Pagan Centered Podcast – Episode 53 – Those in _ Houses Should Not Be Emo

2009
12.17

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2:07 April in Northern California writes:(I haven’t listened to all the episodes yet, but I thought I’d throw in my input (again… lol))

Question: Is it necessary to have a hand written Book of Shadows? Or due to the advances in technology would it be okay for one to use the computer?

Back in ‘04 when I first became interested in Paganism, I found a lot of websites that mention people do use the computer – does it make it any less personal, correct, etc. if its on the computer?
7:26 Meeting logs as a Pagan group Book of Shadows
8:30 Revisiting your own Book of Shadows
9:04 Gifting a no longer necessary Book of Shadows
10:18 Virtual Altar Space?
11:45 Wicca, the porn.
14:00 OKA just poofed
15:06 Otherkin websites as a resource for advanced metaphysics.
15:36 Coping with the loss of an internet forum
16:25 A lot of Otherkin like DND and Anime
16:40 Oh, so you play an elf, but you are an elf?!
16:58 DND
17:50 Forums become a metaphysical library over time, should it be treated as a library?
19:00 Moderators were doing their job well but admins were the weakest list at OKA.
20:12 OKA forum just disappearing without notice.
21:20 Why should one’s behavior on another forum affect one’s status on this forum?
22:22 Banning, when does it go too far?
25:15 What’s the actual purpose of forum moderation?
26:34 The purpose of banning.
27:48 “The Shaman King” idiot
29:45 Real Shamanism isn’t this happy hippie crap, nor a kintype
30:50 Myspace isn’t built to promote good form moderation and administration.
32:56 In a good forum, no one needs to be intimidated.
33:56 Banning newbies is not the right way to moderate a forum.
35:15 Forum moderators need to help newbies.
35:50 Overzealous and burnt out forum administrators
37:20 Have forum administrators that are not related to one another.
38:58 It’s better when moderators/admins don’t argue with one another publicly.
39:56 WTF is with no cussing rules on occult forums?
41:30 Why should the vast majority over 18 be punished for the few that are under 18?
42:46 Tact vs. Tolerance
43:44 Fairy Princess Syndrome
44:50 “If you love a good mystery, you’ll adore working magick” – Silver Ravenwolf.
47:15 “Silver is a Witch with many cloaks” – Silver Ravenwolf
47:50 The New Pagan Way on Yahoo Groups… wow, just… wow.
48:55 “Crafty Crafts”
50:05 How can there be too much discussion on a discussion form!
51:10 International Red Garters?
51:35 Things that should be on every forum
52:50 Website of the Week: ChaosMatrix.org
53:00 Podcast of the Week: The Broom Closet