Exi5entialist's Allegations- Discussion and debate

[Hermit]

It's getting more bizarre by the day. According to Marinerachel we were "screeching that PZ’s account needs to be deleted because he wasn’t impressed by how the forum in general responded to “Would it be immoral to rape a Skepchick?”". What. The. Fuck. would that assertion be based on? All those invitations for P Z Myers to discuss the issue right here in this forum, which he declined by requesting that his account be deactivated? Nice one, Marinerachel. Looking forward to your return to planet earth one day.

[JimC]

Show me on the doll where Rationalia touched you?

[Jaygray]

It's getting more bizarre by the day. According to Marinerachel we were "screeching that PZ’s account needs to be deleted because he wasn’t impressed by how the forum in general responded to “Would it be immoral to rape a Skepchick?”". What. The. Fuck. would that assertion be based on? All those invitations for P Z Myers to discuss the issue right here in this forum, which he declined by requesting that his account be deactivated? Nice one, Marinerachel. Looking forward to your return to planet earth one day.

Well truth is the first casualty of any conflict. Truth doesn't matter to these folks anyway. They have a higher calling.

They will destroy this village in order to save it.

[Azathoth]

Heh, playing with him over on FtB now. I have missed my punchbag

[JacksSmirkingRevenge]

It's getting more bizarre by the day. According to Marinerachel we were "screeching that PZ’s account needs to be deleted because he wasn’t impressed by how the forum in general responded to “Would it be immoral to rape a Skepchick?”". What. The. Fuck. would that assertion be based on? All those invitations for P Z Myers to discuss the issue right here in this forum, which he declined by requesting that his account be deactivated? Nice one, Marinerachel. Looking forward to your return to planet earth one day.

This person should be asked to provide links.

[rachelbean]

I don't understand how anyone doesn't think exi5 is a troll. He is claiming he was sexually abused here....that's not a difference of opinion, it's just an outright and absurd lie. We don't delete posts so people can look for themselves

[Hermit]

I don't understand how anyone doesn't think exi5 is a troll. He is claiming he was sexually abused here....that's not a difference of opinion, it's just an outright and absurd lie.

There can be huge differences between what happens and how it is perceived. I don't think Exi5tentialist is lying. The connection between the real world and how Exi perceives / interprets it is just, shall we say, extremely tenuous. He'd hardly dare spout the crap he does about the "sexual abuse scandal" if he did not believe it to be true himself. If he didn't, he'd realise the impossibility of convincing others of the truth of such an absurd assertion. He is not stupid. Just a bit reality-challenged.

[Skinny Puppy]

His nonsense topic has been locked at Ratskep. I’m guessing here, but I assume he’ll continue to flood other threads with his BS and that should eventually send him packing.

I don’t know all of the drama that took place, (I just have a rough idea) but it appears that the butt hurt is strong in that one. If he thinks he’ll get any support from us he’s living in a dream world.

[Hermit]

OMG, I just thought of what is likely to happen if Exi5tentialist berated Myers or Watson about the lack of democracy at Pharyngula or Skepchicks.

[dj357]

My major gripe with PZ is that he's still insisting on tarring an entire community with a one-size-fits-all brush. I know I'm only back here a few days but there's no way this entire community can be described as "rapey and jokey". Jokey, certainly, but far from rapey. And there was no back-slapping going on at all, all I saw was some people saying "not cool, man", others saying "i see what you did there" and others, after PZ had jumped on it, saying "PZ went way too far there dude, it was just a joke after all". Ridiculous.

[Bella Fortuna]

OMG, I just thought of what is likely to happen if Exi5tentialist berated Myers or Watson about the lack of democracy at Pharyngula or Skepchicks.

[JacksSmirkingRevenge]

It's getting more bizarre by the day. According to Marinerachel we were "screeching that PZ’s account needs to be deleted because he wasn’t impressed by how the forum in general responded to “Would it be immoral to rape a Skepchick?”". What. The. Fuck. would that assertion be based on? All those invitations for P Z Myers to discuss the issue right here in this forum, which he declined by requesting that his account be deactivated? Nice one, Marinerachel. Looking forward to your return to planet earth one day.

This person should be asked to provide links.

In fact, it may be worth waiting to see if Myers takes the trouble to correct the poster.

[hadespussercats]

@ XC

I think that's the sort of thing he probably meant.

Is it wrong that it made me go all then?

It's your brand of humor.

[hadespussercats]

I don't understand how anyone doesn't think exi5 is a troll. He is claiming he was sexually abused here....that's not a difference of opinion, it's just an outright and absurd lie.

There can be huge differences between what happens and how it is perceived. I don't think Exi5tentialist is lying. The connection between the real world and how Exi perceives / interprets it is just, shall we say, extremely tenuous. He'd hardly dare spout the crap he does about the "sexual abuse scandal" if he did not believe it to be true himself. If he didn't, he'd realise the impossibility of convincing others of the truth of such an absurd assertion. He is not stupid. Just a bit reality-challenged.

I read him saying that sometimes it's too much trouble to say "verbal sexual abuse."

Too much trouble? He can write page after page of posts, but it's too much trouble to append a key descriptor that utterly changes the sense of a phrase?

I don't have a link to this quote. I can hunt it down if someone wants.

[Animavore]

Shit, meet Fan.


[quote="Pulsar";p="1407956"][quote="Regina";p="1407882"]Do you know things we don't? [/quote]
I do...

PZ decided not to moderate any comments anymore. The poor pharyngulites are on their own now, and they don't like it...

http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/ ... arent-cool

PZ Myers says:
28 July 2012 at 6:26 pm

People don’t need to leave. I’m taking a break from the comments, but I’m sure this will only lead to a happy new world of excitement, free of my interference.

Articles will continue to appear. There will be things to fight over, as always. You know how many of you take breaks from this stuff when it gets too stressful — I spend an hour or two a day every day cleaning up the messes, and have been doing this for nearly a decade. I get a break, too.

PZ Myers says:
29 July 2012 at 6:20 pm

There are no rules at all anymore.

PZ Myers says:
29 July 2012 at 6:39 pm

I don’t know…I’m hoping total anarchy works and this can be permanent. It makes my job easier.

When I got up this morning, I saw the long list of unread new comments, and instead of actually scanning them, I did this magical thing of simply selecting all and marking as read. I’ve done that again just now. And they all went away with no time or effort on my part!

The comments section here is totally peaceful and stress-free as long as I close my eyes and don’t look.

PZ Myers says:
29 July 2012 at 6:57 pm

What is a blog for if you don’t care about the comments?

Bwahahahahahahaha! Good one.

I’ve been caring about the comments for 10 fucking years. Everyone has a different and, they’re sure, better idea about how they should be handled. So you’re all on your own — let’s see how it works out.

PZ Myers says:
29 July 2012 at 7:01 pm

So much for caring about safe spaces and all that

You don’t get to put that on me, nope. I tried to put together safe spaces, and acted as the janitor when people tried to shit in them — and got howls of protest that I dared to do so.

So you guys get to clean it up on your own now.

PZ Myers says:
29 July 2012 at 9:11 pm

when personal info about someone gets posted like the other day,

Tough. I won’t see it, and I wash my hands of any consequences.

PZ Myers says:
29 July 2012 at 9:22 pm

NO.

Seriously, I’m fed up. Do you understand that? I’m FUCKING FED UP.

GODDAMN MOTHERFUCKING FED UP.

You guys want a janitor, nothing more, and I’m tired of entitled snots telling me how to run the place…so you’re on your own. Too many people seem to have the idea that I’m supposed to just indulge their behaviors, no matter how destructive they are to the community.

So I’ll let the assholes run the show now. Have fun.

PZ Myers says:
29 July 2012 at 10:18 pm

turn them off

You know what throws me into a rage?

PEOPLE TELLING ME HOW TO RUN THE BLOG.

and when one stupid troll manages to derail a thread for days on end without saying anything of substance.

That’s ongoing. You don’t want me to deal with that crap, I won’t deal with it.

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