Dear friends,

After some rather involved work by our webmaster Herb (thanks!!) the Christian Vignette project is ready to go.  To see how we have organized the thing, please see this announcement by Herb: https://10.16.86.131/release-of-christian-vignette-project/

I would like to stress out that this is still somewhat of a “Beta” version, so there might be bugs and things to fix.  If you encounter problems, please email Herb at saker-webmaster@yandex.comPlease do not, repeat, NOT email me with technical issues, complaints, problems with the forms, etc.

If you have ideas/suggestions/corrections etc. on SUBSTANCE then, and only then, please email me at signup4christianvignette@gmail.com.

Finally, I want to stress that you have to give me some positive reason to accept your request to join.  Many of you I know personally, so that it easy, but if I do not, please indicate the following:

  • Reason for interest in this project
  • What you hope to gain from it
  • Your current level of knowledge on religious matters (formal or informal instruction)
  • How much, if anything, do you think you know about Christianity, especially the early, original, one
  • Your faith, if any, or that you are an agnostic or even a militant atheist (both are welcome).  If you consider yourself a Christian, please indicate from which denomination.  If you are lapsed Christian (also welcome!) then please indicate why you lapsed and from which denomination.
  • A few words about yourself

Let me clarify here that there are no “correct” or “incorrect” answer where.  What I am looking for is a (truly!) diverse group of people, with an open mind and true desire to discuss these issues with similarly minded people.

Okay, here we go!

First, please go to this page:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSckNkK8DCmUUN5G5QwTZwmW5089TMj0oCIxOCu-PQ0NJx0FZA/viewform

and please fill the form.

About once a day I will review the requests and decide on a case by case basis.  You will first get an email informing you of my decision and, if that decision is positive, you will get another email with your login credentials.

Important: if I decline your petition, that is not permanent.  Maybe you did you give me the info needed for me to approve, or maybe we will have too many applicants, or even computer issues.  So, please

Remember that we are still testing, so if there is a technical problem, please email Herb.  If you think that I was wrong in declining your petition, please email me at signup4christianvignette@gmail.com !

I expect the composition of our group to change a lot, especially initially, so if you get a “no” and you think that this is wrong, email me.  I won’t promise to reverse my decision, at least immediately, but with the inevitable “ejection” of assorted trolls and smart-asses, place will get free for more people to sign in.  So if you are really motivated, than you might spend some time on “standby” before getting accepted.

Finally, I apologize in advance for all the bugs, “features” and mistakes I will make.  I am totally overworked and I can easily forget something.  So I ask for your understanding, patience and support :-)

Now, go ahead and sign up!

Hugs and cheers

Andrei

PS: for context see these:

https://10.16.86.131/i-just-had-what-might-be-a-good-idea-you-tell-me/
https://10.16.86.131/a-few-quick-thoughts-about-the-vignette-ideas/
https://10.16.86.131/release-of-christian-vignette-project/