clbent04 Posted June 3, 2019 Report Posted June 3, 2019 (edited) June 3, 2019 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced it will no longer allow online users to access its website through URLs such as www.lds.org or www.thechurchofjesuschrist.org. Online users will now be required to enter the Church's full and official name to access the website: www.thechurchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints.org The change has been received with mixed reviews. Tom from Georgia writes, "I like that it's the official name of the Church in the URL, but I keep forgetting if I need to add the hyphen in between "Latter" and "day". Cindy from Michigan writes, "I think this is a good move." John from Ohio states, "Everyone just needs to suck it up and get their GWAM on!" Edited June 4, 2019 by Just_A_Guy Corrected thread title dprh and NeuroTypical 1 1 Quote
Guest Mores Posted June 4, 2019 Report Posted June 4, 2019 13 hours ago, clbent04 said: June 3, 2019 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced it will no longer allow online users to access its website through URLs such as www.lds.org or www.thechurchofjesuschrist.org. Online users will now be required to enter the Church's full and official name to access the website: www.thechurchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints.org When is it supposed to take place? I can still access it by typing www.lds.org. And the re-direct isn't even the full name. It's <<www.churchofjesuschrist.org>>. Quote
MarginOfError Posted June 4, 2019 Report Posted June 4, 2019 I'm pretty sure this is a bogus story. The url thechurchofjesuschrist.org isn't even owned by the Church. What's more, many of the web based properties haven't been transitioned to the new url base. For instance, if I try lcr.churchofjesuschrist.org, I get nothing. I still have to use lcr.lds.org. And if I attempt to access Leader and Clerk Resources from churchofjesuschrist.org, I get redirected to lcr.lds.org. Quote
Guest Mores Posted June 4, 2019 Report Posted June 4, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, MarginOfError said: I'm pretty sure this is a bogus story. The url thechurchofjesuschrist.org isn't even owned by the Church. What's more, many of the web based properties haven't been transitioned to the new url base. For instance, if I try lcr.churchofjesuschrist.org, I get nothing. I still have to use lcr.lds.org. And if I attempt to access Leader and Clerk Resources from churchofjesuschrist.org, I get redirected to lcr.lds.org. I'm not sure what the "lcr" is. just type www.churchofjesuschrist.org And, yes, it is owned by the Church. It is the Church website. see: https://www.netim.com/domain-name/whois-search.html You entered "the" in the first line of your post. With the "the", the site is the Bickertonite website. Edited June 4, 2019 by Mores Quote
MarginOfError Posted June 4, 2019 Report Posted June 4, 2019 1 minute ago, Mores said: I'm not sure what the "lcr" is. just type www.churchofjesuschrist.org And, yes, it is owned by the Church. It is the Church website. see: https://www.netim.com/domain-name/whois-search.html You entered "the" in the first line of your post. With the "the", the site is the Bickertonite website. lcr.lds.org is the link to Leader and Clerk Resources, which is where we manage membership records, finances, temple recommends, ministering, etc. It is essential to the administrative function of the Church. The fact that it is not available as lcr.churchofjesuschrist.org indicates that conversion of the web properties is far from complete. And the reason I used "thechurchofjesuschrist.org" is because @clbent04 included in the OP Quote The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced it will no longer allow online users to access its website through URLs such as www.lds.org or www.thechurchofjesuschrist.org. The Church would have no reason to include that particular URL in a press release because, as you point out, the Church does not own that URL. Hence, my claim that this is a bogus story. Quote
clbent04 Posted June 4, 2019 Author Report Posted June 4, 2019 @MarginOfError @Mores This is just onion news, meaning it's fake news. I don't think the Church would ever do this, but I guess it could be possible. I see them always maintaining the current URLs to redirect to the Church's website. MarginOfError and seashmore 2 Quote
Just_A_Guy Posted June 4, 2019 Report Posted June 4, 2019 1 hour ago, clbent04 said: @MarginOfError @Mores This is just onion news, meaning it's fake news. I don't think the Church would ever do this, but I guess it could be possible. I see them always maintaining the current URLs to redirect to the Church's website. Oh, it’s “Onion”, not “Union”? I’ll edit the thread title. clbent04 1 Quote
clbent04 Posted June 4, 2019 Author Report Posted June 4, 2019 13 minutes ago, Just_A_Guy said: Oh, it’s “Onion”, not “Union”? I’ll edit the thread title. Lol good catch. Thx Quote
Guest Mores Posted June 4, 2019 Report Posted June 4, 2019 1 hour ago, clbent04 said: This is just onion news,... 19 minutes ago, Just_A_Guy said: Oh, it’s “Onion”, not “Union”? I’ll edit the thread title. 6 minutes ago, clbent04 said: Lol good catch. Thx Uhm... yeah... I'll be sure to ignore your posts from here on out. Quote
clbent04 Posted June 4, 2019 Author Report Posted June 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, Mores said: Uhm... yeah... I'll be sure to ignore your posts from here on out. NeuroTypical 1 Quote
clbent04 Posted June 4, 2019 Author Report Posted June 4, 2019 29 minutes ago, Just_A_Guy said: Oh, it’s “Onion”, not “Union”? I’ll edit the thread title. When you wake up and forget how to spell. The way "onion" is pronounced led to my brain misspelling it. A botched job of trying to phonetically spell it. Quote
Emmanuel Goldstein Posted June 4, 2019 Report Posted June 4, 2019 4 hours ago, Mores said: I'm not sure what the "lcr" is. just type www.churchofjesuschrist.org And, yes, it is owned by the Church. It is the Church website. see: https://www.netim.com/domain-name/whois-search.html You entered "the" in the first line of your post. With the "the", the site is the Bickertonite website. If this is really from The Onion then they probably added "the" just to mess with people even further. Quote
Jamie123 Posted June 9, 2019 Report Posted June 9, 2019 Is "The Onion" really still going? I used to go there all the time - though some of it was rather naughty! A couple of religious humour sites I used to enjoy were "Landover Baptist" (a parody of ultra-conservative Protestantism) and "Ship of Fools". The latter had a section called "Loose Canons" (sic) which told true stories of the wackiest churchmen over the centuries. An article I particularly remember was about the "worst ever vicar" who farmed pigs in his churchyard to fund his life of debauchery and - when he was finally sacked - holed himself up in the vicarage with his latest mistress and a very large shotgun which he fired at anyone who came near (including the village squire!). They eventually had to starve him into submission. Quote
anatess2 Posted June 11, 2019 Report Posted June 11, 2019 Latest Mormon entry on the Bee... https://babylonbee.com/news/evangelical-mistaken-for-mormon-after-treating-everyone-with-kindness-respect Vort, Midwest LDS and dprh 3 Quote
Vort Posted June 11, 2019 Report Posted June 11, 2019 18 minutes ago, anatess2 said: Latest Mormon entry on the Bee... https://babylonbee.com/news/evangelical-mistaken-for-mormon-after-treating-everyone-with-kindness-respect That was actually pretty funny. Quote
Guest Mores Posted June 12, 2019 Report Posted June 12, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, anatess2 said: Latest Mormon entry on the Bee... https://babylonbee.com/news/evangelical-mistaken-for-mormon-after-treating-everyone-with-kindness-respect So... what's wrong with Pepsi? Edited June 12, 2019 by Mores Quote
MarginOfError Posted June 12, 2019 Report Posted June 12, 2019 "He then rode away on a bike" I don't know why I find that so funny. dprh 1 Quote
MarginOfError Posted June 12, 2019 Report Posted June 12, 2019 37 minutes ago, Mores said: So... what's wrong with Pepsi? Nothing. It's the only thing keeping me functional at the moment Quote
anatess2 Posted June 12, 2019 Report Posted June 12, 2019 27 minutes ago, MarginOfError said: Nothing. It's the only thing keeping me functional at the moment You might be better served by Mountain Dew. Quote
Guest Mores Posted June 12, 2019 Report Posted June 12, 2019 33 minutes ago, MarginOfError said: Nothing. It's the only thing keeping me functional at the moment @anatess2 is right. Mt. Dew tastes better than Pepsi. Quote
anatess2 Posted June 12, 2019 Report Posted June 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, Mores said: @anatess2 is right. Mt. Dew tastes better than Pepsi. The Dew also has a whopping 91ppm of caffeine on a 20 ouncer whereas Pepsi only has 63ppm. Gets you "more functional". Hah hah. * So back in the 80's, Mountain Dew was a required drink for coders (well, I was in the Philippines, not sure if it was also the same in the US) so much so that people avoided Mountain Dew to avoid being thought of as a nerd. Quote
dprh Posted June 12, 2019 Report Posted June 12, 2019 1 hour ago, MarginOfError said: "He then rode away on a bike" I don't know why I find that so funny. That was my favorite part Quote
Vort Posted June 12, 2019 Report Posted June 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Mores said: @anatess2 is right. Mt. Dew tastes better than Pepsi. I have it on good authority that horse urine tastes better than cat urine. Perhaps relative taste preference should not be the standard. Quote
Guest Mores Posted June 12, 2019 Report Posted June 12, 2019 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Vort said: I have it on good authority that horse urine tastes better than cat urine. Perhaps relative taste preference should not be the standard. Yes, it's true. Part of it is the horse's herbivorous diet. And the cat... nevermind. BTW, if anyone wants to taste Mt. Dew without the caffeine: 1 part Orange Soda 1 part Squirt 1/10th part orange zest tea. Edited June 12, 2019 by Mores Quote
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