what happens when a big forum goes bust

[aca]

In this thread http://rationalia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=9081 nineberry asked

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?

IIDB (internet infidels discussion board) went down for similar reasons as RDF

This is the aftermath

http://homepage.mac.com/lpetrich/Pix/II ... Family.png[/img-sig]
(image: thanks to Loren (aka lpetrich from secular cafe)

Luckily, we had rationalia as a gathering place. Thanks for that

[lpetrich]

Thanx, Aca.

Notice that that picture got clipped by the page's inline rendering. To unclip it, do (right click) -> View Image in Firefox, or something similar in other browsers.

I've created a similar image for RDF offshoots:

[Thinking Aloud]

You might like to add Herd of Cats as another forum that came out of RDF at the same time as TAF. I think it's defunct now, but for completeness... Some of the HoC people are here now, others went elsewhere.

[xrayzed]

That was surprisingly cool.

I'm becoming more and more convinced that human beings love schisms.

[Alan C]

A good schism starts the day better than a strong cup of coffee.

[Peter Brown]

I think it is more an example of how the few eventually like to dominate the many, so the many sod off elsewhere.

[macdoc]

I suspect a good bit of iconclasts are also strongly anti-establishment of any sort.

[Sisifo]

It would be cool make it like a philogenetic tree and define some branches as "extinted"

We love to evolve, methinks

[eXcommunicate]

Thanx, Aca.

Notice that that picture got clipped by the page's inline rendering. To unclip it, do (right click) -> View Image in Firefox, or something similar in other browsers.

When I complained about this and offered constructive suggestions I was told I was "lazy" and should resize my graphics.

[RuleBritannia]

I think the formation and break away of sects is just something indicative of all human organisation, it's unavoidable.

[eXcommunicate]

I think the formation and break away of sects is just something indicative of all human organisation, it's unavoidable.

Generally I agree, but it didn't have to happen in this instance.

[lpetrich]

I'm not familiar with that Herd of Cats forum. Is it still online? Is it an offshoot of RDF or of TAF or of both?

Thanx, Aca.

Notice that that picture got clipped by the page's inline rendering. To unclip it, do (right click) -> View Image in Firefox, or something similar in other browsers.

When I complained about this and offered constructive suggestions I was told I was "lazy" and should resize my graphics.

I'm familiar with vBulletin add-ons that auto-resize pictures for rendering, but I don't know what might be available for phpBB.

[Bella Fortuna]

A good schism starts the day better than a strong cup of coffee.

Yes, a nice splurge of schism starts the day off right...

[Clinton Huxley]

A good schism starts the day better than a strong cup of coffee.

Yes, a nice splurge of schism starts the day off right...

I demand a forum solely for people who disagree with this statement.

[Boadacia!]

Can't drink, can't smoke, can't eat moo cows, & hate running 3 miles a day to catch a boring carrot, and a plate of measly Muesli, so might as well be here?