I'm sure it's partly my fault, because I messed up the Yahoo site trying to change the settings and ended up making the group invisible or something... I really should have left it alone and in place long enough to "coach" people on getting to this new site and learning their way around.
Secondly, the web-based message board is vastly different from an e-mail loop. Personally I always liked e-mail loops better because you just use your good ol' familiar favorite e-mail software instead of having to learn some new and unfamiliar stuff. But e-mail loops have some horrendous disadvantages too. Given the choice as a moderator though, I'll take a message board like this one every time.
Several folks from the Yahoo group have created new accounts here. They're prob'ly just learning how to use the site and getting a feel for stuff. It takes time - especially if you're not good at learning new and completely different procedures. And for those still on dial-up, it's a major inconvenience because you can't read and write posts "offline" the way most of us did with e-mail software.
I think it'll be a slow transition. But there are a bunch of ex-Charismatics who were already here; long term members of the Highway community. ExCharisma is likely already bigger than it was only last week.
Another thing too is that stuff we used to discuss in the e-mail loop included topics (like eschatology, denominations, bible translations, church government, Dispensationalism, etc) that, if the group had been here all along - would have been discussed in the other forums here on the Highway. So even though ExCharisma is likely significantly larger than before, this
particular forum may be much less busy than the old e-mail loop was. Those discussions will simply take place in the Theology Forum, the Open Forum, Church Locator, etc.
My only regret is the suddenness with which I messed around with the Yahoo group settings and ended up effectively disabling the group prematurely. But I think that those who really hunger and thirst for what we offer will find their way here and take the trouble to learn the new format. A little house cleaning is a good thing once in a while...
Cheers <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/cheers2.gif" alt="" />,
Robin
