The Rotten Heart Of Rationalia Preventing Growth

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I don't post often, but I come back here because it's known, I guess. By that, I mean that I feel a sense of familiarity with the place and connections with a lot of people here. I'm not an atheist, so that isn't what brings me here. I like the sense of intimacy here, if I wanted to be a fart in a hurricane, I'd go to a mega forum.

Yeah, the fact that most of us are atheists is pretty much incidental. But I had no idea you weren't an atheist

I'm not anything

Except hot, smart, interesting and fun to talk to.

[PsychoSerenity]

I want to be a fart in a hurricane, - not in the quite voice in a loud forum sense, - literally be a fart in a hurricane for a while to see where it takes me.

[Trinity]

@GZ

@PS sometimes a good plan!!

[Twoflower]

I've slowed down posting because I'm too busy right now and don't have enough free time to spend posting here.

[SteveB]

So what are you if you're not an atheist? Nothing sounds like you're apatheist? We need to label everything!

[rachelbean]

Once again, blowing hot air.

If the major posters here posted less what would happen is there would be less posts. There wouldn't be a sudden influx of new and prolific posters, and there's no reason to think it would be good if there was.

As the people I've met from the forum have mostly been extremely warm and lovely people, describing the core as having a rotten heart is just beyond lame.

[SteveB]

Rotten as in stale, not malicious. I give him the benefit of the doubt and the best sense/connotation of the word.

[Svartalf]

I post sporadically these days, often going a couple of days without posting at all. This forum is more 'social' than some of the other 'sceptic' type ones, which is one reason I suspect people find it hard to join in. Many people here are friends other than on the forum and I suspect that can be a bit intimidating for new arrivals.

The down side of that is that everybody pretty much knows how other members will respond to a post. It does make the place increasingly predictable.

So be it.

Didn't frighten off the people from the big wave after the RDF debacle, even though most moved on a little later.

[cronus]

'Rotten' wasn't aimed at anyone. A word that I used that's all. 'Zombie' springs up here quite often, no one gets offended with zombie?

[Audley Strange]

Mass appeal means say 10% more good threads and 90% more attention seeking nutjobs seeking attention which means more moderation, which restricts growth and inevitably turns into an echo chamber filled with nutjobs.

This place might be filled with people who know what each other is going to say from time to time. However it is one of the few places where one can talk to socialist, libertarians, doom-mongers, absurdists, liberals and even downright racists with a modicum of civility without the opposing groups version of the WBC pissing all over the threads with their stupid accusations and dumb ready made google images.

In other words this, unlike most "fora" retains the idea of being a forum.

[cronus]

Mass appeal means say 10% more good threads and 90% more attention seeking nutjobs seeking attention which means more moderation, which restricts growth and inevitably turns into an echo chamber filled with nutjobs.

This place might be filled with people who know what each other is going to say from time to time. However it is one of the few places where one can talk to socialist, libertarians, doom-mongers, absurdists, liberals and even downright racists with a modicum of civility without the opposing groups version of the WBC pissing all over the threads with their stupid accusations and dumb ready made google images.

In other words this, unlike most "fora" retains the idea of being a forum.

When the human die-off happens it'll disappear completely because of its low population though....

[Rum]

Once again, blowing hot air.

If the major posters here posted less what would happen is there would be less posts. There wouldn't be a sudden influx of new and prolific posters, and there's no reason to think it would be good if there was.

As the people I've met from the forum have mostly been extremely warm and lovely people, describing the core as having a rotten heart is just beyond lame.

His command of the language leaves something to be desired at times.

[cronus]

Once again, blowing hot air.

If the major posters here posted less what would happen is there would be less posts. There wouldn't be a sudden influx of new and prolific posters, and there's no reason to think it would be good if there was.

As the people I've met from the forum have mostly been extremely warm and lovely people, describing the core as having a rotten heart is just beyond lame.

His command of the language leaves something to be desired at times.

Must have hit a raw nerve with that one....interesting.

[Rum]

Your OP was badly worded and could easily have been interpreted in the light Rachel thought. Given your history of utter negativity it isn't at all surprising that people would think the worst.

[tattuchu]

Whereas I usually think the wurst. That's right, I've mostly got sausages on my mind