Welcome to Patheos!

Old feed is working for me. Will the URL redirect be permanent? Otherwise I’d just change to the new one.

Hooray! The header is still there with the wonderful ambigram! (though I gotta figure out how to turn my monitor upside down for it to work) And the new comment service is no longer blocked by my office!

World didn’t end?

World didn’t end?

I must admit it’s nice to have such a mobile friendly version of the site. In particular the comments section displays much better on my phone now.

I must admit it’s nice to have such a mobile friendly version of the site. In particular the comments section displays much better on my phone now.

It’s still early.

It’s still early.

It’s permanent for now! 🙂  If it works for you, don’t worry about changing it.

It’s permanent for now! 🙂  If it works for you, don’t worry about changing it.

Yay, RSS moved over just fine!  🙂

It does!

I think those are the people and the method they’ve chosen to identify by.  If we need to fix something, we will…

Not saying it’s a bad thing.

Alright, seems to be working fine here Hermant. On behalf of the Filipino Freethinkers, I wish you well on your blog’s new residence!

well it’s not listing any of the recent comments posted under this article. It didn’t list my comment as a recent comment for example…
On your old site it would update to show all most recent comment posted on your site.

Ok, here we are!

And got to say, I don’t like Disqus. Sorry….

It’s a little stiff and starchy, but I suppose once it gets a spin in the wash it’ll soften up. I’m still irritated about having to add a “I_” to my name, but at least I get an avatar now, which for the life of me I never managed on the other site.

Onwards and upwards!

You’re right. I’ll alert them and we’ll fix it.

You’re right. I’ll alert them and we’ll fix it.

LRAD standing by in case of fundi shitstorm.

soooo…nothing changed…cool

soooo…nothing changed…cool

Here we are here!

I use google reader to follow blogs and articles and it came through just fine as well.

I use google reader to follow blogs and articles and it came through just fine as well.

Yay! I like Disqus.

Bah…disqus wouldn’t let me carry on with my usual ‘zachofalltrades’ moniker.  Evidently someone else on the planet thought of that too…and here I thought I was being original.

like this?

Everything seems to be working fine for me and look you even got to keep your banner yea! Btw is there a easy link to get to the rest of patheos from here or will I be forced to the arduous task of deleting some words from the address bar whenever I wish to view the mounting hordes at our gate. sorry I had to make that joke after the last two blog posts hopefully everything works out for the best with this switch.

Edit: also I would like to say I hate disqus but I like the ability to edit my comments and “like” someone else’s.

Everything seems to be working fine for me and look you even got to keep your banner yea! Btw is there a easy link to get to the rest of patheos from here or will I be forced to the arduous task of deleting some words from the address bar whenever I wish to view the mounting hordes at our gate. sorry I had to make that joke after the last two blog posts hopefully everything works out for the best with this switch.

Edit: also I would like to say I hate disqus but I like the ability to edit my comments and “like” someone else’s.

I’ve got what must be the best form of mild dyslexia.  Doesn’t affect my ability to read, but I can decipher text in any orientation, including reading the upside down part of the ambigram without standing on my head.

in the top left corner of the site is a Patheos button with a dropdown menu. you can just click the button to go to the Patheos homepage.

Congratulations! The neiborhood is a little….but what the heck.

Where do we send the housewarming gifts?

Use this link: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/

Looking good.  Now get to writing. 

Looking good.  Now get to writing. 

Even a curmudgeony change hater like myself can say things look to be transitioning more or less smootly. Though the header seems to be hit or miss in terms of how it loads up for me.

Me gusta. 🙂

Me gusta. 🙂

Thank you I completely missed that whole bar.

Thank you I completely missed that whole bar.

Looks good bro

Looks good bro

Thanks but I was actually referring to patheos itself not just your own posts, on that note the links under your banner are working just fine.

Thanks but I was actually referring to patheos itself not just your own posts, on that note the links under your banner are working just fine.

You going to blast the “God Delusion” audiobook?

Well… Here I am.

Oh man, can you move the comment box to the bottom of the comments?

Is there some plan to migrate the old comments or still be able to read them?

Others have said the same thing, but I’ll confirm from my side as well that the full-feed RSS just automatically worked.

The new comments system means I can actually post, now, too (something in the old one would tell me the comment was accepted but never display it, and if I tried to submit it again it would say it detected a duplicate so I know it was accepted by the system in some way even though it never showed up, discovered that about a week ago on the “I’m moving post”).

Others have said the same thing, but I’ll confirm from my side as well that the full-feed RSS just automatically worked.

The new comments system means I can actually post, now, too (something in the old one would tell me the comment was accepted but never display it, and if I tried to submit it again it would say it detected a duplicate so I know it was accepted by the system in some way even though it never showed up, discovered that about a week ago on the “I’m moving post”).

I’m so sorry, I just have to add this face.

Alright, this seems to be a bit better this time.

For those who don’t know, this is Kev Quondam, Kevque Futurum – I make some posts here and there.

Alright, this seems to be a bit better this time.

For those who don’t know, this is Kev Quondam, Kevque Futurum – I make some posts here and there.

Alright, this seems to be a bit better this time.

For those who don’t know, this is Kev Quondam, Kevque Futurum – I make some posts here and there.

Congrats!

Congrats!

Congrats!

Congrats!

Yay for a mobile theme and Disqus commenting!

Yay for a mobile theme and Disqus commenting!

The switch has been made. Weeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! Let the fun begin.

BTW, This is NotYou007 if anyone is wondering.

The switch has been made. Weeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! Let the fun begin.

BTW, This is NotYou007 if anyone is wondering.

I don’t like the new font size, it just feels odd.

I don’t like the new font size, it just feels odd.

Looks good!

Looks good!

Will they be

Will they be

Will they be

Will they be

Will they be adding “Atheism” to the “Religion Portal” header on the main page?  To the “Religion Traditions Faiths” section?   Are you going to get in on the “What do I really believe” section?

I’m still a little leery that we’re going to be given equal time / respect given the amount of changes they’ll have to make to add Atheism to the mix.  (ie:  they’ll have to create a whole new section under “Religion Traditions Faiths” because they’d better not put us under “NewReligions”)

There’s no “Religion Portal” on the main Patheos site that directs to blogs/articles from non believers.  Are they planning on adding a link for this?

As long as I can expect the same quality of blogging as before it doesn’t matter to me who hosts the site.

As long as I can expect the same quality of blogging as before it doesn’t matter to me who hosts the site.

Ahhh hahaha, finally got this Disqus thing figured out.

Not very easy to make just a commentor account. 

Oh, beautiful then ^^

Oh, beautiful then ^^

Oh, beautiful then ^^

Oh, beautiful then ^^

Oh, beautiful then ^^

This ‘Patheos” site sure doesn’t have much in the way of atheism. Luckily this blog was a ‘featured’ blog or else I wouldn’t have even found it through their webpage.

This ‘Patheos” site sure doesn’t have much in the way of atheism. Luckily this blog was a ‘featured’ blog or else I wouldn’t have even found it through their webpage.

This ‘Patheos” site sure doesn’t have much in the way of atheism. Luckily this blog was a ‘featured’ blog or else I wouldn’t have even found it through their webpage.

This ‘Patheos” site sure doesn’t have much in the way of atheism. Luckily this blog was a ‘featured’ blog or else I wouldn’t have even found it through their webpage.

Ahhhh. No more “Good Atheist” ad link on the sidebar.

I hated that smug-looking cartoon guy.

Ahhhh. No more “Good Atheist” ad link on the sidebar.

I hated that smug-looking cartoon guy.

Ahhhh. No more “Good Atheist” ad link on the sidebar.

I hated that smug-looking cartoon guy.

Any minute now

Any minute now

Any minute now

Testing, mic check 1, 2, 3.

Testing, mic check 1, 2, 3.

Testing, mic check 1, 2, 3.

Well, it seems to work!  Fantastic!  =D

Well, it seems to work!  Fantastic!  =D

Agree with this.  I can not get to this blog from the main page in any way that I have tried.

Have not tried searching, but there seems to be no direct access.

Curious to see how this all pans out.  Some of the other religions clash, but we clash with them all. It will be an interesting position to be in on a website.

Agree with this.  I can not get to this blog from the main page in any way that I have tried.

Have not tried searching, but there seems to be no direct access.

Curious to see how this all pans out.  Some of the other religions clash, but we clash with them all. It will be an interesting position to be in on a website.

Agree with this.  I can not get to this blog from the main page in any way that I have tried.

Have not tried searching, but there seems to be no direct access.

Curious to see how this all pans out.  Some of the other religions clash, but we clash with them all. It will be an interesting position to be in on a website.

Agree with this.  I can not get to this blog from the main page in any way that I have tried.

Have not tried searching, but there seems to be no direct access.

Curious to see how this all pans out.  Some of the other religions clash, but we clash with them all. It will be an interesting position to be in on a website.

I can’t use my old name. 🙁

I can’t use my old name. 🙁

I can’t use my old name. 🙁

I can’t use my old name. 🙁

I can’t use my old name. 🙁

I can’t use my old name. 🙁

I can’t use my old name. 🙁

I can’t use my old name. 🙁

Yeah, Good Atheist really has to ditch that.

Mexigay up!

Yeah, Good Atheist really has to ditch that.

Mexigay up!

Yeah, Good Atheist really has to ditch that.

Mexigay up!

Yeah, Good Atheist really has to ditch that.

Mexigay up!

Yeah, Good Atheist really has to ditch that.

Mexigay up!

Or I can? I guess I have a few things to learn about this comment system.

Or I can? I guess I have a few things to learn about this comment system.

Or I can? I guess I have a few things to learn about this comment system.

Okay, here goes the comment test.

Okay, here goes the comment test.

There. Now my new ID is working.

To be fair, almost every religion clashes. I think it’s just that people tend to overlook the differences to find similarities sometimes, and the people who do that should be able to do the same with us apostates.

Still, it could be interesting… This blog as a general rule doesn’t get massively heated in the comments sections, would be a shame if that changed too much.

My aging eyes like the font and size.  Good luck!

Right, I agree Greg.  Just saying that everyone from any religion could have a bone to pick with us.

I hope for friendly banter, not comment wars and flame fests.

🙂

Threaded comments!  NOOOOOOOO

Test comment.  Ok, cool.  Looks good.  Keep on blogging Hemant and we’ll keep on reading!

Test comment.  Ok, cool.  Looks good.  Keep on blogging Hemant and we’ll keep on reading!

So now we all know what you look like 😉

just testing ability to add image and see if it automatically resizes it. 
Looks like it does.  The original was a larger animated image.  In such a case, it takes the first frame and resizes.

Seems easier to comment.

The one downside to disqus (at least last I checked) is that you can’t subscribe to an individual post.  It’s all or nothing.  I once made the mistake of commenting on a fox news article and my inbox exploded.

The one downside to disqus (at least last I checked) is that you can’t subscribe to an individual post.  It’s all or nothing.  I once made the mistake of commenting on a fox news article and my inbox exploded.

I really like the new look

“Cross over children [to the new site].  All welcome. All welcome.”

“Cross over children [to the new site].  All welcome. All welcome.”

What ever do you mean? Hehe… though, the commenting does seem to work pretty well…

What ever do you mean? Hehe… though, the commenting does seem to work pretty well…

Ha, the “Smiling MexiGay” graphic stays… I remember seeing real concern over that

Ha, the “Smiling MexiGay” graphic stays… I remember seeing real concern over that

Lots of comments today.

Lots of comments today.

Is it just me, or is it weird to think of all the believers milling about in blogs nearby?

Is it just me, or is it weird to think of all the believers milling about in blogs nearby?

i looked at the Pathos main page and noticed that there is still no portal to any atheist/humanist section. are they waiting until they get more blogs or just havent gotten around to it yet?

Testing, testing. Will it automatically link my name to my site? Let’s see….
EDIT: No, it doesn’t… how do I change my profile….
EDIT: How about now?
EDIT: No. Is this even possible? Other people have it…. 🙁
EDIT: *grumble* Had to actually make a Disqus account instead of using my Google account. So far, not happy with the Disqus system. Maybe it’ll get better now.

Testing, testing. Will it automatically link my name to my site? Let’s see….
EDIT: No, it doesn’t… how do I change my profile….
EDIT: How about now?
EDIT: No. Is this even possible? Other people have it…. 🙁
EDIT: *grumble* Had to actually make a Disqus account instead of using my Google account. So far, not happy with the Disqus system. Maybe it’ll get better now.

Testing, testing. Will it automatically link my name to my site? Let’s see….
EDIT: No, it doesn’t… how do I change my profile….
EDIT: How about now?
EDIT: No. Is this even possible? Other people have it…. 🙁
EDIT: *grumble* Had to actually make a Disqus account instead of using my Google account. So far, not happy with the Disqus system. Maybe it’ll get better now.

Testing, testing. Will it automatically link my name to my site? Let’s see….
EDIT: No, it doesn’t… how do I change my profile….
EDIT: How about now?
EDIT: No. Is this even possible? Other people have it…. 🙁
EDIT: *grumble* Had to actually make a Disqus account instead of using my Google account. So far, not happy with the Disqus system. Maybe it’ll get better now.

Looking good!

Looking good!

Looking good!

Looking good!

Looking good!

Well, it’s working so far! I still really hate Disqus, but I’m willing to give it a try.

Well, it’s working so far! I still really hate Disqus, but I’m willing to give it a try.

Well, it’s working so far! I still really hate Disqus, but I’m willing to give it a try.

. . .  If that’s true, I will seriously hate that. Seriously.

. . .  If that’s true, I will seriously hate that. Seriously.

Hemant, I have some questions. 

1. The “Recent Comments” section does not seem to be changing or updating. Is that going to be fixed?

2. With Disqus, it seems like you can sort by oldest and newest comments, but it still shows as a threaded discussion. So if a brand-new comment is a response to an earlier comment, you have to scroll through the [i]entire[/i] comment section to find it. It doesn’t show up at the beginning or the end of the list.

3. There used to be a feature in the comment box that let you bold and italicize and link to URLs. That feature no longer seems to be available. I can’t tell whether it’s possible to use these features anymore. If so, do you need to type out  the HTML each time? It seems like it would be pretty time c0nsuming.

Hemant, I have some questions. 

1. The “Recent Comments” section does not seem to be changing or updating. Is that going to be fixed?

2. With Disqus, it seems like you can sort by oldest and newest comments, but it still shows as a threaded discussion. So if a brand-new comment is a response to an earlier comment, you have to scroll through the [i]entire[/i] comment section to find it. It doesn’t show up at the beginning or the end of the list.

3. There used to be a feature in the comment box that let you bold and italicize and link to URLs. That feature no longer seems to be available. I can’t tell whether it’s possible to use these features anymore. If so, do you need to type out  the HTML each time? It seems like it would be pretty time c0nsuming.

I attempted to edit my previous comment just now, and it didn’t work.

I also tried to italicize a word in my comment (using HTML), and that didn’t  work, either.

I attempted to edit my previous comment just now, and it didn’t work.

I also tried to italicize a word in my comment (using HTML), and that didn’t  work, either.

I attempted to edit my previous comment just now, and it didn’t work.

I also tried to italicize a word in my comment (using HTML), and that didn’t  work, either.

I attempted to edit my previous comment just now, and it didn’t work.

I also tried to italicize a word in my comment (using HTML), and that didn’t  work, either.

Urps, doublepost.

Urps, doublepost.

Urps, doublepost.

Urps, doublepost.

Urps, doublepost.

Urps, doublepost.

Urps, doublepost.

1) Recent Comments will be fixed shortly. 

2) Sorting by new comments will do just that, but they are sorting the main comments (not the responses to them), so if people responded to individual comments, they will be ignored in the sorting.

3)  I’ll find out about the HTML tags. 

1) Recent Comments will be fixed shortly. 

2) Sorting by new comments will do just that, but they are sorting the main comments (not the responses to them), so if people responded to individual comments, they will be ignored in the sorting.

3)  I’ll find out about the HTML tags. 

Yay for Disqus comments!

Boo that I can’t see the Satanic scribbling and smiling Mexigay at the top… just a big empty box with a red X trying fruitlessly to load the image http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/files/2011/07/FreindlyAthiestBlogHeader_blktop.jpg

Yay for Disqus comments!

Boo that I can’t see the Satanic scribbling and smiling Mexigay at the top… just a big empty box with a red X trying fruitlessly to load the image http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/files/2011/07/FreindlyAthiestBlogHeader_blktop.jpg

Or maybe not… the header seems to be working now. Hooray!

Or maybe not… the header seems to be working now. Hooray!

Thanks, Hemant!

The second thing is what I was most worried about with Disqus. It’s such a hassle not to be able to see new responses to comments without  going through the entire section.

Thanks, Hemant!

The second thing is what I was most worried about with Disqus. It’s such a hassle not to be able to see new responses to comments without  going through the entire section.

Thanks, Hemant!

The second thing is what I was most worried about with Disqus. It’s such a hassle not to be able to see new responses to comments without  going through the entire section.

Thanks, Hemant!

The second thing is what I was most worried about with Disqus. It’s such a hassle not to be able to see new responses to comments without  going through the entire section.

Do you not have a link to the Patheos main site and other blogs for a reason, or am I missing it somewhere…

Isn’t it at the *very* top of the page…?

Isn’t it at the *very* top of the page…?

Isn’t it at the *very* top of the page…?

Isn’t it at the *very* top of the page…?

test

test

test

test

So …hmmm… now I have to be a different user to comment? 

So …hmmm… now I have to be a different user to comment? 

So …hmmm… now I have to be a different user to comment? 

So …hmmm… now I have to be a different user to comment? 

So …hmmm… now I have to be a different user to comment? 

Sorry, just testing to see how to comment

Sorry, just testing to see how to comment

Sorry, just testing to see how to comment

Sorry, just testing to see how to comment

my comment disappeared…am I being moderated out of existence?

my comment disappeared…am I being moderated out of existence?

my comment disappeared…am I being moderated out of existence?

my comment disappeared…am I being moderated out of existence?

my comment disappeared…am I being moderated out of existence?

Nope!

Nope!

Nope!

hello world

hello world

Square brackets are not HTML. It’s a markup many forums use to translate into HTML (which uses pointy brackets). Allowing pure HTML is a bad, bad idea and usually not done because it opens up a site to all kinds of nasty attacks. At least if you don’t filter the tags used.

Edit: Using pointy brackets () works

Square brackets are not HTML. It’s a markup many forums use to translate into HTML (which uses pointy brackets). Allowing pure HTML is a bad, bad idea and usually not done because it opens up a site to all kinds of nasty attacks. At least if you don’t filter the tags used.

Edit: Using pointy brackets () works

Square brackets are not HTML. It’s a markup many forums use to translate into HTML (which uses pointy brackets). Allowing pure HTML is a bad, bad idea and usually not done because it opens up a site to all kinds of nasty attacks. At least if you don’t filter the tags used.

Edit: Using pointy brackets () works

Ahhh. Welcome to heterodoxy.

Thanks for the tip!  🙂

This seems to work.

Thanks for the tip!  🙂

This seems to work.

You should listen to the Podcast, Jake can get pretty smug and arrogant so the smug cartoon is a good fit.

Fortunately he knows he’s smug and arrogant, I often think he hams it up deliberately, and its fine because not taking himself too seriously is really part of his charm; that and the fact that he’s got three awesome guest hosts who he rotates through on a consistent basis (though we haven’t heard from Jeffrey [Geoffrey?] Jones in a while).  I may not always agree with what he says but I do find him often saying things that I’m thinking myself.

Haven’t ponied up for the Gold or Hardcore memberships to get the bonus content yet, I’ve been thinking about it though.

She’s purdy.  I hope I can catch her in an elevator at 4am sometime to ask her out for coffee.

She’s purdy.  I hope I can catch her in an elevator at 4am sometime to ask her out for coffee.

Gotta hand it to you.  Nice image

Gotta hand it to you.  Nice image

Gotta hand it to you.  Nice image

The paranoid sense that they are lurking is affecting me too.  We need to be on our best behavior now, right?  😉

The paranoid sense that they are lurking is affecting me too.  We need to be on our best behavior now, right?  😉

The paranoid sense that they are lurking is affecting me too.  We need to be on our best behavior now, right?  😉

The paranoid sense that they are lurking is affecting me too.  We need to be on our best behavior now, right?  😉

The paranoid sense that they are lurking is affecting me too.  We need to be on our best behavior now, right?  😉

Yes, its about the size of a large pizza with eggplant and mushroom toppings.  Since I trace my ancestry to a different part of the evolutionary tree than Adam and Eve, I’m not afflicted with original sin.  And since I haven’t sinned in real life (thus the halo) I’m destined to heaven if the Christians are right.  Its a pisser, though, having to spend eternity with that group.  Maybe I’ll have to do something about it. 

Yes, its about the size of a large pizza with eggplant and mushroom toppings.  Since I trace my ancestry to a different part of the evolutionary tree than Adam and Eve, I’m not afflicted with original sin.  And since I haven’t sinned in real life (thus the halo) I’m destined to heaven if the Christians are right.  Its a pisser, though, having to spend eternity with that group.  Maybe I’ll have to do something about it. 

Hey that’s my daughter your are talking about!  Just kidding.  It was just from an animated image I found on the internet as part of a tutorial of how to do image morphing.  I was curious if I could embed an animated gif image and I happened to have that image on my hard-drive.   Originally, that image morphed from her to an oriental girl.  A morphing girl would definitely be interesting to talk to over coffee.

Hey that’s my daughter your are talking about!  Just kidding.  It was just from an animated image I found on the internet as part of a tutorial of how to do image morphing.  I was curious if I could embed an animated gif image and I happened to have that image on my hard-drive.   Originally, that image morphed from her to an oriental girl.  A morphing girl would definitely be interesting to talk to over coffee.

Hey that’s my daughter your are talking about!  Just kidding.  It was just from an animated image I found on the internet as part of a tutorial of how to do image morphing.  I was curious if I could embed an animated gif image and I happened to have that image on my hard-drive.   Originally, that image morphed from her to an oriental girl.  A morphing girl would definitely be interesting to talk to over coffee.

Hey that’s my daughter your are talking about!  Just kidding.  It was just from an animated image I found on the internet as part of a tutorial of how to do image morphing.  I was curious if I could embed an animated gif image and I happened to have that image on my hard-drive.   Originally, that image morphed from her to an oriental girl.  A morphing girl would definitely be interesting to talk to over coffee.

Hey that’s my daughter your are talking about!  Just kidding.  It was just from an animated image I found on the internet as part of a tutorial of how to do image morphing.  I was curious if I could embed an animated gif image and I happened to have that image on my hard-drive.   Originally, that image morphed from her to an oriental girl.  A morphing girl would definitely be interesting to talk to over coffee.

Hey that’s my daughter your are talking about!  Just kidding.  It was just from an animated image I found on the internet as part of a tutorial of how to do image morphing.  I was curious if I could embed an animated gif image and I happened to have that image on my hard-drive.   Originally, that image morphed from her to an oriental girl.  A morphing girl would definitely be interesting to talk to over coffee.

I’m sure you meant to say “Asian woman”.

I like this move.  Far too many humanist/atheist/skeptic blogs tend to preach to the choir (yeah, I know), but this may be one of the few times I’ve been to one that’s quite entrenched in unfriendly territory.  My only concern is one others have already voiced; other than the Featured Article link toward the bottom of the home page there doesn’t seem to be any way to casually get to this blog.

I like this move.  Far too many humanist/atheist/skeptic blogs tend to preach to the choir (yeah, I know), but this may be one of the few times I’ve been to one that’s quite entrenched in unfriendly territory.  My only concern is one others have already voiced; other than the Featured Article link toward the bottom of the home page there doesn’t seem to be any way to casually get to this blog.

I like this move.  Far too many humanist/atheist/skeptic blogs tend to preach to the choir (yeah, I know), but this may be one of the few times I’ve been to one that’s quite entrenched in unfriendly territory.  My only concern is one others have already voiced; other than the Featured Article link toward the bottom of the home page there doesn’t seem to be any way to casually get to this blog.

Just another of your new neighbors stopping by to welcome you to the neighborhood!  🙂

Just another of your new neighbors stopping by to welcome you to the neighborhood!  🙂

Hello there!  As a committed Slactivite  Disqus knew I was here before I did!  Welcome to the neighborhood Hemant! I wouldn’t worry too much about trolling… we haven’t had a big problem with the locals…

Hello there!  As a committed Slactivite  Disqus knew I was here before I did!  Welcome to the neighborhood Hemant! I wouldn’t worry too much about trolling… we haven’t had a big problem with the locals…

Hi there! One nice effect of this news is that I’ve been poking around Patheos and found your blog, which I quite like…

This is a very testy test

This is a very testy test

I’m liking how the new site is so far. Funny, now there are two blogs I read on Patheos- this one and Slacktivist, though I read that one mostly for Fred Clark’s page-by-page critiques of the Left Behind books.

I’m liking how the new site is so far. Funny, now there are two blogs I read on Patheos- this one and Slacktivist, though I read that one mostly for Fred Clark’s page-by-page critiques of the Left Behind books.

I’m liking how the new site is so far. Funny, now there are two blogs I read on Patheos- this one and Slacktivist, though I read that one mostly for Fred Clark’s page-by-page critiques of the Left Behind books.

I noticed that too.  Seems to be no way to navigate here from the main page.  It’s as if this blog were completely separate.   I take solace in that fact.

It’s perfectly acceptable to use the word in any other English speaking country other than the US.   

All it refers to is things to the far east of Europe (at some period of time in history).   BTW, the landmass they live on is called Eurasia, not Asia.  There is no Asian continent, nor is it solely occupied by Asians.    If the Asians want to be hypersensitive about something maybe the way continents were defined is something to make a fuss about.    I very much doubt the Oriental girl looked anything like someone from the Near or Middle East, which are technically part of Asia.

The word is considered offensive purely because it is literally European centric from the point of view of location.   Well, fuck then stop calling me a westerner.   Also how stupid to think that the compass direction carries any connotation of inferiority.

It certainly doesn’t make much sense today (especially from the US) to refer to the Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, etc. as oriental but then again no one uses orient to mean East either.

So Rich stop being so bigoted to thinking the only people on the internet are from the US.

It’s perfectly acceptable to use the word in any other English speaking country other than the US.   

All it refers to is things to the far east of Europe (at some period of time in history).   BTW, the landmass they live on is called Eurasia, not Asia.  There is no Asian continent, nor is it solely occupied by Asians.    If the Asians want to be hypersensitive about something maybe the way continents were defined is something to make a fuss about.    I very much doubt the Oriental girl looked anything like someone from the Near or Middle East, which are technically part of Asia.

The word is considered offensive purely because it is literally European centric from the point of view of location.   Well, fuck then stop calling me a westerner.   Also how stupid to think that the compass direction carries any connotation of inferiority.

It certainly doesn’t make much sense today (especially from the US) to refer to the Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, etc. as oriental but then again no one uses orient to mean East either.

So Rich stop being so bigoted to thinking the only people on the internet are from the US.

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“It’s perfectly acceptable to use the word in any other English speaking country other than the US. ”

Almost.  It is considered offensive in Canada, and (if I trust wikipedia on this) Australia.  I’ll give you the rest of the English speaking world, if you’ll change that ‘US’ to ‘North America’.

Although I do have to wonder who’s making the rules.  I’ve heard some American Natives complain about ‘Redskins’, but obviously since there’s a sports team with that name, it can’t possibly be offensive to anyone.

Ok, that one out of the way.

If it had been a man in the image, would anyone have written ‘morphed him to an oriental boy’? 

“It’s perfectly acceptable to use the word in any other English speaking country other than the US. ”

Almost.  It is considered offensive in Canada, and (if I trust wikipedia on this) Australia.  I’ll give you the rest of the English speaking world, if you’ll change that ‘US’ to ‘North America’.

Although I do have to wonder who’s making the rules.  I’ve heard some American Natives complain about ‘Redskins’, but obviously since there’s a sports team with that name, it can’t possibly be offensive to anyone.

Ok, that one out of the way.

If it had been a man in the image, would anyone have written ‘morphed him to an oriental boy’? 

“It’s perfectly acceptable to use the word in any other English speaking country other than the US. ”

Almost.  It is considered offensive in Canada, and (if I trust wikipedia on this) Australia.  I’ll give you the rest of the English speaking world, if you’ll change that ‘US’ to ‘North America’.

Although I do have to wonder who’s making the rules.  I’ve heard some American Natives complain about ‘Redskins’, but obviously since there’s a sports team with that name, it can’t possibly be offensive to anyone.

Ok, that one out of the way.

If it had been a man in the image, would anyone have written ‘morphed him to an oriental boy’? 

Ctrl + Alt + down arrow should flip you.  Try out the right and left and up as well.  By the way, this makes a great April Fool’s Day prank on your coworkers if they are not aware of the keystrokes to use 🙂

Ctrl + Alt + down arrow should flip you.  Try out the right and left and up as well.  By the way, this makes a great April Fool’s Day prank on your coworkers if they are not aware of the keystrokes to use 🙂

Ctrl + Alt + down arrow should flip you.  Try out the right and left and up as well.  By the way, this makes a great April Fool’s Day prank on your coworkers if they are not aware of the keystrokes to use 🙂

Just couldn’t resist commenting on the new website, one question, can’t patheos do url masking so we don’t have redirect problems. 

He referred to the white girl in the picture as a girl too.  Yes, if the kid looked as young as that “woman” and he’s as old as me he might call him a “boy”.  

I know a guy who knows Chinese and you don’t want to know all the derogitory names they have for foreigners that are perfectly acceptable.   So be quite gwailo.

I don’t think you are getting it.   The Chinese know perfectly well that in their culture they always referred to us as the more polite saiyahn (Westerner) or  racist Gweilo(foreign ghost-devil).   Why should they be upset by oriental which just means easterner?   They weren’t a bunch of people on the New Left (Marxists) invented this offense. 

It only “became offensive” in the ’90s with the PC crowd.    Meanwhile after the communist revolution in China it became more common to use Gweilo.  Ironic that Marxist were involved in devolution in one case and pseudo-elevation in the other.

No Redskin is not like Easterner, or Westerner at all.  It’s much more akin to Gweilo which refers to Europeans light skin, or the chinese word my friend told me, bazi, or big nose.

Why don’t you let the orientals stick up for themselves but then they have a lot of explaining to do.

It looks awful on mobile browsers.

Also, will regulations on comments be stricter now that you’ve signed over editorial control to religious people?