Best poster of 2007

Tim Robbins

Hi,
Just for some mild amusement, entertainment and to give credit where it's due. I suggest we have a little vote for who were was the best poster in 2007.

Obviously we can't include all people in the 10 so what I'll do is include names of people who post a lot and then I'll include an other please state. Then we could have a second round, if needs be.

Thanks

Dave!

I'm just glad to be included! But be aware that if you vote for someone other than me, I'm signing you up to all the Christian websites I can find! :mad:

Whispered

I wanna vote for 3 people!

Zombrex

Damn it I should have voted for myself ... i have to win this, my fragile ego won't take another rejection ... oh god, the loneliness ...

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

when you do something right, people won't know if you've done anything at all.

bloody true given the fact that I'M NOT ON THE LIST.

*mutter*

Tim Robbins

Wicknight wrote: »

Damn it I should have voted for myself ... i have to win this, my fragile ego won't take another rejection ... oh god, the loneliness ...

This is only the first round. Helena you should say who the other people you want are.
Four people will be eliminated in this round. They will be replaced by people who get enough of a mention from posters.

Zombrex

Mordeth wrote: »

when you do something right, people won't know if you've done anything at all.

bloody true given the fact that I'M NOT ON THE LIST.

*mutter*

ROFL

"its just a damn popularity contest with you kids!"

CerebralCortex

Kelly1 should have been included in the list.

Whispered

Dades - for being the voice of patience when dealing with my many (supposedly silly) questions

Dave - dont know why really........................

Robindich (sp?) - well able to get the point across without being condescending or agressive. (towards me anyway)

Oh BTW I'm not an athiest, can I vote in this?

Dave!

helena.ryan wrote: »

Dave - dont know why really........................

Gosh

It's clear that I haven't been insulting you enough Helena!

Whispered

DaveMcG wrote: »

Gosh

It's clear that I haven't been insulting you enough Helena!

I think thats why dave - perhaps because your insults to me are tongue in cheek and you rarely get overly serious.

Then again it could be because I know a few daves and they're all nice so I'm just transfering that onto you............

hmmmmmmmm that must be it, Can I take my vote for dave back please

pH

If I'd have known it was a competition I'd have been less rude to everyone.

Tim Robbins

helena.ryan wrote: »

Oh BTW I'm not an athiest, can I vote in this?

Of course you can vote in it.

robindch

helena.ryan wrote: »

Robindich (sp?)

Gosh, thanks! "robindch" -- a misspelling of my initials which goes back to signing up for an online account years ago with a lot of beer inside me. A daily reminder of fallibility, I think.

helena.ryan wrote: »

Oh BTW I'm not an athiest, can I vote in this?

Don't see why not -- we're a broad church!

Dave!

robindch wrote: »

Gosh, thanks! "robindch" -- a misspelling of my initials which goes back to signing up for an online account years ago with a lot of beer inside me. A daily reminder of fallibility, I think.

That's a rather profound way of looking at a typo

Dades

I'm happy not to vote for myself (despite trailing in the voting) as my role is more housekeeper than theological intellect! I assume Asiaprod is missing only as his duties as CMod keep him from engaging in lengthy and tedious threads as much as us lot.

I voted for age and experience - that's all I'll say! (John Wine just missed out).

And thanks Helena!

Hivemind187

A nomination?

I'm genuinely flattered. Even if my name is spelled wrong.

Wicknight and Scofflaw neck and neck ... no surprises there

estebancambias

Eh....Dades or Dave McG, maby even Almighty Cushion.

Zillah

CerebralCortex wrote: »

Kelly1 should have been included in the list.

Clearly we have different understandings of the word "best".

CerebralCortex

Zillah wrote: »

Clearly we have different understandings of the word "best".

Awh ya but he comes up with some golden stuff, he literaly walks into this forum with a hugh target on his head.

stevejazzx

I voted for Scofflaw.....his posts are always typo free and there is, more often than not, a beauty in his writing and clarification, something almost musical in his approach

chordally


steve


p.s wicknight would've been next...so much anger..it's great!

Pompey Magnus

stevejazzx wrote: »

I voted for Scofflaw.....his posts are always typo free and there is, more often than not, a beauty in his writing and clarfication, something almost musical in his approach

chordally


steve


p.s wicknight would've been next...so much anger..it's great!

Scofflaw is the Sam Harris to Wicknight's Christopher Hitchens.

stevejazzx

Depeche_Mode wrote: »

Scofflaw is the Sam Harris to Wicknight's Christopher Hitchens.

hmmm I just don't see wicknight like Hitchens, Hitchens is much too pompous for wicknight...although there is the booze connection...on second thoughts:D

estebancambias

I do love the:

'Cordially' bit, especailly when I first used boards, the warmth of the sign off sort of died out though over time.

2Scoops

Scofflaw is the one true Best Poster of 2007. Anyone who disagrees is wrong.

Zillah

CerebralCortex wrote: »

Awh ya but he comes up with some golden stuff, he literaly walks into this forum with a hugh target on his head.

Clearly we have different understandings of the meaning of the word "literally". We also spell it differently, but I respect your right to do that.

Depeche_Mode wrote:

Scofflaw is the Sam Harris to Wicknight's Christopher Hitchens.

Considering how much I tend to upset people I suppose that makes me Dawkins.

2Scoops

Zillah wrote: »

Considering how much I tend to upset people I suppose that makes me Dawkins.

Wouldn't it just make you Hivemind??

Hivemind187

Wicknight can't be Hitchens. His arguements dont revolve around the prosaic in the same way.

Hitchens is a very good writer, he is like an angry little hemmingway, Wicknight, on the other hand (while still eloquent) tends not to use the same level of artsy fartsy-ness which so clouds the meaning of Hitchens.

He also makes fewer wild accusations than Hitchens (not saying that hitchens wild claims arent actually correct, just that they are wild).

Catagorising Wicknight into a specific phylum is rather difficult.

Hivemind187

2Scoops wrote: »

Wouldn't it just make you Hivemind??

:rolleyes: *laughs* Zing.

redfacedbear

2Scoops wrote: »

Scofflaw is the one true Best Poster of 2007. Anyone who disagrees is wrong.

...and should be put to the sword as the heretic that they are

Tim Robbins

stevejazzx wrote: »

I voted for Scofflaw.....his posts are always typo free and there is, more often than not, a beauty in his writing and clarification, something almost musical in his approach
chordally
steve

p.s wicknight would've been next...so much anger..it's great!

I agree Scofflaw has a turn of phrase alright, but I am not sure he has the same depth of knowledge as Robindch who unlike the rest of us makes his points succintly and without waffle and is without question the best poster here.

I think it depends what you like. Colourful english - Scofflaw. Information and succint logic Robindch.

Son Goko would be way higher if he posted more here, I think.

For absolute insanity or the Jerry Springer effect, I like Hivemind.

If I was making a film I would cast as following:

1. Robindch as the curious incident about the dog in the night. Succint crisp, bullet proof logic.
2. Wicknight as Sam Harris. Hones in on specifics and cuts them up.
3. Scofflaw as Dan Dennet. Has a good understand why religion is there.
4. Hivemind as Hitchens. Crazy.
5. Dades as Baggini. Reasonably succint and tolerant.

Not sure who'd play Dawkins, Russell or McGinn with, have to think about that.

Dave!

Tim Robbins wrote: »

Not sure who'd play Dawkins, Russell or McGinn with, have to think about that.

:eek:

Look no further!

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Zombrex

stevejazzx wrote: »

p.s wicknight would've been next...so much anger..it's great!

anger? what anger?

Wait? You didn't vote for me first .. I'LL KILL YOU!!!!!

stevejazzx

Wicknight wrote: »

anger? what anger?

Wait? You didn't vote for me first .. I'LL KILL YOU!!!!!

ok man put down the bible. I heard you like to bash peoples skulls in with bibles shouting 'so religons not violent eh?'


ahh the irony....:)

CerebralCortex

Zillah wrote: »

Clearly we have different understandings of the meaning of the word "literally". We also spell it differently, but I respect your right to do that.



Considering how much I tend to upset people I suppose that makes me Dawkins.

I'm sorry it seems my posts have annoyed you. I was trying to be a bit controversial. It didn't work it seems.

stevejazzx

Tim Robbins wrote: »

I agree Scofflaw has a turn of phrase alright, but I am not sure he has the same depth of knowledge as Robindch who unlike the rest of us makes his points succintly and without waffle and is without question the best poster here.

Robin! Ha...that's a larf...he thought John Williams the guitarist was the same guy who wrote the score for the star wars movies....:)

Seriously though...I wouldn't know how to seperate them. They're both extremely well versed on the subjects at hand. Robin can really kill off an argument though, he can be very cutting in a subtle manner. Scofflaw tends to draw in his prey, ensnares it, pretends to release it before, in one last violent act, snapping off it's head...no doubt while sipping some nice brandy. Wicknight on the other hand has a more balls to the wall approach..straight in there, nip it in the bud kind of thing. So who's the best? It a silly question really..they all have their moments.... I mean come on are we actually going to select one guy and say 'he's the best?' That's a little self depreciating isn't it? We should acknowledge good posters but electing a leader? Isn't that what religons do?:)

Zombrex

stevejazzx wrote: »

I heard you like to bash peoples skulls in with bibles shouting 'so religons not violent eh?'

ROFL

Its the easiest way to prove a point

Zombrex

stevejazzx wrote: »

Isn't that what religons do?:)

All hail me, The Leader. Here is my new logo

Dades

Wicknight wrote: »

All hail me, The Leader. Here is my new logo

*singes wicknight*

stevejazzx

Dades wrote: »

*singes wicknight*

well that's just great!, the moderator of the atheist froum thinks he's god.....
is there any end to this demonic chrsitian subversion...

Tim Robbins

stevejazzx wrote: »

Robin! Ha...that's a larf...he thought John Williams the guitarist was the same guy who wrote the score for the star wars movies....:)

Seriously though...I wouldn't know how to seperate them. They're both extremely well versed on the subjects at hand. Robin can really kill off an argument though, he can be very cutting in a subtle manner. Scofflaw tends to draw in his prey, ensnares it, pretends to release it before, in one last violent act, snapping off it's head...no doubt while sipping some nice brandy. Wicknight on the other hand has a more balls to the wall approach..straight in there, nip it in the bud kind of thing. So who's the best? It a silly question really..they all have their moments.... I mean come on are we actually going to select one guy and say 'he's the best?' That's a little self depreciating isn't it? We should acknowledge good posters but electing a leader? Isn't that what religons do?:)

I had a few debates with Scofflaw and I thought he was clutching at straws and would resort to personalising an debate far too quickly.
He also has this habbit of rewording the other person argument. While sometimes he may do a better job, he sometimes he goes off on a tangent.
He also picks on silly little things like typos.

He likes making something that is grey, greyer, or something inexact more inexact. Whereas Robindch separates inexactness from exactness.

Also, from my own experience Robindch deals with better than Scofflaw.

Whispered

For a bunch of people who will burn in the depts of hell you are all pretty funny.

Tar.Aldarion

I'm finding it hard to vote for myself in this poll, fairly hard...

stevejazzx

helena.ryan wrote: »

For a bunch of people who will burn in the depts of hell you are all pretty funny.

does it have to be the depts of hells...that sounds far down...I'd prefer a light tan if at all possible...

Whispered

stevejazzx wrote: »

does it have to be the depts of hells...that sounds far down...I'd prefer a light tan if at all possible...

Nope has to be the depts, sorry I dont make the rules. :cool:

Dades

stevejazzx wrote: »

well that's just great!, the moderator of the atheist froum thinks he's god.....
is there any end to this demonic chrsitian subversion...

Perhaps this would have been more appropriate...

sdep

Tim Robbins wrote: »

Hi,
Just for some mild amusement, entertainment and to give credit where it's due. I suggest we have a little vote for who were was the best poster in 2007.

Obviously we can't include all people in the 10 so what I'll do is include names of people who post a lot and then I'll include an other please state. Then we could have a second round, if needs be.

Thanks

If this proves a success, will you be repeating it over in the other place?

Hivemind187

Is there no way we could do a bit of atheist hubandry and produce a hybrid of Wicknight and Scofflaw?

A scoffnight?

A wickflaw?

... inevitable "Twins" references on a postcard.

Ps.

Tim ... Jerry Springer? Really? Harsh.

5uspect

Wow, a nomination, I'm surprised my barely coherent ramblings even registered.

I would rate Scofflaw, Wicknight and Robindch highly due the hours they put in here but I voted for Scofflaw since the world does revolve around him...

Son Goku can always be counted on for top notch scientific knowledge also.

I would have voted for The Atheist but this new Dades guy is rubbish.

Dades

5uspect wrote: »

I would have voted for The Atheist but this new Dades guy is rubbish.

I guess at least I'm recycled.

Bottle_of_Smoke

Scofflaw & Dades good, though Wicknights posts just always hit the spot exactly, and are very easy to read.