Your other regular boards -- informal survey.

Abdul Alhazred · #1 06-01-2005, 02:56 AM

My forums are:

FF -- 'Nuff said.

JREF -- Randi -- Where I got started with this stuff internet-wise. I was already a Randi fan from his radio days in New York (1970s). Read his books. Googled his name and found his site. Read his weekly column for a while without messing with the forum at all, but later became a forum regular. Now somewhat disaffected, but still there.

Skeptical Community http://skepticalcommunity.com/phpbb2/index.php -- Now my main forum. Serious overlap in membership with other forums.

Skeptic PIE -- Low traffic. Too low. Lots of registered members from other forums, but little participation. I am the moderator of the Railroad forum (see link in sig). Arctic Penguin dominates the chatter forum. Much worth reading from him, but not enough conversation.

Internet Infidels -- I have (or had) an account there, but haven't been there in ages. OK they are the right sort, but who needs to read the same refutation of Christian fundamentalism over and over. All right already.

I have also popped in on various other forums when linked to from these, but didn't stick around.

I also lurk at:

Free Republic -- American right wing big deal forum.

Democratic Underground -- American left wing big deal forum.

How about y'all? :cool:

Skep · #2 06-01-2005, 03:27 AM

Mostly here and SC. Occasionally at mu.nu, SkepticForum, and at the Emotipad forum. I'm finished with JREF except that I look in a couple times a week to keep up on the scandals.

I look in on IIDB from time to time but I've never posted there.

Dingfod · #3 06-01-2005, 03:34 AM

U R Ingenious, pseudoskeptics. Assholes.

natasha · #4 06-01-2005, 03:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abdul Alhazred

My forums are:

FF -- 'Nuff said.

JREF -- Randi -- Where I got started with this stuff internet-wise. I was already a Randi fan from his radio days in New York (1970s). Read his books. Googled his name and found his site. Read his weekly column for a while without messing with the forum at all, but later became a forum regular. Now somewhat disaffected, but still there.

Skeptical Community http://skepticalcommunity.com/phpbb2/index.php -- Now my main forum. Serious overlap in membership with other forums.

Skeptic PIE -- Low traffic. Too low. Lots of registered members from other forums, but little participation. I am the moderator of the Railroad forum (see link in sig). Arctic Penguin dominates the chatter forum. Much worth reading from him, but not enough conversation.

Internet Infidels -- I have (or had) an account there, but haven't been there in ages. OK they are the right sort, but who needs to read the same refutation of Christian fundamentalism over and over. All right already.

I have also popped in on various other forums when linked to from these, but didn't stick around.

I also lurk at:

Free Republic -- American right wing big deal forum.

Democratic Underground -- American left wing big deal forum.

How about y'all? :cool:

Heh, well, I recognize you from those other boards. I'm on the dark side; the other side, the side of Pure Woo. :giggle:

I'm mainly on Yahoo, all kinds of boards, including quite a few I own or moderate.

livius drusus · #5 06-01-2005, 04:25 AM

Hey cool! The dark side has so many fun things to talk about. :yup:

Most of the boards I check out regularly have been mentioned already. I also lurk on a couple of vBulletin sites, a couple of forum administration boards, and a smattering of random places I found while link hopping.

viscousmemories · #6 06-01-2005, 04:37 AM

I'm registered at numerous forums but I read and post almost exclusively here these days.

ceptimus · #7 06-01-2005, 08:48 AM

Like Abdul, I started out with these forum things at the JREF - before that I used to post in newsgroups like rec.puzzles Also like Abdul and Skep, I'm pretty disaffected with the JREF now.

I'm registered at the other skeptic boards though I don't post much (never yet at II). The only one not mentioned so far, that I use is www.physicsforums.com which is not just about physics, despite its name. It has a fairly big philosophy section, though I don't post in that.

ChuckF · #8 06-01-2005, 08:51 AM

HH, II (really only in the lower forums - who cares about that religion stuff?), and here are my main haunts.

MooseIBe · #9 06-01-2005, 09:18 AM

II, HH, here, a cpl Lewis boards where I post sometimes but not daily, a depression board which i check every week or so, and..

oh Liv, you knew I had to do it

http://www.invisionplus.net/forums/i...inland&act=idx

THIS BLOODY WONDERFUL EUROPEAN FORUM WHICH DESPERATELY NEEDS SOME MORE REGISTERED POSTERS!!

Thank you

Abdul Alhazred · #10 06-01-2005, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skep

Mostly here and SC. Occasionally at mu.nu, SkepticForum, and at the Emotipad forum. I'm finished with JREF except that I look in a couple times a week to keep up on the scandals.

I look in on IIDB from time to time but I've never posted there.

Never heard of Emotipad. Link?

Abdul Alhazred · #11 06-01-2005, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by warrenly

U R Ingenious, pseudoskeptics. Assholes.

Is "assholes" a comment or the name of a forum? :ffdance:

Abdul Alhazred · #12 06-01-2005, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ceptimus

Like Abdul, I started out with these forum things at the JREF - before that I used to post in newsgroups like rec.puzzles Also like Abdul and Skep, I'm pretty disaffected with the JREF now.

I'm registered at the other skeptic boards though I don't post much (never yet at II). The only one not mentioned so far, that I use is www.physicsforums.com which is not just about physics, despite its name. It has a fairly big philosophy section, though I don't post in that.

I didn't think to mention usenet groups. I was a regular back before the WWW was important. I still lurk on nyc.transit, but my posting days on usenet are long gone.

Waluigi · #13 06-01-2005, 02:15 PM

I have accounts on a lot of forums... JREF, SkepticalCommunity, Skeptics Society Forums, Ebla, Philosophy Forums, Physics Forums, Internet Infidels, Bad Astronomy, and of course, the Bruce Willis forums. :yup:

Out of all those many forums, I only actually post here and SkepticalCommunity, and I've become an infrequent contributor there. I also administer a forum and participate on another that I haven't listed, because I'm known by name on both and don't want you scoundrels knowing who I really am. :whup:

I really like FF; the culture is nice and the customization of the forum software kicks 7-12 kinds of ass. If I had more time, I'd contribute more to the discussion. I only wish there was a little more political discussion here, I always liked that about JREF and SkepticalCommunity.

livius drusus · #14 06-01-2005, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waluigi

I really like FF; the culture is nice and the customization of the forum software kicks 7-12 kinds of ass.

Why thank you, kind sir. Have you by any chance done a smiley search on "mario" lately.

Quote:

If I had more time, I'd contribute more to the discussion. I only wish there was a little more political discussion here, I always liked that about JREF and SkepticalCommunity.

I agree. SC's political forum is particularly good, imo.

Waluigi · #15 06-01-2005, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by livius drusus

Have you by any chance done a smiley search on "mario" lately.

Hey, I'm a smiley! :waluigi:

It's a Super Mario Parade!

:wario:

Crumb · #16 06-01-2005, 05:17 PM

You missed: :luigi:

Wow, what a collection! :fflove:

MooseIBe · #17 06-01-2005, 05:33 PM

Hey if I kiss Liv's ass, can my avatar be a smiley too?

Crumb · #18 06-01-2005, 05:44 PM

Only if you kiss mine first.

MooseIBe · #19 06-01-2005, 05:49 PM

I don't remember THAT being in the rules!!

Crumb · #20 06-01-2005, 05:55 PM

Pucker up! :bartmoon:

viscousmemories · #21 06-01-2005, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waluigi

I really like FF; the culture is nice and the customization of the forum software kicks 7-12 kinds of ass.

Glad you like it, Waluigi.

seebs · #22 06-01-2005, 06:04 PM

FF, obviously.
ChristianForums: Over 28,000 posts but quit recently over their militant fortress mentality.
Cross+Flame: Where I go when I wanna talk religion seriously.
IIDB: Fun to play around, lots of cool people.

I occasionally visit Ebla, but it's too much work to be really relaxing.

natasha · #23 06-01-2005, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by livius drusus

Hey cool! The dark side has so many fun things to talk about. :yup:

My problem is, I find so many interesting groups, join up, then find I belong to so many I can't keep up. Even though I just joined this forum, it seems to be varied enough, and easy to use, that I find I've been checking daily.

I was on an EZ board forum (ufos) but for some reason, don't know if it's me or them, it's very hard to navigate, so I've given up. I'll lurk on JREF and post a "yeah, that's what YOU think" kind of comment, lol, now and then, but other than that I stick to my own brand of lunacy. :eek:

Shake · #24 06-01-2005, 08:09 PM

Internet Infidels
Heathen Hangout
MAAF forums
SecularLife
and Pole Vault Power

JoeP · #25 06-01-2005, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seebs

I occasionally visit Ebla, but it's too much work to be really relaxing.

Heresy!