(April 15, 2011 at 12:11 am)iamatheist Wrote: ....
Spineless, simply one word sums up the first impression you guys have given me.. I was not here as a 'troll' or to be passing you comments on to anyone.. simply to further my knowledge and find out about fellow atheists
You call me spineless when you've never had the opportunity to stroke my spine? Surefire way to never bed me

If one wishes to further their knowledge and find things out about people by interacting with them... i find that being personable in your interactions is the best way to achieve that end. If your goal really was only to know us better and to further your knowledge and not to become a part of our community... then why would you not simply 'lurk' through the threads and learn both about the arguments and about us by doing such?
Quote:I am Atheist to the bone, not only do I not believe I am of the schooling that not only religion but also a belief in god of any description has far more negative impacts than good and if you have any direct questions send 'em at me (yes, i realise one of you is a Deist, but being open and precise about what you believe is the 'spine' that I am claiming you lack)
Disregarding your odd use of English grammar in the first sentence that makes it very difficult to read... some of our better members are theists (Ie: Tackatack, fr0d0, and Rayaan come to my mind). We also have not one... but several deists, some of them being rather good members.
Again with the claiming we lack spine... how very quaint

Quote:I have posted this exact thread on a lot of boards from atheism to religious ones, under the same ambiguity and so far you guys... my 'brothers in ideology'.. are the only ones to act like this
I should think we would respond to such commands in distaste... we are a discussion (and debate) forum. We also require you to be respectable before we will respect your wishes, and starting out by alternately insulting us and commanding us is hardly going to provide that.
According to the quote... you appear to be a copy+pasting (troll?) that is bouncing around with zero desire to be part of a community. Precisely why should we respond to your post if it is your intention to move on without hanging around at least a little?
Quote:Maybe put less thought into what avatar or witty signature you're 'gonna have this week' and start talking about things that matter to you/society/the members of this board... Otherwise don't post on it, simple really isn't it
As it turns out, most spammers/trolls do not have an avatar or signature. They also typically post a thread with a topic just like this one and either 'hit+run' or post singularly in that thread while flaming people.
Please give me a home where cloud buffalo roam
Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day