Apology from Richard Dawkins (Yes Really).

[Heresiarch]

Ah, I recognize you from your pictures!

If you knew where the graphic in his avatar came from, pictures would be unnecessary.

Actually, I made his avatar, so I just might.

As long as you don't ask me "what was your username again", I'll sneak away.

[Millie]

Thankfully, I missed this latest fall-out. I have continued to enjoy RD’s front page and articles, but I haven’t posted on RDF for well over a year now since the creation of Rationalia. I understood RD’s reasoning since the previous fall-out and simply keep my OT and “fun” posts confined to Rationalia. I’ve learned quite a bit from the serious posts on Rationalia (yep… we actually do have them). I use RD net as an information source and nothing more at this time.

Having read some of the back-n-forth on this latest RDF upheaval, I must say that RD’s letter above certainly took some clarity of thought and bravery. It isn’t easy to remove the emotional aspect and reflect on only the facts at hand. Kudos to RD for being able to do so and issuing the letter.

My only last concern is (and forgive me if this was addressed and I missed it); I don’t like to think that this forum and others like it will have a dark cloud cast over them due to the harsh words exchanged. Rationalia and other forums, while offering fun and play, also offer a fantastic opportunity for like-minds come together to create a strong community where information and ideas are exchanged freely. Here, we can also vent about everything from fundies to the mundane every day. That in itself is an invaluable resource in that it helps members learn and grow as individuals and as a group. I hope that Dawkins, and others like him, are able to recognize the value of the OT forums.

[Azathoth]

What is it like?

Meh.

He's power crazy!

Please tell me nobody let him into the fly agarics. We don't need him running round naked biting the edge of his shield again.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Ah, I recognize you from your pictures!

If you knew where the graphic in his avatar came from, pictures would be unnecessary.

Actually, I made his avatar, so I just might.

As long as you don't ask me "what was your username again", I'll sneak away.

[A4Autistic]

Hopefully some of the journos will read this and correct themselves too.

Dream on!

[Azathoth]

Ah, I recognize you from your pictures!

If you knew where the graphic in his avatar came from, pictures would be unnecessary.

Actually, I made his avatar, so I just might.

As long as you don't ask me "what was your username again", I'll sneak away.

Is that real

[Pappa]

But the damage to some of us has already been done. (Those of us who were completely deleted.) And can't be undone, that I know of.

Actually it can, if they extracted the deletions from their most recent backup... but it would be fiddly and time consuming.

[klr]

PZ Myers - what's the betting that he was tipped off this, not that there's anything sinister in that:

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010 ... _whole.php

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Ah, I recognize you from your pictures!

If you knew where the graphic in his avatar came from, pictures would be unnecessary.

Actually, I made his avatar, so I just might.

As long as you don't ask me "what was your username again", I'll sneak away.

Is that real

Nothing on the net is real.

[klr]

But the damage to some of us has already been done. (Those of us who were completely deleted.) And can't be undone, that I know of.

Actually it can, if they extracted the deletions from their most recent backup... but it would be fiddly and time consuming.

Agree completely, but I think it has to be done.

The people responsible should agree to do it for free, or hire (out of their own pocket) someone competent to do it if they can't manage it.

[Don't Panic]

But the damage to some of us has already been done. (Those of us who were completely deleted.) And can't be undone, that I know of.

Actually it can, if they extracted the deletions from their most recent backup... but it would be fiddly and time consuming.

Sounds like a perfect penance for Josh.

[klr]

But the damage to some of us has already been done. (Those of us who were completely deleted.) And can't be undone, that I know of.

Actually it can, if they extracted the deletions from their most recent backup... but it would be fiddly and time consuming.

Sounds like a perfect penance for Josh.

Great minds and all that.

[Animavore]

Balance is restored

[Valden]

But the damage to some of us has already been done. (Those of us who were completely deleted.) And can't be undone, that I know of.

Actually it can, if they extracted the deletions from their most recent backup... but it would be fiddly and time consuming.

Sounds like a perfect penance for Josh.

Great minds and all that.

[Heresiarch]

PZ Myers - what's the betting that he was tipped off this, not that there's anything sinister in that:

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010 ... _whole.php

When pz was posting here, he told us that he would have a word with Richard about keeping the forum available as an archive instead of killing it after 30 days.