Announcement about RDF

[Don't Panic]

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.

Yeah, DP's sig is real casual.

I just saw that...

FUCKING SUBTLE!!!!11!!

I wonder if all the Ratz members should post the same signature under their avatars over at RD.net? Where's the marketing department?

Might be a bad idea, could get them all removed. We could always do it in relays.

[Bella Fortuna]

Can I revive this and post it over there?

Give me your banned, your half-dead,
Your huddled masses yearning to speak of spunk,
The wretched cheese of your mouldy bread.
Send these, the forum-less, whose posts are nowt but junk,
I lift my glass beside this golden thread!

[JimC]

Hi, Don't Panic at RDF sent me here. Will you grant me asylum and permit us to start threads with word games and jokes?

I'll be good

Excellent! The first of the refugees have arrived! Rationalia upholds the UN convention on refugees, so you are most welcome. In fact, we have a welcome forum!here

[Feck]

""""Please do not attempt to inflame the users, start any petitions, or "relocate" groups of users to a separate forum. Do not use any of the data held by the foundation (such as email addresses) through the control panel to cause any trouble. Any behavior of this kind will not be tolerated. We don't expect you to do these things, but we say all of this only to discourage any well-intentioned moves that would only frustrate the situation.

Many thanks again.

Josh Timonen
Andrew Chalkley
The Richard Dawkins Foundation""""


Or what ????

[hackenslash]

In the interest of saving as much really good material as possible, please contribute to my 'best posts' thread, so that I can get it archived before the lights go out.

The thread can be found here. I'm going to start archiving ASAP. Just stick a link in the thread, and I'll get it all offline and saved as pdf.

[Ayaan]

I'm rather in shock right now. However, it does make me feel better seeing all your reactions. I've been at RDF since the doors opened and hate to see this happen.

[Kristie]

Not as many comments regarding Topsy's post as I thought there would be.
http://forum.richarddawkins.net/viewtop ... 0#p2752164
Maybe people didn't read it all the way through.

[Bella Fortuna]

""""Please do not attempt to inflame the users, start any petitions, or "relocate" groups of users to a separate forum. Do not use any of the data held by the foundation (such as email addresses) through the control panel to cause any trouble. Any behavior of this kind will not be tolerated. We don't expect you to do these things, but we say all of this only to discourage any well-intentioned moves that would only frustrate the situation.

Many thanks again.

Josh Timonen
Andrew Chalkley
The Richard Dawkins Foundation""""


Or what ????

I saw that too. What, do they own these people, now?

[Ayaan]

Not as many comments regarding Topsy's post as I thought there would be.
http://forum.richarddawkins.net/viewtop ... 0#p2752164
Maybe people didn't read it all the way through.

I'm thinking most people missed the part about the current staff over there being told we won't be on staff at the new forum.

[Don't Panic]

Not as many comments regarding Topsy's post as I thought there would be.
http://forum.richarddawkins.net/viewtop ... 0#p2752164
Maybe people didn't read it all the way through.

The bit about them getting rid of all the current staff?

Edit: snap with Ayaan.

[Rum]

This is clearly the culmination of the process which led to the mass exodus (and us!) and the sanitisation of RichardD.com as a brand of sorts.

My first reaction was to suggest we gain 'permission' to suggest this forum as an alternative for those seeking a sense of fun and a fun community, however my second thought was 'do we want potentially several score or more new members suddenly arriving', as they surely would, if we 'advertise' to freely.

My third thought was - 'well we need a bit of new life and energy here'..as sadly things of late have lost a bit of that in my view. A forum like this has to develop. If it does not move forward it moves back..these enterprises can't stand still is my experience.

Perhaps we should consider inviting individuals we identify as potential members over the next couple of weeks - and make a concerted effort to do so. We will be pushing at an open door.

[Don't Panic]

This is clearly the culmination of the process which led to the mass exodus (and us!) and the sanitisation of RichardD.com as a brand of sorts.

My first reaction was to suggest we gain 'permission' to suggest this forum as an alternative for those seeking a sense of fun and a fun community, however my second thought was 'do we want potentially several score or more new members suddenly arriving', as they surely would, if we 'advertise' to freely.

My third thought was - 'well we need a bit of new life and energy here'..as sadly things of late have lost a bit of that in my view. A forum like this has to develop. If it does not move forward it moves back..these enterprises can't stand still is my experience.

Perhaps we should consider inviting individuals we identify as potential members over the next couple of weeks - and make a concerted effort to do so. We will be pushing at an open door.

I put up a small ad for this place.

[CJ]

This is clearly the culmination of the process which led to the mass exodus (and us!) and the sanitisation of RichardD.com as a brand of sorts.

My first reaction was to suggest we gain 'permission' to suggest this forum as an alternative for those seeking a sense of fun and a fun community, however my second thought was 'do we want potentially several score or more new members suddenly arriving', as they surely would, if we 'advertise' to freely.

My third thought was - 'well we need a bit of new life and energy here'..as sadly things of late have lost a bit of that in my view. A forum like this has to develop. If it does not move forward it moves back..these enterprises can't stand still is my experience.

Perhaps we should consider inviting individuals we identify as potential members over the next couple of weeks - and make a concerted effort to do so. We will be pushing at an open door.

Good idea. If we are going to get a load of new members we will need.

[Bella Fortuna]

I've already asked one.

[Kristie]

Not as many comments regarding Topsy's post as I thought there would be.
http://forum.richarddawkins.net/viewtop ... 0#p2752164
Maybe people didn't read it all the way through.

The bit about them getting rid of all the current staff?

Edit: snap with Ayaan.

Looks like it's being quoted over there now.....