What is the 4th Kingdom And Why Should I Join?
4thKingdom is a private online community that blends a retro style with RPG community elements. If you want to know what that means, read on.
Is it like MySpace or LiveJournal?
No, our focus is not on profiles, journals, or blogs. The focus of 4thKingdom is on message boards (forums) and the debate, contests, discussions, etc. which take place on them. We have an unusually high quality membership, protected by our barrier to entry. If you like to talk about subjects as diverse as parenting, current events, music, faith, and computers, you'll like 4thKingdom.
What did you mean by "RPG"?
RPG = "Role Playing Game." In somewhat of a social experiment, 4thKingdom has taken some community aspects to a degree not yet explored by message board communities. What that means is, we have a site-wide currency system and items that can be bought and sold. There is a status system with leveling up. We'd like to see how far this system can be developed, and in fact ideas are in the works to set up a democratically-elected government. Many people find the RPG elements to be a fun addition to the site, but by all means nobody is forced to participate in them.
Why can't I view any of the posts on your boards?
One of the benefits of 4thKingdom is that it is private, meaning no one can view the posts without an account. The downside to that is that prospective members like yourself cannot sneak a peek at what goes on within our walls. In light of that, we've made a few posts public for you to read through. Note that not all posts within are as wordy as these examples; these are just some recent posts that stood out.
A pair of posts that you may find interesting, by Four Degreez: Thoughts on New York City
and Is Tool a New-Age Band?
Poetry is also popular in our community. Read a poem by jackie joy:
Fifteen hundred miles
Here is an interesting post by Temujin,
Is racism a natural and inevitable occurrence?
We have a lot of debates here in the Kingdom, and religion is often a hot topic. We have
members on all sides. My apologies for the fact that these are out of context, but here
is a post with an atheist perspective, by kurt,
and a Christian perspective, by lealila.
Here is another interesting perspective:
American Christianity by Larry.
I would like to show you more, but you'll have to request an account to see the hundreds of thousands of other posts within.