minute that a mother spends on the "board" away
from the tasks at hand is valuable and uplifting.
If God
should lead you in a new direction, away from participation in these
boards, that is between Him, your husband, and you. God does not lead
through discouraging or negative comments. Our Lord is so gracious and
gentle, even in times of rebuke, and we want to stay clear of getting
in the way of His leading your family.
We will delete posts
when we feel the author has crossed the spirit of our forums. We often
don't have time to notify you if a post was denied; it just won't appear.
We understand this board will be for some and not for others. We encourage
you to seek your direction from the Lord. While we strive to please everyone,
we have discovered with our forums it is simply not possible. If this
forum does not meet your needs, we accept that and pray the Lord will
direct you to a place that will.
May God bless you all richly with joy and contentment in your sacred calling.
In Christ Jesus,
Steve and Teri Maxwell
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