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Permalink Reply by John White on September 5, 2008 at 11:35am

Hi Jon, Two things...

1. I can't get our logo to work for the image. Any suggestions?
2. More importantly, how do two social networks, like this one and LK10, work together? How do we compliment each other? (As you know, I'm very low tech and have lots to learn about these social networks.

John

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Permalink Reply by Dena Brehm on September 5, 2008 at 4:50pm

Hey Jon!

So, when will the other threads on the forum be open? When can we introduce oursleves to each other?

Shalom, Dena

"The unanswered questions aren't nearly as dangerous as the
unquestioned answers."

"We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking only to
learn that it is God shaking them." - Charles West

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Permalink Reply by Dale Interactive on September 5, 2008 at 7:20pm

Hey Dena. All the forum topics are open except for the introduction to the forum. That is intended as an introduction to how the forum works. A few ground rules if you like.

You managed to catch it before I had the post in there.

Great to have you here.

Jon

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Permalink Reply by Keith Broadbent on September 6, 2008 at 10:44am

John
I created a group (since deleted) and when I got to the upload, an image from my computer, it worked just fine. But I had about a 300 X 300 pix image to upload. I think the problem is the source of the image. Make a full color image about 300 x 300 how you want it to look, then go to the admin on your group and upload the new image, a (.jpeg) is good. It can also be changed by editing code on that page.

Keith Broadbent
720-934-6162

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Permalink Reply by John White on September 6, 2008 at 3:06pm

Thanks, Keith! Jon Dale reworked my image and I'm happy with what now appears. I appreciate your response.

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Permalink Reply by Wayne DeYoung on September 6, 2008 at 3:31pm

I loved the video of the leaders talking about simple church. Great work guys.
Thanks for your prayers for the simple church movement here in Guadalajara. It is happening all over now. This area is called the circle of silence because it is the least evangelized area of Mexico. But the church here has doubled in size in the past 3-5 years, mainly because people are starting churches in houses. They don't realize what they are doing and the reason is mainly financial, but it is exploding. The Holy Spirit willing, you will hear much more from this area. Our web site in Spanish: iglesia-en-casas.org is getting hits daily from all over the Spanish world. Cody is very busy answering questions sent to the site.
Wayne DeYoung, Guadalajara

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Permalink Reply by Chris Jefferies on September 6, 2008 at 4:10pm

I've joined up to try this out, I really want to see how it'll work, but I have my doubts.

I already have accounts on Facebook, LinkedIn, and several other large social networks, Facebook allows groups to set up private areas for common interest. I'd like to know why you decided to create yet another social networking tool when the real value would come from having one place to enter personal details and interact. I would have strongly preferred you to have used a Facebook group.

I'll stick with it for a while, but I may leave later. I had a dreadful sinking feeling when I was invited to join and had to enter my details all over again! I feel as if I'm having my arm twisted, I want to be part of the group, but I don't want to be part of it here.

I think the group is good from the Christian point of view, a place where we can share our thoughts and vision, encourage one another online and so forth. But I think it's a thoroughly bad thing from the user's point of view and from the computing point of view. This goes against my best judgement as a computer professional and web developer. It seems a great idea but the hidden drawbacks are real and will come back to bite us. It's similar in nature to developers of web browsers adding unique markup of their own, it seems good but it makes things much worse in the long run.

Grace and peace to you,

Chris

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Permalink Reply by Dale Interactive on September 7, 2008 at 12:36am

Hey Chris,

I completely understand...I used to say I need another social network about as much as I need a hole in my head :-)....and your observations may be completely correct.

However, in my work as a Web 2.0 Consultant we're seeing a definite trend into what are being called "Niche Networks". People seem to be getting tired of gathering in a room with 50 million of their closest friends...and prefer to gather with folks who share a common interest. We also hear constantly from people with a desire to have a central location for folks interested in simple church. Our intention here is not to try to "say" anything...we don't really have an agenda...we just wanted to provide a place for people to gather and connect. It will be up to the users to decide if this site has value in the long run.

As a side note...we're utilizing a platform called Ning. Here's an article from Fast Company magazine about Ning...it addresses a lot of your points directly. I think you'd find it interesting.

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Permalink Reply by Bill Benninghoff on September 7, 2008 at 11:20am

The site is great. I have not had any technical problems so far...Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Dale Interactive on September 7, 2008 at 11:45am

Bill, thanks so much.

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Permalink Reply by Keith Broadbent on September 7, 2008 at 8:54pm

hey Jon down yonder
Is the Chat function working? Point the way on how to use it please.

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Permalink Reply by Dale Interactive on September 7, 2008 at 9:11pm

Hey Rick, thanks for the feedback...like you I'm a facebook user (since the early days) and yet I don't find myself using the groups. I'm a member of lots of them...but I haven't seen much real interaction in the groups. I love facebook...I'm continually amazed by the constant stream of old friends who find me there.

I appreciate the compliment on the customer service. That's super important to me. So that you (and anyone else reading this knows) I'm headed hunting tomorrow (Monday 9/8) morning for ten days. I'll have occasional email access...but I won't be able to provide the same level of service I have the last few days. I've got some folks who'll be helping while I'm away and I look forward to seeing how the community is able to look after its own while I'm gone.

It's great to have you here.

Jon

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