Thanks for this thread Gawdzilla.
Maybe the downing of RDF is actually a good thing: Judging by the enormous anguish felt by many quantum state members (we are neither there or anywhere, really!

), the wretched man had become a 'golden calf' that we Israelites were cavorting around. Now, horror of horrors, the emperor has been glimpsed butt naked (by his own hand, no less!), with the same frailties as anyone else. He was either complicit or incompetent in the disgraceful machinations of these past few days.
With RDF gone, or almost so, all these other super sites, including Rationalia, can have a fairer slice of the action! And they are great sites, let there be NO doubt about that.
At present I'm happy enough here, but may have a look at the others you mentioned as they all become more active.
One things for sure; I'm not grovelling to the proposed future RDF for permission to post new threads. WTF do they think they are? These are FORUMS, not quarterly science journals. I must say, I was disappointed at PZ Myers Blog. He's obviously out of touch, as Dawkins is. Evidently, celebrity also corrupts...
