I was futzing around on a couple other forums dredged up from del.ici.ous and he found me and pointed me here. I never really followed board politics at RDF, so it came as a total surprise when I stumbled upon Josh's surreal post-nuclear forumicide note. I am genuinely sad for the long-time denizens who have been tossed aside like so much chaff. Even worse that none of the competing explanations for how things went down, and the subsequent bizarreness, are the least bit comforting. It seems that either Dawkins has a callous, self-serving side, or he has entrusted his online empire to a socially ignorant twit.

Anyway, I had no desire to return full-time to IIDB FRDB, and Randi's forum doesn't seem to have the same focus and culture. So here I am.

Welcome aboard the lifeboat
Have you read Peter's blog yet? it sums up everything that happened pretty well.
http://realityismyreligion.wordpress.co ... /#more-156

Hi, good to see you made it!

Welcome aboard the lifeboat!

Take a seat in the stern me hearty!

Welcome!!

Hi PhiloKGB, glad you came.

HI, and welcome "back"

I did read Peter's Blog entry; linked from Pharyngula I think. It's disappointing that there are those who think we should all be totally dispassionate and simply accept Richard/Josh's decision as the cost of doing business, so to speak.

It's great to have you here PhiloKGB, make yourself at home.

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Hi, Philo. Glad you made it.

Welcome to the lifeboat.

Hi Philo!

Hi Philo, glad you found your way here.