EverLastingGodStopper
11-09-2007, 12:48 AM
They say that politics makes strange bedfellows. If not for the politics at the IIDB, VM might not have invited me to join :ff:. In the wake of this turn of events, I was in search of a new home base for my activism, along the lines of what I was doing in IIDB's PA&SA (Positive Atheism and Secular Activism) forum. Although I am registered on nearly every atheist-oriented message board online, I wasn't sure where I'd set up shop.
So, Brian Sapient of the Rational Response Squad (http://www.rationalresponders.com/) gave me a call and made a suggestion. He'd set me up with my own forum on his site, and he'd help me generate a newsfeed from that forum, which people could subscribe to.
Brian and I first met over 5 years ago at an Atheists Meetup (http://atheists.meetup.com), and we have worked together off and on throughout the years on various websites and projects. When he started the RRS, I was somewhat critical of his position and tone. He was somewhat frustrated with IIDB's rules, which interfered with his usual posting style. We had a parting of ways, although I occasionally saw him at the Meetup, and I posted on the RRS forum sometimes. I wasn't interested in "fighting theism" and he wasn't interested in my moderate style of activism or my organized groups.
But within the past year, the RRS blossomed. They began to have atheist group leaders as guests on their show, and they started working with these groups to promote them to the fans of the RRS online broadcast. They got involved with my friend and mentor, Margaret Downey (http://www.margaretdowney.com/), and began to work with the Atheist Alliance International (http://atheistalliance.org/) on the AAI's annual convention, which was held in September 2007 in Washington DC. They helped record and distribute videos from the convention. We hung out and had some laughs. It was good for me to see them working with my groups.
When Brian pitched the forum/newsfeed idea to me, I was surprised and pleased. So despite our differences, I accepted his offer, and we've spent the past two days setting this thing up. I posted an announcement in my RRS blog (http://www.rationalresponders.com/partnering_with_rational_reponders_to_promote_activism), and I'm making my way around to the various communities I've joined, to invite people to subscribe to my newsfeed, which is here: Janice Rael (http://janicerael.blogspot.com/).
I am glad to participate here on the :ff: and discuss issues and ideas with you in a meaningful way, and I will still participate here, but it won't be my "activism home." If you want to get all my messages and details, you can sign up to get the info via the newsfeed.
I am looking forward to this new project and I am optimistic about my affiliation with the RRS. I've never done anything like this before, please wish me luck. Thanks!
So, Brian Sapient of the Rational Response Squad (http://www.rationalresponders.com/) gave me a call and made a suggestion. He'd set me up with my own forum on his site, and he'd help me generate a newsfeed from that forum, which people could subscribe to.
Brian and I first met over 5 years ago at an Atheists Meetup (http://atheists.meetup.com), and we have worked together off and on throughout the years on various websites and projects. When he started the RRS, I was somewhat critical of his position and tone. He was somewhat frustrated with IIDB's rules, which interfered with his usual posting style. We had a parting of ways, although I occasionally saw him at the Meetup, and I posted on the RRS forum sometimes. I wasn't interested in "fighting theism" and he wasn't interested in my moderate style of activism or my organized groups.
But within the past year, the RRS blossomed. They began to have atheist group leaders as guests on their show, and they started working with these groups to promote them to the fans of the RRS online broadcast. They got involved with my friend and mentor, Margaret Downey (http://www.margaretdowney.com/), and began to work with the Atheist Alliance International (http://atheistalliance.org/) on the AAI's annual convention, which was held in September 2007 in Washington DC. They helped record and distribute videos from the convention. We hung out and had some laughs. It was good for me to see them working with my groups.
When Brian pitched the forum/newsfeed idea to me, I was surprised and pleased. So despite our differences, I accepted his offer, and we've spent the past two days setting this thing up. I posted an announcement in my RRS blog (http://www.rationalresponders.com/partnering_with_rational_reponders_to_promote_activism), and I'm making my way around to the various communities I've joined, to invite people to subscribe to my newsfeed, which is here: Janice Rael (http://janicerael.blogspot.com/).
I am glad to participate here on the :ff: and discuss issues and ideas with you in a meaningful way, and I will still participate here, but it won't be my "activism home." If you want to get all my messages and details, you can sign up to get the info via the newsfeed.
I am looking forward to this new project and I am optimistic about my affiliation with the RRS. I've never done anything like this before, please wish me luck. Thanks!