Announcement about RDF

[hackenslash]

http://forum.richarddawkins.net/viewtop ... 1&t=110313

Looks like a radical change, and not being well received. More discussion here:

http://forum.richarddawkins.net/viewtop ... 9&t=110317

[cowiz]

Those of you who are still members and active might be interested in this:

http://forum.richarddawkins.net/viewtop ... 1&t=110313

Of course, a stink is erupting....

http://forum.richarddawkins.net/viewtop ... 9&t=110317

Wasn't sure where to put this, so please move to a more appropriate section if you want

[cowiz]

http://forum.richarddawkins.net/viewtop ... 1&t=110313

Looks like a radical change, and not being well received. More discussion here:

http://forum.richarddawkins.net/viewtop ... 9&t=110317

Bugger - I just posted this!!!

[Don't Panic]

Threads merged, might I just say that it's sad to see an end coming to the forum that brought most of us together.

[Bella Fortuna]

http://forum.richarddawkins.net/viewtop ... 1&t=110313

Dear forum members,

We wanted you all to know at the earliest opportunity about our new website currently in development. RichardDawkins.net will have a new look and feel, improved security, and much more. Visits to the site have really grown over the past 3 1/2 years, and this update gives us an opportunity to address several issues. Over the years we've become one of the world's leading resources for breaking rational and scientific news from all over the net and creating original content. We are focusing on quality content distribution, and will be bringing more original articles, video and other content as we grow.

The new RichardDawkins.net will have a fully-integrated discussion section. This will be a new feature for the site, similar to the current forum, but not identical. We feel the new system will be much cleaner and easier to use, and hopefully this will encourage participation from a wider variety of users.

We will leave the current forum up for 30 days, giving regular users an opportunity to locally archive any content they value. When the new website goes live, you are welcome to submit these posts as new discussions. The forum will then be taken down from the web. You will not loose your username on the new system.

The new discussion area will not be a new forum. It will be different. We will be using a system of tags to categorize items, instead of sub-forums. Discussions can have multiple tags, such as "Education", "Children", and "Critical Thinking". Starting a new discussion will require approval, so we ask that you only submit new discussions that are truly relevant to reason and science. Subsequent responses on the thread will not need approval—however anything off topic or violating the new terms of service will be removed. The approval process will be there to ensure the quality of posts on the site. This is purely an editorial exercise to help new visitors find quality content quickly. We hope this discussion area will reflect the foundation's goals and values.

We know that this is a big decision. We know some of you will be against this change. We ask that you respect our decision and help make this transition as smooth as possible.

We're confident that these changes will improve the site experience and we look forward to seeing what you do with the new system.

Many thanks again.

Josh Timonen,
Andrew Chalkley
The Richard Dawkins Foundation

Final nail in the coffin of any fun stuff there, it seems. The final end of an era of sorts.

[cowiz]

Threads merged, might I just say that it's sad to see an end coming to the forum that brought most of us together.

I can't see how it can survive this one

[Feck]

So we will be getting lots more people here then ?


Permission needed to start a topic

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Somebody tell the survivors where the lifeboat is, please.

[Don't Panic]

Threads merged, might I just say that it's sad to see an end coming to the forum that brought most of us together.

I can't see how it can survive this one

Well, it can't. They're taking down the forum in 30 days time, to replace it with something new and improved.

[Bella Fortuna]

Argh - sorry, I started another thread on this.

[cowiz]

Argh - sorry, I started another thread on this.

Me too - it's good to know we are surplus

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Argh - sorry, I started another thread on this.

No problem. We expected this.

[JimC]

The real night of the long knives is coming to RDF, as the authoritarian model Josh T has always wanted comes to fruition...

We may have a rush of refugees...

[Feck]

Some one should E-mail them and point out that If we are doing such a good job of re-homing all the waifs and stray they do not want they could at least make a donation to Ratz funds .

[Bella Fortuna]

The real night of the long knives is coming to RDF, as the authoritarian model Josh T has always wanted comes to fruition...

We may have a rush of refugees...

Indeed... a couple of us have casually mentioned Ratz just in case anyone might be interested.