(September 20, 2016 at 8:40 pm)Bella Morte Wrote: I've been meaning to ask this, what made you want to set up AF? I mean there's already a couple of atheist-orientated forums out there from what I have seen.

Did you fall out with management on the other sites or something?

This site is 8 years old, but the original community is from an older site atheistforum.com (not related to atheistforums.com). I was the head admin and co-creator of atheistforum.com along with a casual acquaintance who owned the domain and handled the server side of things. Long story short, one day the admin control area stopped working, and when I emailed my acquaintance to get it fixed, he bluntly told me that he sold the site to someone.

Anyway, the community didn't want to stay on a site which we couldn't control properly, so we all collectively abandoned ship and I set up atheistforums.org.

So yeah there was a kind of falling out, but not between us and one of the more popular sites. Also, back then, there weren't as many atheist forums out there.

(September 20, 2016 at 8:41 pm)Losty Wrote:

(September 20, 2016 at 8:38 pm)Tiberius Wrote: Literally member numero uno.

Not that great at choosing football teams though xD

Oh, I'm sorry, were you under the impression we were talking?

(September 20, 2016 at 8:49 pm)Tiberius Wrote:

(September 20, 2016 at 8:40 pm)Bella Morte Wrote: I've been meaning to ask this, what made you want to set up AF? I mean there's already a couple of atheist-orientated forums out there from what I have seen.

Did you fall out with management on the other sites or something?

This site is 8 years old, but the original community is from an older site atheistforum.com (not related to atheistforums.com). I was the head admin and co-creator of atheistforum.com along with a casual acquaintance who owned the domain and handled the server side of things. Long story short, one day the admin control area stopped working, and when I emailed my acquaintance to get it fixed, he bluntly told me that he sold the site to someone.

Anyway, the community didn't want to stay on a site which we couldn't control properly, so we all collectively abandoned ship and I set up atheistforums.org.

So yeah there was a kind of falling out, but not between us and one of the more popular sites. Also, back then, there weren't as many atheist forums out there.

I've read atheistforums.com a few times, they were even talking about trying to buy this place out. Not entirely sure if they were serious or not. Anyway, thanks for the response.

(September 20, 2016 at 8:53 pm)Bella Morte Wrote:

(September 20, 2016 at 8:49 pm)Tiberius Wrote: This site is 8 years old, but the original community is from an older site atheistforum.com (not related to atheistforums.com). I was the head admin and co-creator of atheistforum.com along with a casual acquaintance who owned the domain and handled the server side of things. Long story short, one day the admin control area stopped working, and when I emailed my acquaintance to get it fixed, he bluntly told me that he sold the site to someone.

Anyway, the community didn't want to stay on a site which we couldn't control properly, so we all collectively abandoned ship and I set up atheistforums.org.

So yeah there was a kind of falling out, but not between us and one of the more popular sites. Also, back then, there weren't as many atheist forums out there.

I've read atheistforums.com a few times, they were even talking about trying to buy this place out. Not entirely sure if they were serious or not. Anyway, thanks for the response.

Haha, recently? We helped them out a few years back when their domain expired and gave them a temporary forum to regroup while they renewed. I was almost in talks with the owner to buy their domain but the community decided to keep the site going.

(September 20, 2016 at 1:24 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote:

(September 20, 2016 at 1:22 pm)Excited Penguin Wrote: Except that I have the feeling that this was what Ark, the OP and even that ScienceAF kid were trying to say as well. They just didn't do it as eloquently as Tibs has.

Correct me if I'm wrong, those who I've attributed intentions to above.

If that is the case, then I owe them both an apology.

@EP: That was my intention.

@LFC: You don't own me anything! If anything I should apologize for my ideological inebriation....I'm sorry

(September 19, 2016 at 11:19 am)LadyForCamus Wrote: Did I just make it awkward?  ?

No you made it real, and thank you!  

@ Thump: You win this time, Gadget, this time....my butt already hurts.

(September 20, 2016 at 10:19 pm)Arkilogue Wrote:

(September 19, 2016 at 11:19 am)LadyForCamus Wrote: Did I just make it awkward?  ?

No you made it real, and thank you!  

@ Thump: You win this time, Gadget, this time....my butt already hurts.

It's about discussion, bud, not "wins" and "losses". :thumbsup: