User:Matthewfaulconer
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Why I started this site
There are several reasons that came together at once.
- Wikipedia was an inspiration. When I first learned about Wikipedia I figured that a site where anyone can edit anything would lead to total chaos. But as I played around with Wikipedia I found rather orderly encyclopedic articles. I was amazed at what Wikipedia had to offer. But, I quickly realized that though I was enamored with the concept of a Wiki, I wasn't as interested in the content wikipedia provides--a bunch of encyclopedia articles.
- I thought a lot about (and read some about) the difference between blogs and wikis. The only blogs I read were LDS blogs. I found them to be often very interesting but they didn't provide exactly what I was looking for. So, partly I created this wiki hoping to provide something that I felt I wanted but didn't find anywhere. Particurly I want this site to be:
- less focused on people's opinions
- more focused on the gospel
- less about day-to-day chit-chat
- more about creating something lasting
- less a tool to aid in analyzing the Church (e.g. leadership, members, beliefs, politics, habits.)
- more a tool to aid in understanding the scriptures
- less introspective
- less controversial
- less meta...(e.g. less of what this page is all about)
- more of something like: 1 Ne 11
- I was heavily influence by my father's thought questions he sent out as part of preparation for teaching his sunday school class. (See below.)
Special thanks to my dad
- For helping me put some initial content on this site
- For teaching me over the years to focus on what scripture says
- For doing a mountain of preparation for his Sunday School lessons. The thought questions he sent out on a weekly basis were the basis for making me think something like this could work.