Sometimes... I don't regret my decision to leave the staff.
(and I pity the fools that stay! )

That thread smelled like troll from the start...
That's why my first reply there was this: http://atheistforums.org/thread-43741-po...pid1315045
Fight troll with humor.

I honestly don't understand how that thread grew to 45 pages...

The thread wasn't a troll. It was provocative, to be sure -- it provoked many responses. But it grew because the innate defensiveness of ingrained attitudes overrode the simple idea of reading what was written.

If you actually want to discuss the issue rather than dismiss it with a joke, have at it. Heatheness has a good point there, and waving it away with ridicule doesn't change that fact.

(July 3, 2016 at 6:43 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: The thread wasn't a troll. It was provocative, to be sure -- it provoked many responses. But it grew because the innate defensiveness of ingrained attitudes overrode the simple idea of reading what was written.

If you actually want to discuss the issue rather than dismiss it with a joke, have at it. Heatheness has a good point there, and waving it away with ridicule doesn't change that fact.

Thanks Mr. Spinmeister for telling us what to think about what was written and who was right or wrong. What would we do without you?

Heatheness' point was that she thought being unfair to two genders was preferable to being unfair to one gender. Because she mistook sameness for fairness. But it wasn't spelled out like that and lots of ridiculous accusations were thrown at the staff.

(July 3, 2016 at 6:50 am)Jörmungandr Wrote:

(July 3, 2016 at 6:43 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: The thread wasn't a troll. It was provocative, to be sure -- it provoked many responses. But it grew because the innate defensiveness of ingrained attitudes overrode the simple idea of reading what was written.

If you actually want to discuss the issue rather than dismiss it with a joke, have at it. Heatheness has a good point there, and waving it away with ridicule doesn't change that fact.

Thanks Mr. Spinmeister for telling us what to think about what was written and who was right or wrong. What would we do without you?

Fuck right off. You're entitled to your own opinion, of course, but you're not entitled to belittle mine unless you want a reply like this.

You can listen to me or the others or yourself, but don't think you can talk down to me without a little pushback.

You actually want to discuss the issue? Great. You want to be snide? I can do that, too ...

If you're feeling lucky you'd best not refuse / the rules of the game are your own, win or lose

Throw out your gold teeth and see how they roll ...

Had a good point that no-one else thought was worth mentioning ever until now...
Where would we be without her wisdom!

(July 3, 2016 at 6:57 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:

(July 3, 2016 at 6:50 am)Jörmungandr Wrote: Thanks Mr. Spinmeister for telling us what to think about what was written and who was right or wrong.  What would we do without you?

Fuck right off. You're entitled to your own opinion, of course, but you're not entitled to belittle mine unless you want a reply like this.

You can listen to me or the others or yourself, but don't think you can talk down to me without a little pushback.

Fuck you, too, you self-important gob.

I guess this is over the nudity/sexist thread. I never even looked at it before, since this obviously isn't the place and I waved it away as some kind of baiting right from the get go.

You are correct on both scores.

It was out and out victim playing by the OP.