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by SteveB » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:08 pm
Hello,
I'm probably one of the last people to join this forum or RatSkep after RDF had been dismantled. I was Deicidal on RDF (not a big player, but I had like 2000 posts, if anyone remembers.) I woulda joined one of the fallout fora earlier, but instead I chose to read and comment on Pharyngula as a cheap replacement for a real online atheist community. But after PZ had proven himself to be an ass with regards to ElevatorGate, I just don't seem to want to read Phrayungula anymore, so where's an atheist supposed to go? His first beloved forum was destroyed by some turd (what happened to the lawsuit against Josh Timonen anyway?) and its replacement blog became a festering boil of irrational radfem victimology and misogynist name-calling if one doesn't walk in lockstep with PZ's views.
Anyway, that's my rant.
I just hope this forum doesn't gets dismantled or everyone suddenly starts touting Teabagger ideological talking points.
So yah..hello everyone!
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by normal » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:10 pm
Cool, welcome.
I had over 200 posts on rdf!
What is ElevatorGate?
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by Bella Fortuna » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:11 pm
Hey, former-Deicidal.
I remember the name. Welcome!
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by klr » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:11 pm
Welcome, nibbler!
There is some ideology here, somewhere, but it usually scurries around in a dark corner.*
*No offence meant to any of our denizens.
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Xamonas Chegwé
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by Xamonas Chegwé » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:12 pm
Nibbler wrote:I just hope this forum doesn't gets dismantled or everyone suddenly starts touting Teabagger ideological talking points.
Nah. We just talk about cheese, mostly. Although we do have a couple of token teabaggers kicking about.
Welcome to Ratz, Nibbler. Just keep your teeth off the staff Stilton, OK?
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by Animavore » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:12 pm
I remember the name alright.
How's she cuttin'?
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by Callan » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:13 pm
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by Azathoth » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:14 pm
I don't think anyone is interesting in going anywhere near your staff stilton XC. You should wash it more and you won't get any
Outside the ordered universe is that amorphous blight of nethermost confusion which blasphemes and bubbles at the center of all infinity—the boundless daemon sultan Azathoth, whose name no lips dare speak aloud, and who gnaws hungrily in inconceivable, unlighted chambers beyond time and space amidst the muffled, maddening beating of vile drums and the thin monotonous whine of accursed flutes.
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by Feck » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:14 pm
Hello welcome
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by Clinton Huxley » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:15 pm
One of the Buckinghamshire Nibblers? Well I never!
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by Thinking Aloud » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:16 pm
Hi Nibbler - I recognise the name too. We're the lifeboat of the pre-RDF-dismantling lifeboat v1.0.
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by Ronja » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:17 pm
Welcome!
Don't get put off by insiderism - it is one of the more implicit ideologies here. And of course we have a couple of hard-line political ranters, like any irreverent enough forum. Enjoy!
PS: It is customary to donate some cheese and/or bacon for the staff. Some of us accept cookies, too (hint, hint, nudge, nudge..)
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by normal » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:21 pm
I've joined a few forums, and every time someone says "don't feed the goat" or "mind the oranges" or "Oh ho Ho HO HO, you don't want to mention balsam!!!!"
So, in case you are intimidated by the cheese and bacon talk... It's the longest running local meme thingy. Well, cheese came first as a customary poll option, and then bacon came and conquered the throne (by popular vote in a poll).
I think we mostly try to be a relaxed, caring, fun-loving community here, but feel free to not be relaxed as well.
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:24 pm
Greetings! I'll bet setting your goals as far as post count goes.
And I can be bribed.
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by Geoff » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:32 pm
Hi, and welcome! I remember you as Deicidal on RDF - you talked a lot of sense on there, though, which is not something we generally do here...
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