Hi, folks! Pardon our dust as we move over from our old digs at http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/. Looking forward to becoming a part of the freethoughtblogs community!
Keep an eye out over the next few days for introductory posts from each of our contributors: Martin, Russell, Matt, Tracie, Jen, Don, and Jeff.
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Cafeeine
September 26, 2011 at 11:32 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
I knew it!
Congrats, and may your posts be plentiful!
'Tis Himself, OM
September 27, 2011 at 12:04 am (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Welcome! Pull up a seat and tell us interesting things.
Camels With Hammers
September 27, 2011 at 3:34 am (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Welcome! Thrilled to have you all aboard!
Paulino
September 28, 2011 at 12:43 am (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Great to see you here!
jasperturcotte
September 28, 2011 at 10:38 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Testing testing
Drivebyposter
September 28, 2011 at 11:15 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
YES!
I was hoping this would happen from the moment I heard of FTB.
I’m so excited for you guys and hope this brings everyone some extra traffic and more fans.
Hansen
September 29, 2011 at 12:05 am (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Great! I’m happy you are no longer part of Google’s attempt to take over the world!
johndoran
September 29, 2011 at 1:35 am (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Lot more intrusive ads on this site, it seems. I especially liked the ChristianMingle.com one.
Martin Wagner
September 29, 2011 at 4:50 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Two words. Firefox. Adblock.
rrpostal
September 29, 2011 at 5:27 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
I think it actually takes more time and effort to complain about ads than it would to solve the issue. I haven’t seen an ad for years.
Martin Wagner
September 29, 2011 at 5:32 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
I must confess it’s fun to have Christian ads here. Don’t they know they’re just providing us with material?
sansdeityEngland
October 18, 2011 at 7:43 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Excellent advice, adblock works very, very well.
matthewvolpato
September 29, 2011 at 6:34 am (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Christian Ads…YEY!!!
not.
enjoy your new home folks.
thomasbourque
September 29, 2011 at 9:09 am (UTC -6) Link to this comment
I hate this move! This is total bull… *Sniff* *Sniff* COOKIES! Nevermind! Yay for cookies!
Jon
September 29, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Congrats on the move.
I pulled site site up to update my RSS feed and the first thing on the page that loaded was an ad for “Revolt! Magical Scam Water”. Since atheism and skepticism go hand in hand I was very surprised to see an “invention that heals water” and “pulls floride and heavy metals” out of my body. I think you need to review with your host where they’re getting their ad feed from.
JT
September 29, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
The hosts are aware, and it’s something being worked on. The site is still be hammered out.
Christopher
September 29, 2011 at 1:16 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Congrats fellas. Ads are ads..lame.
jacobfromlost
September 29, 2011 at 2:56 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Awesome. Now I can post. I never could figure out how to post on the old site. Nothing I did ever worked.
tracieh
September 29, 2011 at 3:20 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Just testing to see if I have set up my account properly…I’m assuming I need one in order to post?
Russell Glasser
September 29, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Tracie, I just made you an editor. Try to see if you can start a new post.
John K.
September 29, 2011 at 4:07 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Cool banner. When do you get a link on the FTB main page?
Martin Wagner
September 29, 2011 at 4:07 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
We officially launch 10/1.
Matt Whitby
September 29, 2011 at 6:19 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Welcome to your new home.
Greetings from England.
Ibis3, féministe avec un titre française de fantaisie
September 29, 2011 at 6:23 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
For all those complaining about the ads, Ed Brayton wrote a post about it that I just spent an hour looking for, but it’s been deleted (possibly because by telling us that they get paid for click-throughs, he was breaking some kind of rule?). Basically, they don’t have control over what ads they get (they’re based on a combo of keywords for the page you’re on–which means there’s no discrimination between positive and negative posts about a subject–and your own browsing history), and because the site cost so much to start up, they can’t afford to just wait until they can get specific advertisers to sign on. Hopefully the ads will improve over time.
Thomas
September 29, 2011 at 7:59 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
One thing I liked about the old site was the mobile friendly template. I understand that this site is ad driven, but is there any possibility of mobile blasphemy?
Russell Glasser
September 29, 2011 at 8:43 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Good question. I’m checking with the other bloggers to see whether that can be done.
Russell Glasser
September 29, 2011 at 9:34 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Ed says “No, but it’s on the list of things we’ll be adding in the future.”
Vall
September 29, 2011 at 8:25 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Wow, all my favorites are coming here. Was it Ed that had a post explaining the profile pic? I had it working over at the blogspot page.
mikehaynes
September 29, 2011 at 8:41 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Congrats on the move!
Quincyme
October 1, 2011 at 10:12 am (UTC -6) Link to this comment
awesome. Welcome. Love the show. Shame I have to watch on YouTube as in the uk.
sansdeityEngland
October 18, 2011 at 7:52 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
You don’t. Go to their website and you’ll find links to ustream and channel Austin to watch the show live, or their own archive of past shows. I, too, am in the U.K.
davidb
October 1, 2011 at 3:38 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Very glad to see you guys here!
I sometimes post links to You Tube clips of yours on the secular discussion board I helped found.
Most recently earlier today, as it happens.
David B
Kol
October 4, 2011 at 8:37 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Hot damn!
I really need to check the front page of FTB more often.
Gave the blog a thumb up in Stumbleupon and was surprised to find that no one had submitted yet. Here’s hoping it’ll drive your traffic up a notch.
I’m really glad you folks are here!
Oscar Williams
March 11, 2013 at 3:31 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Well it is good to see and hear from those of you who refuse to walk in the pathway of darkness.For those of you who are strong enough to look reality in the eye I Salute You. There are over 500 different kinds of religon on this earth,and all claim to be right.