Robert Cartaino

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Stack Exchange Valued Associate #00005

I am the Director of Community Development for the Stack Exchange Network.

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Sep 30	comment	How did the Crusades impact modern Christianity? A quick note on question formatting conventions: Any annotation (like the "related questions" reference above) should be placed at the bottom of the post so not to dominate the question and the 'questions' page preview.
Sep 23	comment	Is money important for Christians? @Max Gontar: Thanks for the thoughtful post but this isn't really what we do here. We're looking for more canonical question about the subject of Christianity. This is more about promoting fellowship and camaraderie. Nothing wrong with that but that is not within the scope of this site.
Sep 22	comment	Is it possible for an atheist to be moral? After significant editing, you asked to have this post reopened. But the answers (and voting) are now completely out of context. Isn't it better to re-ask the question if you want to save it? If you prefer to delete the existing answers, go ahead and reopen. (note, the removal of related comments was inadvertent)
Sep 8	comment	What is the verdict on an unjust judge? Note: <remaining comments removed> Okay, right about here, the comments veer away from from helping or clarifying the original question and on to side discussions. Please bring these "conversations" to chat. Thank you.
Sep 7	comment	Why has God punished every human for one person's sin? Hmm... Interesting point of view. Sounds like you are conceding that Christianity cannot build a Stack Exchange Q&A. The principles of what makes Stack Exchange "work" over and over should be enforced rather than removed. But that enforcement has to come from the community; Not me. It's these tenets that separate this site from the thousands of other phpBB discussion forum on the topic.
Sep 7	comment	How do human rights and Christianity relate to each other? Needs some work: Questions that spawn followup questions are usually intriguing, but this question needs to be reworked. You shouldn't have to start with "read this this this and this." If the very premise of the question is to follow a pseudo conversation that winds around the site, it's becomes your own private debate. If you have a question, *ask it on it's own* merits as a completely formed, stand-alone question. See if you can start** with the question. Add whatever quotes you need but they should be secondary to the question... not the focus.
Sep 6	comment	Adam and Eve versus ecology Note: <remaining comments removed> -- Once these comment threads veer from helping or clarifying the original post, it's time to bring these "conversations" to chat. Please stop using comments for on-going discussion. Thank you.
Sep 6	comment	Why has God punished every human for one person's sin? Note: <comments Removed> -- Please refrain from carrying on extended conversations in comments. Comments should generally address improvements to the original post. They're not for participating in on-going debate or parenthetical discussions. Please feel free to use the chat room to conduct such discussions. Thanks.
Sep 5	comment	Is it hypocritical to be a Christian and also be against welfare? Note: <comments Removed> -- Please refrain from carrying on extended conversations in comments. Comments should generally address improvements to the original post. If you want to get into longer side discussions about these issues, the Christiantity chat room is a good place for that. Thanks.
Sep 5	comment	Where did Noah find polar bears and penguins in Palestine? Note: <comments Removed> -- Please refrain from carrying on extended conversations in comments. If you have an answer, post it as an answer. If you have little else to offer, hop into a chatroom and start your own conversations. Comments should generally address improvements to the original post. They're not for launching into your own discussions or starting on-going debates. Please feel free to use the chat room to conduct such discussions. Thanks.
Sep 5	comment	Respectful ways to explain my non-belief to Christians Note: <remaining comments removed> -- Once these comment threads veer from helping or clarifying the original post, it's time to bring these "conversations" to chat. Please do not use comments for on-going discussion. Thank you.
Sep 5	comment	Who created God? Note: <remaining comments removed> -- Once these comment threads veer from helping or clarifying the original post, it's time to bring these "conversations" to chat. Please do not use comments for on-going discussion. Thank you.
Sep 2	comment	Does being a Christian mean being a Bible literalist? Note: It's time to bring this discussion to chat. Please refrain from carrying on extended conversations in comments. Comments should generally address improvements to the original post. They're not for participating in on-going debate or parenthetical discussions. Thanks.
Sep 2	comment	How do Christians understand the omniscience of God in relation to the Uncertainty Principle? Note: <remaining comments removed> -- Once these comment threads veer from helping or clarifying the original post, it's time to bring these "conversations" to chat. Please stop using comments for on-going discussion. Thank you.
Sep 2	comment	Why does Intelligent Design reject evolution, even intelligently designed and executed evolution? Note: <comments removed> -- Please let's refrain from carrying on extended conversations in comments. Comments should generally address improvements to the original post. They're not for participating in on-going debate or parenthetical discussions. Please feel free to use the chat room to conduct such discussions. Thanks.
Aug 31	comment	How does the Bible say I should find a mate? @Flimzy: Injecting the word "Bible" doesn't make the question on topic. I just don't see how this question relates to the subject of Christianity.
Aug 31	comment	What does the Bible say about ecology? @djeikyb: I agree. This question is really broad, leaving the users only guessing what type of information would actually be helpful to the author. Perhaps if you had a much more specific problem you are trying to solve, you could provide a bit more detail.
Aug 31	comment	Will suicide keep me out of Heaven? @djeikyb: Your objection lies with the (potentially) poor answers, not with the question. Christianity most definitely has doctrinal teachings regarding suicide and Heaven. If someone's answer is helpful and authoritative (i.e. cites those teachings), vote it up. If an answer is simply a rant or laced with opinion, anecdotal stories, or hearsay, vote it down. As asked, this questions seems reasonably objective, or at least meets the guidelines of good subjective .
Aug 30	comment	Why won't God heal amputees? This might be a good question for a discussion forum. Christianity SE should try and steer clear of a lot of "Why doesn't God do [X]" and other random imponderables. Questions should represent real problems and questions about Christianity, not just imponderables, hypotheticals, or requests for opinions and discussion. @Richard was right; A question asking perhaps for documented examples of [X] from the bible. But, as asked, this is a bit of a rant along the lines of "Why does God let bad things happen to good people?" Good question, just not a good match for this site.
Aug 29	comment	How can one overcome lustful desires? This is a good question, but it's not a good for this type of Q&A. Stack Exchange is designed to create an authoritative collection of answers to canonical questions about Christianity. I can see this being asked of a congregation to share interesting discussion an through-provoking stories. But this type of story-sharing and communing isn't really what this site is about. "We expect answers to generally involve facts, references, or specific expertise; this question will likely solicit opinion, debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion." This is better suited to a discussion forum.