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Suggestions & Concerns / Re: FES Video

« on: December 07, 2013, 08:31:09 PM »

A person (Crudblud or Thork) could use their voice in the video without compromising their anonymity. 

I was thinking an animation in the style of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af0_vWDfJwQ.  We would need to write a script, have one person record it, and then have another artsy type draw the animations. 

That's basically what I was thinking too. Minute physics videos are interesting. They get the point across and it's fun to watch. Add in a voice like Crudblud's and we'll go viral.

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Suggestions & Concerns / Re: Saddam's Troll concerns

« on: December 07, 2013, 08:29:40 PM »

I thought the zetetic council was for the society, not the forum.

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Suggestions & Concerns / Re: stats page

« on: December 07, 2013, 05:31:36 PM »

do you have any screenshots of your theme? I have a suspicion it's just terrible but I at least want to have a look.

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Suggestions & Concerns / Re: stats page

« on: December 07, 2013, 05:23:28 PM »

ohhhh I see. It was for testing themes, no?

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Suggestions & Concerns / stats page

« on: December 07, 2013, 05:16:45 PM »

Is it possible to make it so the stats page only shows data from December 2013 on? I'm kind of a stats junkie and it bugs me when nearly two years of data skews averages and whatnot. It's probably not a high priority, with all the changes currently being made, but I would appreciate it if it's possible.

Also, I'm curious what happened in April 2012. There was a lot of activity that doesn't make sense.

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Suggestions & Concerns / Re: FES Video

« on: December 07, 2013, 04:16:35 PM »

Are we going for an animation? If not, what will the video consist of?

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Suggestions & Concerns / Re: FES Video

« on: December 07, 2013, 04:12:51 PM »

I suggest we simply have crudblud/thork explain the theory at a basic level while an animation of his narrations plays. We should all write up a brief summary of flat earth theory in our own words and post it here to compare. Whichever we like the best will be what crudblud/thork reads. I'm assuming PP (?) will create the animation.

So for now, let's all get started summarizing FET in an entertaining way. Personally, I don't think we should include a single thing about RET in this video. We shouldn't go into the conspiracy or explain how FET compares to RET. We want this video to be bold. If viewers, get mad about it, good. That means they'll come to the site and post.

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Suggestions & Concerns / Re: Use CloudFront for serving static content

« on: December 06, 2013, 11:05:59 PM »

emily is pizaaplanet?

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Suggestions & Concerns / Re: Use CloudFront for serving static content

« on: December 06, 2013, 10:37:32 PM »

emily is probably a guy.

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Technology & Information / Re: The Flat Earth Society official IRC chat

« on: December 06, 2013, 03:01:41 AM »

There are downsides to having Chat built into the forums.

1.  Guests will probably be able to read it.  People post personal information on the current IRC.

2.  People, especially noobs, will likely think that the chat is a live FE Q&A session and treat it as such.

3.  We do talk about people behind their backs a lot there and it would make it harder to do that if anyone can see it.

These are a few that I could think of off the top of my head. 

Why not have a built in chat and one separate from the forum but still affiliated with FES

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Nelson Mandella is dead

« on: December 06, 2013, 02:57:19 AM »

EJ, I realise you're not the brightest bulb in the batch, but how can you call Mandela an African-American?! He never lived in the US! African, yes. African-American, no! I think, in fact, that your bulb is entirely dark.

Stop being so stupid. He says things like this on purpose and you fall for it every time.

Stop being so stupid. He says things like this on purpose and you fall for it every time.

Stop being so stupid. She says things like this on purpose and you fall for it every time.

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Announcements / Re: New logo!

« on: December 04, 2013, 10:58:02 PM »

When different grammatical and spelling nuances appear in EJ's annoying shitposting, it's pretty obvious he's doing it on purpose. I know he's not hurting anybody, but I don't see why he's allowed to post in the upper fora. The user behind the computer is almost certainly capable of forming sensible responses, but chooses to post crap instead. I think it is intentional annoyance, in other words "being a dick".

EJ, do you get off to people telling you that you're stupid? This is a serious question. And if the answer to that question is no, then I'm afraid you are indeed stupid. Either way, you should consider improving your life in some way.

C'mon spoon, not here, bro.  I think most of us are used to it by now.

Talk moar logo.

The new site is about making improvements. I was just making it known that I consider EJ a detriment, even if just a small one.

But yes. I love the logo. The color of the water and the creamy background complement the theme excellently.

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Announcements / Re: New logo!

« on: December 04, 2013, 10:52:09 PM »

When different grammatical and spelling nuances appear in EJ's annoying shitposting, it's pretty obvious he's doing it on purpose. I know he's not hurting anybody, but I don't see why he's allowed to post in the upper fora. The user behind the computer is almost certainly capable of forming sensible responses, but chooses to post crap instead. I think it is intentional annoyance, in other words "being a dick".

EJ, do you get off to people telling you that you're stupid? This is a serious question. And if the answer to that question is no, then I'm afraid you are indeed stupid. Either way, you should consider improving your life in some way.

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Announcements / Re: New logo!

« on: December 04, 2013, 10:36:14 PM »

Yeah, I love the logo. I just think the edges of it are too close to the edge of the blue box it's in. I know it's nitpicky. Others might disagree.

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Suggestions & Concerns / Re: Twitter

« on: December 04, 2013, 10:34:15 PM »

Maybe once we have content to share, such as the video that is currently in the planning stages.

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Announcements / Re: New logo!

« on: December 04, 2013, 10:05:17 PM »

IT'S BEAUTIFUL!!

ehh, it could be a bit smaller.

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Flat Earth Community / Re: The FES

« on: December 04, 2013, 10:01:43 PM »

I'm pretty sure the home page on .org had that information.

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Announcements / Re: New logo!

« on: December 04, 2013, 09:57:12 PM »

I think it fits really well with the current theme. Well done.

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Suggestions & Concerns / Re: FES Video

« on: December 04, 2013, 09:52:20 PM »

What about a video version of a debunk of the Minute Physics video noobs like to post?

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Announcements / Re: Intention to set up CMS homepage

« on: December 04, 2013, 05:05:12 PM »

I'll try my hand at writing! The about blurb and page are about the society, no? And the third bullet is for the site? I just want to be clear on the parameters.