So what happened at TAF?

[War Arrow]

If anyone has any further unfavourable remarks concerning TAF I will be waiting by the memorial tower (the one with the light at its summit) in Coventry War Memorial Park, Coventry, UK (just off the Kenilworth Road) at 9AM Saturday 6th March where I will be more than happy to address their concerns with my BARE FISTS. Bring your own f****** steak.

[Mysturji]

I've read about some sort of "schism" that happened at TAF (from the How Did You Find Rationalia.com? thread). I'm really interested in internet culture, especially inter-forum phenomena such as raids. So what happened?

Entertain me.

OBC died after someone bit him on the arm. Later that night, he woke up with a Ban-Hammer growing out of the bite, and a taste for human flesh...


But seriously. Difference of opinion, drama, shit-storm, mass exodus to here, water under the bridge. I don't go there anymore because my friends are here. I don't go to Herd of Cats anymore because they merged with an extreme right-wing Nazi-loving forum and it left a bad taste in my mouth. I kept going back to RDF because it still had something of value to offer, but not any more.
Sit down. Relax. Look around. Have some cheese.

[Horwood Beer-Master]

...So what happened?..

Even I'm not sure, and I was there!

[NineBerry]

There are several forums on the net now due to that schism, talkrational, secular cafe & freeratio being three major ones

It's what happens to all religions: Formation of sects. So why should it not also happen to atheism?

[War Arrow]

Have some cheese.

I like your style.

[Kristie]

You want to know the truth? Anyone who hasn't been to either Ratz or TAF thinks both are nothing but exclusive cliques who spend all day posting off-topic inside jokes--which is extremely off-putting to many hard-core debators from RDF. And having been to both, I can say that there really isn't much difference between the two besides the fact that TAF has a few n00bs spreading shit about Ratz, and Ratz has, well, people like you. If you want to spread opinionated bullshit, please, at least do something productive and slander some fundie forums, places that actually deserve it. Ratz and TAF are already lacking enough reputation as it is...

We're happy with the way our forum is. We're a tight group of friends and we enjoy our off topic diuscussions more than serious debate.

[Horwood Beer-Master]

...I don't go to Herd of Cats anymore because they merged with an extreme right-wing Nazi-loving forum...

They did!?

How the fuck did that come about?

[War Arrow]

...I don't go to Herd of Cats anymore because they merged with an extreme right-wing Nazi-loving forum...

They did!?

How the fuck did that come about?

I still don't get that one either and I was pretty regular over there for a while.

[ScholasticSpastic]

...I don't go to Herd of Cats anymore because they merged with an extreme right-wing Nazi-loving forum...

They did!?

How the fuck did that come about?

I still don't get that one either and I was pretty regular over there for a while.

This is news to me. I just wandered off 'cuz I thought is was boring there. If I'd known they'd dig up a bit of fascist drama I might have stayed for fireworks.

[maiforpeace]

...I don't go to Herd of Cats anymore because they merged with an extreme right-wing Nazi-loving forum...

They did!?

How the fuck did that come about?

I still don't get that one either and I was pretty regular over there for a while.

Gracie came back?

Re: Ratz, TAF, HOC...

They are different forums with personalities and styles of their own. That's all. One isn't better than the other. Some people prefer their corner bar, others like to bar hop.

[War Arrow]

There was this somewhat reactionary old woman who posted there and made a load of predictably crappy comments about Mai and another guy (as not particularly intelligent right-wing persons are so often apt to do) but that's about all I saw. Guess I was looking in the wrong place.

Oh... and Mai just posted before I hit submit: Yes, my sentiments entirely.

[Mishakal]

Everyone calm down it's just the INTERNET!!!

Don't take it seriously...

[Mephistopheles]

You want to know the truth? Anyone who hasn't been to either Ratz or TAF thinks both are nothing but exclusive cliques who spend all day posting off-topic inside jokes--which is extremely off-putting to many hard-core debators from RDF. And having been to both, I can say that there really isn't much difference between the two besides the fact that TAF has a few n00bs spreading shit about Ratz, and Ratz has, well, people like you. If you want to spread opinionated bullshit, please, at least do something productive and slander some fundie forums, places that actually deserve it. Ratz and TAF are already lacking enough reputation as it is...

We're happy with the way our forum is. We're a tight group of friends and we enjoy our off topic diuscussions more than serious debate.

Which I think is fine. I appreciate that both Ratz and TAF have different goals than the discussion-based fora, and the only reason I prefer TAF is because I've already established a history there. That doesn't make either one of them "terrible," though, and it just irritates me whenever I see stuff posted like what Matt H said.

Apologies if that came off as a bit of a rant.

[Pappa]

Anyone know the name of the forum that the old TAF crew jumped to and whether they took the contents of the TAF forum with them?

[Bella Fortuna]

The one that just started recently? Thinking Universe.

They didn't take anything with them. They just started a new place.