Can someone bring me up to speed on the new Order?

I told Aqua that i feel things are a lot calmer and more balanced here and that there is more focus on study. For me study is more important than fretting over change and over people that have their reasons for not being here. But then , i dont fret over a lot of things anymore

That’s a wise perspective to have serenity. Stressing over the small things is something I wish more people would give up. It makes life so much simpler

Whyte Horse wrote:

What happened to VTOG? She was barely out of diapers back when I was on here .

The person you remember is now called Ben and he is very well! Am not sure how he'd take being referred to as 'just out of diapers' though . . .

Zero wrote: I think my (and councils) biggest concern is the several new and returning members who keep mentioning a new order. There is no new order. Yes We have new ip lessons, yes we’re creating new lessons for the degree scheme. But that’s about it. Our existing council members have all been on council for many years. Our rules and policies haven’t changed much since I came here 5 years ago. So my question is a simple one, why are all you returning members convinced there is some new order? Who has convinced you of some non existent big change? Being someone who has logged in to the temple daily for working on 5 years, I can promise you that short of a few new ip lessons, totjo hasn’t changed much at all. Curious to see who responds to this with an actual answer.

The new Order means the people who replaced the ones that were here back when I was doing the IP some 8-9 years ago. There was Br. John, Jestor, Wesclii, Brenna, VTOG, and a few others I'll probably remember. I do realize people come and go, the council has turnover, the moderators have turnover, etc.

To me it seems like a period of exploration and observation would be the best way to get exactly the information you're looking for. And then if you have some more specific questions, those might be easier for people to answer.

For myself, at least, I have no idea how to answer something as broad as "what's changed since 8 or 9 years ago."

Most of the people you listed are still here. BrJohn, wescli, even brenna pops in an out every so often. Loudzoo discussed VTOG/ Ben. People come and go quite often…..but the temple website, it’s rules and policies and goals haven’t changed though.