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If you're referring to the rule of not bringing your own teachings into the temple, think of it this way:

How well received would a Christian be who entered a mosque and started teaching the ways of Christianity to acquired followers within their walls?

It's a rule that should not have to be a rule... it's common sense (which I've learned is not as common as it should be). Really it's rude and inconsiderate. If someone wants to teach their ways to someone, that's all well and good. But it should either be done in private, or it should be done on their own or another site that shares their views.

There's also the fact that the teaching masters have gone through the process of earning the right to teach others within this temple. What gives someone else the right to come here and start teaching their own beliefs to others when they have not earned that right, again, when there are other places on the internet and in the world that they can go to do this. Would it be okay for say Jestor to go to another Jedi or Sith related site and start acquiring students there and teaching our ways within their walls when we have not earned that right?

And perhaps Benedict is just trolling...

Two of his posts in the other thread were pointless, and of no help or addition to the topics...

In one of them, he simply typed "potatoes" in large font...

Then again, maybe not....

Try rereading Wesclis post again Benedict, he states his reasons....

never were reasons for the rules given clearly it is vague be straight forward what caused the rules to be as they are

Jestor wrote: And perhaps Benedict is just trolling...

Two of his posts in the other thread were pointless, and of no help or addition to the topics...

In one of them, he simply typed "potatoes" in large font...

Then again, maybe not....

Try rereading Wesclis post again Benedict, he states his reasons....

i was talking to people posting on totjo elsewhere i wanted to make them laugh and i sucedded so they were not pointless they succeded in what i wished for ...no i want to know the stories that forged the rules as they are not this situation but what came before

Naya wrote: If you're referring to the rule of not bringing your own teachings into the temple, think of it this way:

How well received would a Christian be who entered a mosque and started teaching the ways of Christianity to acquired followers within their walls?

It's a rule that should not have to be a rule... it's common sense (which I've learned is not as common as it should be). Really it's rude and inconsiderate. If someone wants to teach their ways to someone, that's all well and good. But it should either be done in private, or it should be done on their own or another site that shares their views.

I call bull crap! No one told me of any such rule... I was welcomed in full knowledge of my intentions and my nature. If my writings were "outside teaching", it should have been stopped at page one!?

The rules evolved to be as they are...

Seldom is it "well "x" happened, we need a rule....

It is more, "hey, there seems to be a lot of "x" happening, think we need s rule?"

Then we kick it around, and make something happen...

that is vague jestor and pointles what is this x explain it to me like im five ...what is this process why is it this way specifics

You all are running around not saying what any rule is, nor where they are stated. If someone cannot find it and see it how are they to follow it. Face it, this is just your way to get rid of someone. Very Jedi like.

By the way, if any of you came to a place I ran... You could post whatever teachings you wanted. I do not have to personally believe in or agree with something to see its value in creating conflict, and separating people into tribes... or to see its value in general.

(This is not an advertisement, as I currently run no such place.)

i want a deeper understanding of the rules not just this is what it needs to be because us big boys got together and decided it