(March 20, 2015 at 11:45 pm)abentwookie Wrote: Well, the purpose of the group was to fight against sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, etc... There was some disagreement about specific issues but nothing bad. Most of the problems came from the people complaining that Atheists shouldn't be involved in anything other than Atheism but there was also a lot of sexism coming from atheists, especially directed towards people like Jennifer McCreight (the founder), Greta Christina, etc... So yeah, some people were being obnoxious and needed to be removed. The people that I saw being accused of sexism and racism were BEING sexist and racist.
I think the problem is that a lot of people were talking about what happened even though they weren't actually there. Its similar to the thunderf00t incident. Some of his followers claimed he was banned just for posting an opinion that others didn't support but that isn't what happened at all. He was banned for being a belligerent tool and throwing a tantrum.Some people just don't understand the difference between acting like an ass and conveying your opinion in a mature and rational manner.
Of course, some people define being an ass differently, as well. I wasn't there for any of that netdrama. I remember IIDB flying apart, and RDF suffering almost the same fate, over heavy-handed site policies that sought to restrict what was being said on their forums. Now, A+ started out with these policies already in place, so while you won't see a disillusioned diaspora, I'd bet that the policies will necessarily limit its membership, and therefore, perhaps, its effectiveness.
