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Private messaging only available to elevated accounts.

Private messaging on the RRS website is now only available to elevated roles (including bronze level and higher subscribers).  We may change this in the future.  Moderators can still contact users directly if needed.  To contact a moderator simply hit "contact" at the top of the page and write to "Website Problems."

 

As you were. 

 

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Would you like a badge? Awarding Superfan badges and Scientist badges! Also blogging accounts!

We've got a whole fleet of new badges for the site.  They'll be higher quality images soon.

We've got two badges that we're willing to give out to people who ask based on certain criteria.

 

SUPERFAN BADGE displayed below your name

Do you consider yourself a huge fan of the Rational Response Squad?  If you would like a superfan badge under your name please make a post in this thread requesting a badge.  If we are unfamiliar with you, you may want to link to your myspace or make a positive statement about us when you post your request.  The badge has a special little treat to accompany it and because it does the Core leadership of RRS will have the final say on whether you can have the badge.  Essentially if we suspect your in the non-superfan group, and you're just trying to snag a badge we might not apply the badge.  If you're an atheist, and you've posted a few times here already, that's good enough to ask, it's worth a shot.  We'll likely approve many people that ask. 

The "superfan" badge was designed to help give some status to those that cant afford a membership, or don't have a membership but they want to make their support for the RRS apparent in their posts.  You can ask to have it removed if you change your mind later, and vice versa (we may change our mind later based on your actions)

Susan's picture

How To Use The Quote Function

Hi everyone. We've had several questions asking how to use the quote function and how to "pick and choose" parts of previous posts for quoting. I will attempt to illustrate.

At the bottom of the post to which you wish to reply, there are several selections you may choose. One of those choices is "quote". When you click on quote, an edit box comes up with the post pre-populated for you. At the beginning of the text you will see:

[ quote=Susan ] (without the spaces)

Hi there!

At the end of the post you will see [ /quote ] (again, without the spaces)

I had to put the spaces in for instructions or the quote feature in this post would make it look like this:

Susan wrote:
Hi there!

If you wish to pick and choose or quote multiple posts, just make sure the text you are quoting begins with a left bracket ( [ ) then "quote=" and the user's name and then a right bracket ( ] ). At the end of the text you wish to quote, use a left bracket, then a slash followed by the word "quote", ending with a right bracket.

If you wish to comment between quote, just be sure you have matching beginning and ending quotes.

For instance (again, I'm putting in spaces where you should not):

[ quote=Winston ] I think we should have a four day work week. [ /quote ]

(Then I respond)

I disagree. It should be a three day work week and the pay should be the same.

RationalResponseSquad's picture

The thread on how to use this site, features, and updates

As I've been saying, this site will give us much more functionality than before. Bugs and bitching go here.

First... You'll notice we don't make "posts" anymore. We create "content."

There are many different types of content, standard users have access to only several of them now, but as we get set up you'll have more....... see thread for more....

Sapient's picture

ATHEIST MYSPACE USERS, POST THE LINK TO YOUR PAGE

I've been compiling a directory of Infidelguy.com community members for several months now. I want to add to that list now. If you are on myspace and you are a member of this board please post your name and the link to your myspace page. Please keep side chatter out of this thread, this thread is just for names and links.

THIS POST WILL BE UPDATED AS WE GO ALONG, REFER BACK TO THIS POST!!
Those of you who are on the list, feel free to send "add friend" requests to everyone in this group of people, let's represent our community on myspace!

Renee Obsidianwords's picture

4th Quarter :-)

 

This time of year fills me with a feeling of joy ~ mostly brought on by memories of Holidays past, those yet to come, and the consideration of events that create a sense of thankfulness. 

For me, the first holiday that kicks off my trilogy of year-end fun is nearly here: Thanksgiving!! This year my parents are driving in from Iowa to join Tracy and I for a gut-busting feast! (I am actually cooking!!!) Our grocery trip will be sometime today and we plan on buying a turkey breast and a ham to smoke~along with stuffing, taters, and several casseroles! Although we will not be saying grace over our tryptophan-laden meal, I do require that those that attend our meal discuss at least one thing they are thankful for:

I am thankful for the support my husband has given me over the past 18 months. I quit my full-time job to pursue a college education and in doing so, have placed us in a financial crunch. His support has been nothing short of amazing and without it, I may have gone insane while working 2 part-time jobs and attending class.

Now to all of you that will celebrate Thanksgiving next week OR those that do not (and yes, I realize not everyone on the forum does) ~ ~ what do you have to be thankful for?  

Atheistextremist's picture

Does the threat of eternal immolation from theists constitute bullying?

As atheists we are told that when we die having rejected jesus and his loving heavenly father, we will descend to hell, where we will be burned and the smoke of our torment will never cease. Along with this, our twitchings and screamings will form an agreeable spectacle for the lamb and an unspecified number of angels, none of which, apparently, will have anything better to do.

My point is this. In the forums, there are those times when in the course of general argument, theists will threaten us will hell and I want to know whether people think this constitutes bullying. There are those who will think: "Well - there's no god, there's no hell, so who cares what they threaten us with?" And this is true. But there are also people here raised in the delights of the church, for whom these unpleasant threats are particularly odious.

So when our christian brothers and sisters stop talking rationally and start yelling about hell do they actually press the bully button?

In considering this question, let's reverse the concept. What if an atheist started threatening a theist on the site and saying they were born evil, immoral, deserved die, deserved to be burned? Where going to pay? What would we think then?

 

 

Cpt_pineapple's picture

Confirm or Deny: Humanity is doomed.

A recent conversation with Hamby has sparked this question:

 

 

Is humanity doomed? Will we self-destruct and kill each other?

 

 

I say yes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big E's picture

Atheist Facebook users

I'm biting off of the Myspace user thread. I haven't had Myspace in so long that I forgot what my passwords was, so I couldn't get on even if I wanted to, which I don't I thought that maybe I'd start this thread to get folks together on Facebook that are interested. So I'll start. I'm not sure how to do it through a link, but the e-mail address route works.

straydoglogic@gmail.com

 

Publicities

 Could someone tell why, on such an atheist forum, is there publicity on "The difference is Jesus" of "Compassion something". I'm christian, and i love it that you would make publicity for such a wonderful program, but... why?

 

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