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[Serious] Make Atheist Forums Great Again (Part 2)
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#31
RE: Make Atheist Forums Great Again (Part 2)
December 13, 2018 at 9:16 pm
This is different from the civility subsection in soooo many ways, but it should give folks who don’t want “vile” talk a way to converse, so I don’t get the problem.
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RE: Make Atheist Forums Great Again (Part 2)
December 13, 2018 at 9:18 pm (This post was last modified: December 13, 2018 at 9:18 pm by ignoramus.)
^ I wish everybody had the will to not respond to trolls. Sadly, they're our longest threads.
Does Everena deserve to be called a troll? Is there an objective statute of limitation for "obnoxiousness? lol. Dunno

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#33
RE: Make Atheist Forums Great Again (Part 2)
December 13, 2018 at 9:20 pm
(December 13, 2018 at 9:12 pm)Belaqua Wrote:
(December 13, 2018 at 8:52 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: Dude, I know where you are coming from, Belaqua, but trolls that come here looking for a scrap will be a good outlet for any hostile energies that exist in the forum. More serious theists (and anyone else) can post a [serious] thread to have a [serious] discussion. Fuck the trolls. They don't need or deserve any special protection.

The trolls have judged that, due to your beliefs and your behavior, you deserve to be ridiculed and insulted. In return, we judge that they deserve to be ridiculed and insulted. 

As long as each of us thinks we have the right and the duty to behave this way, the ridicule and insults will prevail.

I can't stop their behavior, but I can stop acting like them.

All I'm saying is that we vet people first. "Moderation in all things," right? ... this includes protection of troll sensibilities.
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#34
RE: Make Atheist Forums Great Again (Part 2)
December 13, 2018 at 9:21 pm
I hope part of our updates will be a reminder to people that it’s easier for them not to feed the troll than it is for us to determine who is a troll or not quickly enough for their satisfaction.
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#35
RE: Make Atheist Forums Great Again (Part 2)
December 13, 2018 at 9:23 pm
I can see this as a big help for political discussions. Too often, if they gather any attention it's just mudslinging and emotional posturing.
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RE: Make Atheist Forums Great Again (Part 2)
December 13, 2018 at 9:42 pm (This post was last modified: December 13, 2018 at 9:42 pm by Aegon.)
I like it!
(December 13, 2018 at 9:23 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: I can see this as a big help for political discussions. Too often, if they gather any attention it's just mudslinging and emotional posturing.

All my policy threads will be tagged serious. Cant wait.
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#37
RE: Make Atheist Forums Great Again (Part 2)
December 13, 2018 at 9:53 pm
Big ups to MK for the basic suggestion.
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RE: Make Atheist Forums Great Again (Part 2)
December 13, 2018 at 9:57 pm
(December 13, 2018 at 9:18 pm)ignoramus Wrote: When does a troll become a troll?

Post 1 word one. Wink
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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#39
RE: Make Atheist Forums Great Again (Part 2)
December 13, 2018 at 10:38 pm
Agree about the MK thing.
He was never a troll. He was too far gone to know...
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RE: Make Atheist Forums Great Again (Part 2)
December 13, 2018 at 10:44 pm (This post was last modified: December 13, 2018 at 10:45 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Not too far gone to know he was trolling.  

OP idea is a terrible idea, but whatevs, it'll  play out for what it is and af will persist through it.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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