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Pharyngula on strike
July 21, 2010 at 9:01 am
For those that didn't know, PZ Meyers is on strike with his blog Pharyngula .
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/...strike.php
As Ex RDF/ current Ratz member I really appreciate the irony in his decision.
Technical difficulties on your site?
Along with being kept in the dark on all the issues?
An unhelpful and uncooperative admin?
Where have I heard that before?
And what position did PZ take then?
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RE: Pharyngula on strike
July 21, 2010 at 9:41 am
I take it he sided with Dawkins then?
What on Earth is going on at RDF these days?
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RE: Pharyngula on strike
July 21, 2010 at 9:50 am
Worse, he sided with the admin as if there was no blame whatsoever on the side of Josh.
I have no clue what is going on at RDF. After the closing of the forum most RDF members went to Ratz and later to their own forum http://www.rationalskepticism.org/
I decided to stick with Rationalia and this place.
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RE: Pharyngula on strike
July 21, 2010 at 10:17 am
I never visited RDF and the furor I saw over it is plain nuts. Really guys, it is only one forum.
You'd think a pack of rational beings would be a little less shrieky. After all, forums on the internet are, for the most part, private and must be kept with that in mind. I , for example, made peace with Adrian owning AF before I joined and do not even claim this is a place where free speech is maintained, along with other things, for it is Adrian's matter to dictate what happens here and I am fine to oblige that social contract.
Oh well - we are all human, after all. 
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RE: Pharyngula on strike
July 21, 2010 at 10:38 am
(July 21, 2010 at 10:17 am)Synackaon Wrote: You'd think a pack of rational beings would be a little less shrieky. After all, forums on the internet are, for the most part, private and must be kept with that in mind.
That's just it, RDF wasn't private, it was a part of the RDF foundation and people who worked for it and put a lot of effort into it were totally kept in the dark on its future, no tech support was given on a minor thing that could have been solved months ago, and the blame was shifted to the mods when the shit hit the fan while Josh is just as accountable as any other staff member.
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RE: Pharyngula on strike
July 21, 2010 at 10:52 am
(July 21, 2010 at 10:17 am)Synackaon Wrote: I , for example, made peace with Adrian owning AF before I joined and do not even claim this is a place where free speech is maintained, along with other things, for it is Adrian's matter to dictate what happens here and I am fine to oblige that social contract. I'd like to think that as of the move to the new server, atheistforums.org is community owned, rather than owned by just myself. Yes, I technically own the domain, but the storage of data and the programs that run the forums themselves were paid for by the community.
I'd also hate it if I came across as "dictating what happens here". Yes, there are some rules that are enforced, but this is purely for the benefit of the community, and to stop it being overrun by spammers and flamers. I think we're generally quite open about policy here, and what our plans are.
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RE: Pharyngula on strike
July 21, 2010 at 1:44 pm
(July 21, 2010 at 10:52 am)Tiberius Wrote: I think we're generally quite open about policy here, and what our plans are. So do I. I don't think the forum could be any better at the moment. How did that happen??
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RE: Pharyngula on strike
July 21, 2010 at 6:45 pm
I was wondering if someone would mention this. Pharyngula is a site I visit daily. I read the comments at work and silently laugh to myself as I glance at my godbot boss across the room.
Hope it gets resolved soon.
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RE: Pharyngula on strike
July 22, 2010 at 4:23 pm
(July 21, 2010 at 6:45 pm)Rhage Wrote: I was wondering if someone would mention this. Pharyngula is a site I visit daily. I read the comments at work and silently laugh to myself as I glance at my godbot boss across the room.
Hope it gets resolved soon.
PZ will find an avenue to speak from, no matter the issue. He already has had quite a few offers from other skeptic sites, who desperately want to host him.
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RE: Pharyngula on strike
July 22, 2010 at 5:59 pm
(July 22, 2010 at 4:23 pm)Synackaon Wrote: (July 21, 2010 at 6:45 pm)Rhage Wrote: I was wondering if someone would mention this. Pharyngula is a site I visit daily. I read the comments at work and silently laugh to myself as I glance at my godbot boss across the room.
Hope it gets resolved soon.
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