Hi Golden Doll .. you sound interesting - at least you rationalise about RIP and speak a few languages which puts you up as reasonably intelligent. PLEASE pick an area you are interested and talk with me

good riddance of doom & gloom.

well @GoldenDoll, after having read several of the posts and comments and replies and stuff on this thread, I've got to say that convincing you to stay is not very important to me. you are complaining about the same kind of behavior that you are exhibiting. when I first responded to you on this thread, I thought you were having a bad day, or just feeling discouraged about something you had read. I try to give people the benefit of the doubt. I was wrong to do so in this case. Take care.

For many of us who have listened to the podcasts, read the articles, and watched the videos offered up by atheist activists, many of the topics are rote at this point. I do enjoy picking apart some fallacies and discussing how best to argue a point with atheist, but my atheism isn't how I identify - it's only an aspect of my personality. I come here to meet like-minded friends without having to bother filtering out the religious garbage. That's refreshing after some time spent on Facebook in my very Bible-y neck of the woods.

Ah well, this post has been extremely useful for me - I've managed to block the fluff (about 20 of them) and follow the substance (several interesting people). So let's see.

Do you realize the onus for how you find the site is on you?

Try creating a group for what interests you.

Follow people whose posts you actually enjoy.

Join the groups that hold interest for you.

And don't condescend to other members. That will not win you enjoyment.

Not our purpose to convince no one but still worth the effort to understand why you feel that way. At times you have to start the conversation to make a trend where people contribute and we all benefit from that. It's not a one way street.

I'm not going to bash you I'm going to give you the right to have your say. It's an opinion and you're entitled to it. I'm not sure I would have put it up on a public post but I can see that something has changed to make you angry. Why not take it from there? Figure out what's changed, figure out what you're mad about and work it from that point? The only ones we can change are ourselves.

Hey I've been here like many others since last November. Don't know which groups you belong or what chat groups you favor but my Singles/Mingle/Chat site is close to 900 members and we have expanded hours to accomodate Great Britain and European members from 3:00 PM EST USA to 3:00 AM EST USA.

Good job on the trolling!

There are some that left, but there are also some interesting people still here..
Hang in there...

Hey, I'm right here! Don't insult clever, witty people. You can always skip posts that bore you.

I focus on specific topics: "Love and Relationships" and "Health and Happiness."

Lately I have noticed repetitive posts from guys:

1. "I'm new here looking for True Love"

2. "Stuck on level..." (fill in the blank)

3. "When/ why did you become an atheist?"

4. "Hello found this site for Agnostics looking to meet others with similar beliefs and interests"

5. "Where are the freethinker gals in...?" (fill in the location)

6. Long, dense articles with no original thought.

Lower your expectations........enjoy the posts that resonate with you ignore the rest.

I haven’t been on very long, but compared to Facebook, I have found some interesting, in depth, discussions on topics of interest. You have to do some digging to find those topics, and pass up a lot of garbage, but I find it worthwhile. Sadly many post strange, innocuous stuff just to get points. And responders throw out insults, stupidities and non responses, but they are easy enough to skip over and not respond to. I dropped out of the singles group shortly after joining because I got tired of all the posts saying good morning and talking about their breakfast and coffee consumption. I also don’t get why people feel the need to respond to posts in negatives and off the cuff responses that contribute nothing to the conversation, as so many did here on this post. Gold generally doesn’t float to the surface, you have to dig for it and throw out a lot of dirt to get to it. Don’t leave, just spend a little more time filtering out the drivel and be open to find new friends and topics.

Not sure if everyones disapeared or they blocked me

Bah! Look to your own house, Montague! If you are not provoked then you must provoke.

Still here. Broaden your focus. If its not being discussed here, bring it up. Your hunger for intellectual forage will find some takers. I have not been disappointed. Throw me a bone and I will chase it...

I'm still here, just not often.

Some have flaked off like bark on a cinnamon tree to groups. What was the best entrée you had on your Earth trek?

Most have gone to sites where they can use their intellect...as it used to be here...but now this site has taken an 180 degrees turn.

I initially joined, expecting intelligent conversations about various topic, but found alot joking as well, which is OK with me. What I like most about this site is the common denominator of non belief. Perhaps you need to focus on more serious groups or make your own group and collect serious people there. Sound good?

Don't let the doorknob hit you in the ass on the way out, don't bother turning off the light because the rest of us are still having a lot of fun in here.

Let me just be short and sarcastic: be the change you want to see on this site { with apologies to Mahatma Ghandi)

Haven't been on much myself, I htink the great increase in numbers means unless you spend lots more time, you probably miss the best posts. At least taht is what I hope, I have joined a few groups, and just read their posts, sadly the general discussion list would take mroe time than I have, yet this want the case 6 months ago.

Need attention much?