The existing rules aren’t working, so they’re going to get revamped. In particular, everyone pretty much ignores section V, especially this bit:
2. Justice is more important than civility. But aspire to be charitable at first.
That’s been annoying me for some time now, and it’s time to refocus and re-emphasize, so that means the whole thing is going to re-written.
(via little things)
The man I grew up knowing as Dracula, Christopher Lee, is dead. Probably. I know most of you young whippersnappers probably think of him as Saruman or worse, Count Dooku, but I will tell you definitively that you are wrong, and everyone should know he was Dracula, most definitely.
Mostly, of course, he was a guy who brought some class and dignity to even the goofiest role.
This is the lounge. You can discuss anything you want, but you will do it kindly.
Status: Heavily Moderated; Previous thread
Another of my colleagues here at FtB has skidded off the smoothly paved road of life: Ashley Miller has been diagnosed with narcolepsy and lost her job. She’s set up a patreon account — you should go help her out. And don’t forget Dana, too.
Dana Hunter took a gamble and quit her job to dedicate herself to a writing career, and of course immediately got hit with small catastrophes that are screwing up her dreams, because America doesn’t believe in that social safety net stuff. She’s looking for donations, and also selling off precious stuff, so do help her get past this rough patch. You could also buy her first book on Amazon, Really Terrible Bible Stories vol. I: Genesis
I’ve been targeted by KotakuInAction, that wretched hive of gamergate villainy. My crime? I reviewed Greta Christina’s book, Bending, without declaring that she was a writer on “MY” network. It’s a silly complaint, but the funniest thing is how much the gamergaters get wrong.
I lost track of how many outright fabrications and errors there were in these comments…without even counting the fact that they spelled my name three different ways.
This is Thunderdome, the unmoderated open thread on Pharyngula. Say what you want, how you want.
Status: UNMODERATED; Previous thread
Here’s an interview I did with Arturo Elosegi in Durango, Spain a few weeks ago — it’s in English with Basque subtitles, so we’ll all be able to understand it.
I’m still not entirely recovered from travel-induced chrono-sickness, but I’ve got a few more journeys to make in June. I’m going to Michigan!
