I remember when John first created this forum, it is funny that the posters at the time found the black holes and black holes II forums a place to discuss the kinds of isues found here.
I think it says alot about the "kind" of people found on this site, mostly open-minded, seekers.

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From January 6th, 1998 by Admin:

: Hello everybody.

: The blackhole forum is receiving messages concerning god and science. I welcome these comments, but must say they are out of place.

: Thus, I made this forum so all of you can continue discussion of this riviting topic. It is not often I start a forum on a new topic, but this one seems important to many.

: Here are the rules:

: No profanity (remember, we have a young audience reading these pages)

: No personal attacks during point-counterpoint arguments.

: Include references if possible (Bible, papers, historical documents, etc.)

: Express yourself, but please do not condemn any person or group.

: Be Polite.

: This forum, as all on The Astronomy Net, updates automatically. However, you can consider this a moderated forum in that I will delete any message I feel does not belong. I will also delete very old messages that have little response.

: I do have my own thoughts on this forum topic, but I will be very fair and open minded before I hit the delete key. Really.

: So there you have it. I hope to read some interesting posts in the future.

: Sincerely,

: John : Your host.

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And some comments:

:I hope to post here for a while, at least.

:for some odd unknown reason. Although seeing how the forums have changed over the years is interesting. Some people like Richard have been hear for a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooong time. Others like me have only been here for a while and then there are others who pop in and then vanish into thin air. So yeah I might book mark this and add more and see if any body besides phillipmartin notices.

:I though I would take a little time and say thank you for creating and maintaining these forums, although you should place a warning label "Caution: these forums may become addictive or expand your mind."
Is this part of a business venture, revenue from advertisers or do you do it just for personal reasons? :)

:Thanks for this!