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AKM
New Member
Canada
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 Posted - 06/24/2005 : 23:23:15
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Hello,
I guess I'll post here as I can't seem to find any intro thread. I am AKM and I suppose you can call me a newbie to skeptic boards. I consider myself a skeptic, as I like to see the evidence up front. I am not "degreed" as in a university education, although I think there is more than one way to "educate" yourself.
I was a member of another skeptic board but found it to be very cliquish and to varying degrees immature, but that's just my opinion. Let's just say that board didn't work out for me.
I have lurked here for awhile and I like what I see. I hope after time, some of you will feel the same way about me, time will tell I guess.
AKM
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"Leadership is not magnetic personality—that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not "making friends and influencing people"—that is flattery. Leadership is lifting a person's vision to higher sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations." Peter F. Drucker
"If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires." Abigail Van Buren |
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H. Humbert
SFN Die Hard
USA
4574 Posts |
Posted - 06/25/2005 : 00:55:49 [Permalink]
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Welcome, AKM. I look forward to your future posts.
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"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true." --Demosthenes
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool." --Richard P. Feynman
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 06/25/2005 : 01:14:13 [Permalink]
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Greetings AKM and welcome!
looking forward to your input.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist! 
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the_ignored
SFN Addict
2562 Posts |
Posted - 06/25/2005 : 01:43:13 [Permalink]
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Yeah. I'm always telling them: "Put a special thread in the forums for people to introduce themselves with"!
But do they ever listen? Noooooo!
Although in all fairness, it'd maybe help if I typed that suggestion into the forum instead of talking to my monitor. 
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>From: enuffenuff@fastmail.fm
(excerpt follows):
> I'm looking to teach these two bastards a lesson they'll never forget.
> Personal visit by mates of mine. No violence, just a wee little chat.
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> **** has also committed more crimes than you can count with his
> incitement of hatred against a religion. That law came in about 2007
> much to ****'s ignorance. That is fact and his writing will become well
> know as well as him becoming a publicly known icon of hatred.
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> Good luck with that fuckwit. And Reynold, fucking run, and don't stop.
> Disappear would be best as it was you who dared to attack me on my
> illness knowing nothing of the cause. You disgust me and you are top of
> the list boy. Again, no violence. Just regular reminders of who's there
> and visits to see you are behaving. Nothing scary in reality. But I'd
> still disappear if I was you.
What brought that on? this. Original posting here.
Another example of this guy's lunacy here. |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 06/25/2005 : 03:28:40 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by the_ignored
Yeah. I'm always telling them: "Put a special thread in the forums for people to introduce themselves with"!
But do they ever listen? Noooooo!
Although in all fairness, it'd maybe help if I typed that suggestion into the forum instead of talking to my monitor.
Anyway, glad you're here.
Yeh, but whaddafork. We all blundered in through the same door. Maybe if we cleaned the beer barf off the door mat....
You talk to yer monitor, hah? In some circles that sort of thing might be considered demon possesion. Very dangerous, and tempting to the Powers of Darkness. I and my rattlesnake agree that you should stop it at once!
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
Posted - 06/25/2005 : 04:02:51 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by the_ignored
Yeah. I'm always telling them: "Put a special thread in the forums for people to introduce themselves with"!
But do they ever listen? Noooooo!
Ahh, but we DO have such a thread. Sort of.
Check out this thread: So, what's your user name?
You won't get all your answers there, but at least a little something. |
Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3
"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse
Support American Troops in Iraq:
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
13477 Posts |
Posted - 06/25/2005 : 11:52:04 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by AKM
Hello,
I guess I'll post here as I can't seem to find any intro thread. I am AKM and I suppose you can call me a newbie to skeptic boards. I consider myself a skeptic, as I like to see the evidence up front. I am not "degreed" as in a university education, although I think there is more than one way to "educate" yourself.
We're not the least bit cliquish. And I am sure everyone here would agree with me,
or ells…
Honestly though, we strive to be a populist site. Anyone with the desire to be one, and with the proper tools (critical thinking) can be a skeptic and a valued member of the skeptical community.
Welcome to SFN.
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Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.
Why not question something for a change?
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Dude
SFN Die Hard
USA
6891 Posts |
Posted - 06/25/2005 : 13:49:45 [Permalink]
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Welcome to the SFN.
Its not to cliq-ish arounf here, I hope. 
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Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong.
-- Thomas Jefferson
"god :: the last refuge of a man with no answers and no argument." - G. Carlin
Hope, n.
The handmaiden of desperation; the opiate of despair; the illegible signpost on the road to perdition. ~~ da filth |
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the_ignored
SFN Addict
2562 Posts |
Posted - 06/25/2005 : 14:17:50 [Permalink]
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| Actually, Doc, what we could do is make that So what's your user name thread a sticky or something? |
>From: enuffenuff@fastmail.fm
(excerpt follows):
> I'm looking to teach these two bastards a lesson they'll never forget.
> Personal visit by mates of mine. No violence, just a wee little chat.
>
> **** has also committed more crimes than you can count with his
> incitement of hatred against a religion. That law came in about 2007
> much to ****'s ignorance. That is fact and his writing will become well
> know as well as him becoming a publicly known icon of hatred.
>
> Good luck with that fuckwit. And Reynold, fucking run, and don't stop.
> Disappear would be best as it was you who dared to attack me on my
> illness knowing nothing of the cause. You disgust me and you are top of
> the list boy. Again, no violence. Just regular reminders of who's there
> and visits to see you are behaving. Nothing scary in reality. But I'd
> still disappear if I was you.
What brought that on? this. Original posting here.
Another example of this guy's lunacy here. |
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
Posted - 06/25/2005 : 16:15:21 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by the_ignored
Actually, Doc, what we could do is make that So what's your user name thread a sticky or something?
Actually, the_ignored, that is a question that Dave_W is more suited to answer, since he is the moderator of the General Discussion section.
I can imagine he is hesitating... It's easy to make a thread a sticky, and if you're not careful the section will end up cluttered with a lot of them. However, in this case, I too agree that a sticky might be nice. I'll PM him and see what happens. |
Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3
"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse
Support American Troops in Iraq:
Send them unarmed civilians for target practice..
Collateralmurder. |
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AKM
New Member
Canada
31 Posts |
Posted - 06/25/2005 : 21:22:28 [Permalink]
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Well, I have to say Thank You to all for a warm welcome. As much as I want to contribute what I can, I also want to learn as much as I can. I think this is just the place for that. So please be patient as I stumble around for a bit asking questions.
quote:
Originally posted by Ricky
Welcome AKM.
Just being curious, what board was that?
Suffice to say that it's a well-known board. I really don't want it to seem like I'm flinging mud at another board, although my stated impressions in the previous post may seem like it, that was not my intention. I was just giving my reasons for departure, to sum that up, I just felt like I didn't fit in.
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"Leadership is not magnetic personality—that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not "making friends and influencing people"—that is flattery. Leadership is lifting a person's vision to higher sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations." Peter F. Drucker
"If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires." Abigail Van Buren |
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard
USA
4907 Posts |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26022 Posts |
Posted - 06/25/2005 : 22:41:24 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by the_ignored
Yeah. I'm always telling them: "Put a special thread in the forums for people to introduce themselves with"!
How does this look?
And welcome to the Skeptic Friends Network, AKM. Glad to have you, regardless of your prior encounters. |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 06/26/2005 : 02:37:15 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by AKM
Well, I have to say Thank You to all for a warm welcome. As much as I want to contribute what I can, I also want to learn as much as I can. I think this is just the place for that. So please be patient as I stumble around for a bit asking questions.
quote:
Originally posted by Ricky
Welcome AKM.
Just being curious, what board was that?
Suffice to say that it's a well-known board. I really don't want it to seem like I'm flinging mud at another board, although my stated impressions in the previous post may seem like it, that was not my intention. I was just giving my reasons for departure, to sum that up, I just felt like I didn't fit in.
Here's hoping that you find a comfortable niche here. We welcome all. And like the board you left, some fail to find that niche and others leave because they find that we actually enjoy those who would disrupt our little corner of the web, or at least I do.   . Only one person was ever banned from here, and he was a true and total ass.
So again, welcome. We'll swap some info and have some fun.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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Siberia
SFN Addict
Brazil
2322 Posts |
Posted - 06/26/2005 : 07:41:15 [Permalink]
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Welcome, babe.
Don't worry; you will fit in. If I can, you can, too  |
"Why are you afraid of something you're not even sure exists?"
- The Kovenant, Via Negativa
"People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs."
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