If thou gazest long into the Pit, the Pit will also gaze into thee

Sorry, I'm a bit bugged out by this "Harriet Hills" stuf. It's Harriet A.Hall.

More than pedant, I'm turning into a gramar nazi...oups!

I really have to ask; is there a Dungeon at FTBlaghs? If so, can I be there too?

I might be too old for Pokemons, but not old enough for Blog bans. Gotta catch them all!

The FfTB commentariat seems to want to be the laughing stoke of A/S. Good! Comedy should never be frowned upon...

FTblaghs: thanks a lot for your, and your coworkers', work.

Scented Nectar wrote:
Dilurk wrote:Wht? N n hs bn dsvld yt?
xcs m, y mssd n "m" n "dsmvld". :)

"Y" is a vowel (well, in my country at least).

:D

Dilurk wrote:
LMU wrote:FTBlahgs is hysterical. Have any of you tried getting "banned" by FU Taylor and co, or having your comments "edited"? For example:

"[Short argument that emoticons are not harrassment]... I'm getting banned aren't I?" -Pitter

"Banned!" -FU Taylor
Wht? N n hs bn dsvld yt?

T sbtl thnk....

MKG: In my opinion, RW has been undeservedly defamed. Yes, and it's a move I regret having done. I don't know RW personaly, and I was wrong in judging her only by what I read on the internet. I was fuelled by anger, exasperation, and lulz. Well, mostly lulz, I'll admit. Anyway, I spent this morning ...

MKG: I took Dilurk's assesment as being about verbal (written) abuse that may have gone beyond what Watson deserved. Example, please? All I have now is Phawrongula's screencap of my entry on the Pharyngula wiki. http://images.wikia.com/phawrongula/images/2/21/Philg_pz_wiki.jpg I may have been quite...

I would suggest acknowledging the abuse Watson has received and agreeing no one deserves this. But, you surely see, I have yet be presented with any credible evidence that RW has garnered any sort of 'abuse'. Nary a skerrick. And this goes to the nub of my grievance. Are you able to forward this 'e...

Well, Justi seems to have a beef with me on Twitter, so if I wrote anything that could do him wrong or misrepresent him, consider this my public apology.

What's with all the wimminz posting here? I'm at a loss about our writings...

(Meaning I really enjoy the Female perspective on this mess...)

Massimo Pigliucci decided to chime in...

http://rationallyspeaking.blogspot.ca/2 ... -wars.html

Wait a sec: you acutally said "no" to Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg.

No friends!

I'm not really sur RW deserves all the flak she had. To me, she's not even relevant to what we are talking about anymore. Sure, she had her part, but as someone I consider in many ways as a nobody (I'm also a Nobody, nothing wrong with that), she doesn't even get a transponder number on my radar. Th...

Gumby not signed in wrote:Via Woody Bumblebee on Twitter:

FreethoughtBLAHgs
http://t.co/BQrzfKhY

Immature. Funny but immature.

And I forgot to add that Stef never took big umbrage about RW's call out. She stated she was proud in some way of being called out for what she thinks. Classy, I'd say!

I would suggest acknowledging the abuse Watson has received and agreeing no one deserves this. I do acknowledge it and agree with your assesment. However, I do it in limited ways. Nothing waranted Rebecca to dismiss and publicly insult Stef McGraw. As far as RW goes, this is my only contention, I t...

As I've stated here before (IIRC), I have lots of US friends. Not only internet friends, but IRL friends that I've interracted with, have had a beer with, have had lunch with... I'm working with a band from NY right now (inRed, I recommand them), and they are incredibly nice and professional people....

Quick question: am I really obliged to give a flying fuck about this US-centered perceived misogyny in the US Atheist/Skeptic movement, or can I just continue pointing and laughing at the dishonesty and hypocrisy of the FC5 (6)? I'd really prefer the latter, or wombats and diprotodons (any chance of...

Franc, we're definitely cool. That was a direct quote from The Hitch. Upthread, someone asked why some of us are supportive of Justin Griffith. I will just speak for myself stating that what he's doing for the armed forces is very important, to me at least. When I was serving, there was not a single...

What pisses me off is when Laden or PZ mansplains to me how I am a gender traitor or don't know feminism 101 or I need protection. That is condescending bullshit. What gets me is the whole traitors/allies thing in a skeptic community. This implies that the argument under discussion isn't as importa...

It is important for me to say that Nerd of Redhair, Sally Strange, Caine Fleur du Mal and a few others might be the Problem at the FC5 (6). They are the most virulent posters I've seen there. Others may apply, but these are 3 of the most prominent offenders. PZ is NICE, by comparission. Make of that...

Totallt irrelevant, but that's what I'm listening to right now:

Heintje, did you see that recent post of PZ's of a cartoon called a feminist fantasy or something like that? It had a woman being offered sex or a date or something like that (I can't remember), her saying no, and him politely accepting her no and leaving her alone. I saw that and was almost scream...

From ( http://www.skepticalabyss.com/ )* The Del Mar Lounge is packed with TAM-goers enjoying skeptical conviviality and friendship. The crowd is mostly male, but there are plenty if women there too. I have not noticed any difference in social norms for thing like hugging from previous TAMs. I am b...

I'm really starting to enjoy this place a lot.

I'm also very happy more people are participating in the discussion, especially dissenting voices. There might be resolution yet.

It had to be said!

*insert favorite fart joke here for humorous element*

Also, have I forgotten to point out that I'm the Peanut Gallery guy in all this? With the exception of a few music-related forums, I am always the peanut gallery guy. Just wanted to make this clear. I try to be funny, even if I moslty fail. Humour is the best therapy for me, so sorry to impose it on...

Hi MKG, you just made my day! I do wish that I had that power. Alas, your day is provided courtesy of a happy combination of the planet's polar rotation, coupled with the 8 minute 19 second old radiation that emerged from a distant nuclear reactor. It's like being told that Santa is really your mot...

A few points on my first post: 1] Thank to Lsuoma for investing the enormous ongoing effort into this worthwhile enterprise. You will get 72 raisins in Atheist Heaven. 2] I shall 'dip my toes into this small pond to 'test the waters, as it were, and on that note: 3] Cunt 4] I hesitated to register,...

Sacha, that was masterly done! Maybe a few links to monopod guy and the complainers would make it even better, but from what I've read at other venues, you summed it up like a boss.

Rohan (one of the authors of the paper) has posted this on Jerry's blo...website, for those interested in Dawkins Barb fish. Gorgeous little creature: Rohan Pethiyagoda Posted July 13, 2012 at 4:06 pm | Permalink As lead author of this paper, few quick points. We made the gender feminine for reasons...

Phil, Byron had said something to the effect "I dont use personal details to make a political point", and I agree with that and I dont want to revisit that issue because there's too much personal stuff in it that prevents a dispassionate argument. Other than that episode, he was primarily talking a...

Byron was not a misogynist. Its just that many people didnt like the message that he was delivering. He's a "feminist-critic from the left" as per his own description. He has also studied feminism thoroughly for many years and concluded that its a 'hate movement'. Elsewhere on the web he clearly do...

I hate people with Che-Guevara shirts. I hate most college students, because they think taking a class in "Women Studies" gives them magic abilities to fight the opressor.

I'm not a happy guy right now. Make of that what you will...

I don't think you are wrong at all. Franc is biased, as we all are, in certain ways. Maybe the most important thing to do with his blog writtings is ignoring any biased view he may partake to and just keep the many (and accurate) references he posts there. He is far from being the monster he's been ...

In contrast to Caede, I think the efforts of people like Hoggle are important. Without him it would be harder to keep track of people re-writing history by editing or deleting posts and comments. Without people like Notung, we wouldn't know that selective blocking of articulate opposition is occurr...

I'm sorry, this comment is totally OT, but I see Phil is online and I wanted to make a comment to him. I have a son who's autistic, with several other overlapping diagnoses including sensory integration disorder. Lights, sounds, touch...anything can send him into a "fit" (for lack of a better word)...

Lsuoma: no need to appologize. I was the one being pedantic. I just have a natural aversion for bans in general. Trigger word much?

And if I forgot to say so before, thanks a million for this ERV legacy thread. It brightens my days.

Oh Hai SN! we corrupted you to the ways of the Forum, didn't we... Yes, you evil people. Even with the repelling forces of forums being forums, I couldn't stay away. Grrrr. I know you're all evil, cuz I am too, but really, getting me to start posting in forums again, is an act so evil, that it's mo...

As I've stated before on the Original ERV thread, I've offered my services as French translator and music composer Pro Bono to the RDF. I will extend this offer to whoever needs my services around here. The FC5 are done, I think. No rational person is taking them seriously anymore. Oh Hai SN! we cor...

From here : this argument of â€œI donâ€™t wanna ask for a hug! Wah!â€ is at best derailing from the real issue (harassment) and at worst the mark of someone who also doesnâ€™t hear the word â€œnoâ€. In other words, bitchez ainâ€™t shit. *girds loins for upcoming onslaught of whiney d00dz* I want ...

Testing my avatar.

Gumby: thanks, if you like symphonic metal, you should try Fairyland's latest, Score to a New Beginning. We're not so bad :)

I also want to say I love Masakari's avatar. Anyone with a Mech as an avatar can't be a bad person.

Lol @ Munkhaus!

Shameless self promotion, I did all ,the choirs on this upcoming album by Kerion:

http://soundcloud.com/kerion_official/e ... ht-extract

Female lead singer, for you misogynists...

Sorry, but I like the format of the Periodic thread, as it works exactly like a blog, with the added bonus of not having to log in or register to post. I don't see the interest of moving this thread to a blog form.

of course, if anyone disagrees, I will be glad to addapt to any format it takes.

Phil G , in regards to your post (http://www.slymepit.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=73&start=400#p1356), no, we are not going to see any sort of a reasonable amount of Justicar ever again. If you visit his blog (http://integralmath.blogspot.ca/), and I do not recommend that you do, you will see th...

Well, all we need now would be a dose of JCW, a nice drop of MKG, and a reasonable amount of Justicar. The old team would be back on track in a whiff! SN: Hi there! This thread doesn't actually work as a standard forum thread. It's very close, almost similar, to what you could get on Abbie's threads...

I can only wish event organizers would just stop inviting FTB/Skepchick speakers at all. Would make the events more interesting. I almost went to Cologne, but refrained when I saw the speakers' list. Unrelated: I'd love to know what those precious flowers imagine a Metal Festival is like. All those ...

Just a quick comment to say I'm still lurking, and enjoying my time a lot. The FC5 (6) have dug a grave so deep it's impossible for them to go back. And the beautiful part is we have all the evidence needed, thanks to Franc's wiki, among other sources. This wiki needs to be complemented with as many...

Thanks for that thread, Lsuoma, that's more like it!

Phil, there are a couple of differences, as I see it. Abbie initially shared your views, true, then thought better of it. Part of the reason is that she understood the malignant nature of the opposition, which would stop at nothing (perhaps you'll agree to this). Secondly, Franc today has escalated...

Giordana, it isn't "guerrilla with Franc". It's an objection over an important matter, if you don't mind. To answer your loaded question in any case. No, I have no such intention. I just want to know if a consensus can be reached that there are SOME limits. If not, I'll crawl back under the rock wh...

So, decius, basicaly you just wish to continue your guerila with Franc? As I said elsewhere, I thought this place was made so we could express ourselves freely, without causing any damage to Abbie. Why is it that suddenly, with this new PM power you just found, you want to silence others? Most of th...

Great, so now the new so called slimepit is going to start playing Chinese whispers, locking threads that a couple of people whimper aout teh bad werdz, scapegoating people they don't like, misrepresenting what they say. Fuck that. That is not what I came here for. If I want to hang out in room 101...

French, male, 34, and I sport a goatee. I'm a pro musician, occupational skydiving instructor and scored a 98/100 at my latest urine test. Long time ERV reader become SlimePit resident, I atually don't even really know why I'm doing this anymore. Seems to be very US-centric to me. OTOH, I really lik...

Registered.

Abbie has finaly closed the periodic table thread.

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