Hello all.  I have been a lurker here for months and thank God I have come across it.   We live in St. Marys, KS and we are fed up.  This morning Fr. Fullerton made the sermon for all 5 Masses constitute of a reading of +F's DICI "interview".   It was sickening to have to hear all the false arguments, strawmen args, and plain nonsense.  

Although I love this site, I think we need another (actual website) devoted to both "short" and "in-depth" refutations of +F, and as well as Fr. Rostand's interview tomorrow, which I full expect to be again - full of strawman arguments and non-sequiturs...

1.  I am willing to setup and maintain this new website, but I don't want to duplicate work.  I know we have cathinfo and savesspx, but does anyone else know of a website which has in-depth solid refutations, in an organized manner?

2.  Once I have the site setup, I trust there are plenty of people here who would be willing to contribute articles (with full credit/references given to them, of course!)?

In Christ,
Traddy

Actually it makes more sense to use a website already up & running with many, many followers already than to go to the trouble of setting up another & trying to get a following.  Time is of the essence here too.

Thanks, guys for responding.   Yes, I agree with Ferdinand.   I should have stated more clearly my reasons for another website.   I in no way want to imply that anything is lacking here, except that the format is not the most conducive to reach certain super-busy newbies / fence straddlers.  

Consider this.   Trads are super busy (as Matthew says).  You have to first get them to even consider that there may be another side to the argument.  Then, if you're lucky,  you have once chance to get them to go to a website (or something).  Once there, it seems to me that you have about 2 minutes before they lose interest in not being able to have the summary arguments clearly laid out, or find the answer to that objection that is really eating at them (and makes them so mistrustful of us in the first place).   Now a discussion board like this is excellent for people who really want to go in-depth, but, because of its format, it may not be so effective with people on the fence who "aren't even sure what the big deal is anyway?"

So:  with all that said,  I am considering reaching out to the people here in St. Marys any which way I can, maybe using a tactic similar to the brave souls who recently put an ad in the St. Marys tar, or maybe other tactics   Similar to that ad, I want to direct them to a website - but one in which it is super easy to get the "big picture" right off the bat, without having to check thread after thread to guess where they ought to begin.

Frankly, another part of me wants a website for this reason:  unlike this board, I may not allow responses / posts.  After all, the SSPX propaganda engines do not allow the other side of the argument.   Why should I allow a blog-style system which may very well dissuade a newbie from further consideration.   Unfair?  Cowardly?  Maybe, but I am concerned about the practical results.

In Christ,
Traddy

Thanks, guys for responding.   Yes, I agree with Ferdinand.   I should have stated more clearly my reasons for another website.   I in no way want to imply that anything is lacking here, except that the format is not the most conducive to reach certain super-busy newbies / fence straddlers.  

Consider this.   Trads are super busy (as Matthew says).  You have to first get them to even consider that there may be another side to the argument.  Then, if you're lucky,  you have once chance to get them to go to a website (or something).  Once there, it seems to me that you have about 2 minutes before they lose interest in not being able to have the summary arguments clearly laid out, or find the answer to that objection that is really eating at them (and makes them so mistrustful of us in the first place).   Now a discussion board like this is excellent for people who really want to go in-depth, but, because of its format, it may not be so effective with people on the fence who "aren't even sure what the big deal is anyway?"

So:  with all that said,  I am considering reaching out to the people here in St. Marys any which way I can, maybe using a tactic similar to the brave souls who recently put an ad in the St. Marys tar, or maybe other tactics   Similar to that ad, I want to direct them to a website - but one in which it is super easy to get the "big picture" right off the bat, without having to check thread after thread to guess where they ought to begin.

Frankly, another part of me wants a website for this reason:  unlike this board, I may not allow responses / posts.  After all, the SSPX propaganda engines do not allow the other side of the argument.   Why should I allow a blog-style system which may very well dissuade a newbie from further consideration.   Unfair?  Cowardly?  Maybe, but I am concerned about the practical results.

In Christ,
Traddy

Why don't you and Matthew link back and forward between both?  That way you can both maintain your preferred formats and increase viewer base.

Another reason for the dedicated website would be that (let's face it) not all refutations made on a forum are reasoned and objective.

Many people if they were to see +Fellay or the SSPX being spoken of in a disrespectful manner would be turned off and not even get to see the solid arguments. They would be disconcerted and it would actually push them towards having more sympathy for the "official" party line (that those against the deal are just uncouth rumor-mongerers to be ignored).

Those who are used to forums and online characters would be ok sifting through but not many in traddom spend much time in forums, it would be shocking and distract them from the real issues whereas having a dedicated website would give them the chance to see the issues clearly without personal opinions getting in the way.  

It was sickening to have to hear all the false arguments, strawmen args, and plain nonsense.

It's really unfortunate that you have not provided a copy for us to read here.
We're missin' out. How about them apples? You may feel oppressed but we can't help if we don't know the substance of the matter. Come to think of it, this is reminiscent of a certain Preamble.