What's going on with infidelguy.com

Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 4:13 pm

*Paranoied*

I think IG can ''recover'' her wife if he spend more time with her rather then his computer. I understand why alot of geeks get a divorce and most of the case is due to the ''internet addiction''. My perfect solution is to buy a dog so that you can go outside more often. Yeah and you must feed the dog of course. I love St-Bernards... anyways.

Yeah. i think IG needs to spend more of his time outside the internet. I know it's hard but i think it's the only cure for him against the divorce. This also applies to me as well... for the reason that i will never get a boyfriend or a girlfriend... if only i had a laptop or some sort of a ''virtual goggle''.

Yeah life is shot being an internet freak. Make it STOP ! It's ADDICTIVE ! STOP THE DRUG... ARGGGHHH... I CAN'T STAND IT ANYMORE !

*Shaking mice*

Intern Joined: Jun 23, 2006 Posts: 280 Location: Japan

I'm all for the change. Expanding the format to cover other topics sounds like a good idea, and I'm looking forward to hearing mature radio debates. Unlike the yelling matches we get on the mainstream media.

The style of the new site will take some getting used to though.

Good luck Reggie!

Just Arrived Joined: Apr 05, 2005 Posts: 6

Reggie I am really sorry to hear about all of your troubles.

I have been meaning to email you to say thank you for all of your work on Infidel Guy. You have done so much and challenged me in so many ways. You are truly a visionary and someone who has sacrificed for a cause he *UNDERSTANDS* and believes in (very rare these days!).

I personally think that you should give all of this a rest for now and focus on getting your marriage back together. You have done enough and more then many other people do in their life times. You guys seemed like a really nice couple and it would be a shame to think that what has benefited us has ended your marriage.

I think now is the time to put yourself, your life and your happiness first. You seem to spend too much time taking shit from losers across the internet who are a waste of time. Take a pause, get your life in order and we will be waiting for you when you are ready to come back. I am sure the rest of the FreeThought community will supportive.

*Question to Anyone...
Can I subscribe to IG without using PayPal? or is it the only way? I was going to subscribe a few weeks back but cant access my paypal account for some reason (lost password and cant get the password recovery to work).

Graduate Thinker Joined: Jan 11, 2006 Posts: 713

Sorry to hear about your family troubles man. Hope things turn out well for you, and as always, props on keeping up the freethought cause. Current as well as future generations do thank you. Smile

Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 9:22 pm

Wow, all this effort to get the new setup going, then abusive messages and a divorce on top of that.

Shit, I've met and got to know some great people on this site, including yourself of course, and I'm pretty sure the core band of dedicated IG'ers will hang in there for you... I can't say I've ever gone thru anything comparable.

I renewed this year as platinum to show my ongoing confidence and support for your efforts.

If there's anyway I could be of more direct assist I'd be only too happy, I have a little web-programming experience, but I'm more into application writing.

Master of Logic Joined: Oct 04, 2003 Posts: 9384

If you dumped everything today and called it quits you've still accomplished tons for the freethought community and that is something to be proud of. In fact Dawkins said in his interview that he wouldn't have been able to sell his "God Delusion" book 6 years ago. It is because of people like you that made that possible.

Do what you need to do. Dont overwhelm yourself and work yourself sick. As much as we want you here your kids need you and and you need your health. What you have done for us is laid a foundation for a better future where we are not looked at like we have a third eye.

Your accomplishments will outlive you and dont be suprised if you end up in a history class. Movements take time and the atheist/freethought movement is still in it's infancy. It took over 100 years since the abolition of slavery that blacks first began to be treated equally.

Never forget the impact you've had and the foundation you've laid.

Yes we want you here but maybe some of us have been selfish in wanting that. If anyone complains about the changes maybe they should set up their own website and attempt to do what you have done. Very few have the time or the ambition to do the one man operation you have done.

I would ask others to stop complaining and be happy with what you have. Reggie has done tons for us and bends over backwards and if we dont cut him some slack even this wont be here and I wouldnt blame him.

Give him some time and give him credit. The theistic world is now listening to the freethought community more than it has in prior history. Our opinions are making local newspapers and national media. People are getting less afraid of us. I think IG has been a huge part of that and sacrficed his time and put himself at risk for us.

All the best to you Reggie. Do what you need to do and take care of yourself.

Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:47 am

Reggie,

I'm extremely sorry to hear about you and Amber. Whatever the issues may be, I truly believe that your efforts are not in vain. They provide an outlet for ideas, and a sense of community amongst freethinkers. This is sorely needed given Richard Dawkin's comments about atheist communities and herding cats. I was somewhat upset at comments from Rational Response Squad during their interview with Richard regarding your stance on how to approach others with the topic of atheism and freethought. I felt it uneccessary to label you as the "Good Cop", and felt as if it were a rather alienating thing to say in light of the much needed unity amongst us. If it were meant in jest, I for one didn't think it was funny. You work too hard, and the fact that your marriage has taken a blow clearly demonstrates your dedication.

I love you Reggie, you are a source of musical inspiration, and a source of personal enlightenment. Hopefully, the second movement of my symphony helps to demonstrate this, as it still remains and will remain dedicated to you. I look forward to the coming projects you have in store for us.

Regards,
Daniel DeCastro

Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:58 am

Reggie,

I would also like to jump on this thread to thank you for everything you have done for the freethought community (as well as myself personally).

When I stumbled onto this site 3 years ago, a completely new world opened up for me. I realized that I was not alone in my lack of belief and I became more courageous in regards to my atheism (this site & community provided me with the courage to be proud of my atheism). In addition, I began reading a lot more, and decided to return to school. I have since received my associates in psychology, and am only a year away from receiving my bachelors. I know this sounds cheesy but this site changed my life. Without the Infidelguy I probably would have never came out of the closet as an atheist, nor would I have returned to school.

Because of this site I can be proud of who I am, and defend my position quite well. Words cannot express the gratitude I feel toward you and your tireless efforts.

Thank you so much, and best of luck in everything you do!

Bradley Crawford

Newbie First Class Joined: Sep 05, 2006 Posts: 25

Hey IG.. I hope you weren't offended by my mail. I didn't see this topic or perhaps it wasn't even here when I sent it, all I did was ask what exactly was happening as I was a little confused Smile

I also said that I understood that you'd want some change after 8 years and that I hope you'll do better in the future Smile

So I hope you didn't just look at the title of my mail ("Your show") and decided it was something bad, it really wasn't.

Thanks for the all the great shows you made as InfidelGuy and good luck with your new stuff Smile

Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:11 pm

My heart is breaking for you, man. I hope you and Amber can reconcile this. "Getting a divorce" is a mindset that is stubborn and blind by nature, and, like any good fight, it takes two to tango. All in all, I hope the best for you and hope you know that your efforts helped convert me from a fundamentalist, Young-Earth Creationist to Free-thinking, rational atheist, and I credit you and your show and your forum(s) for this.

Thinker Joined: Nov 22, 2002 Posts: 450 Location: Austria

Dear IG

I am sad to hear about the divorce. You two had such good chemistry whenever Amber appeared on the show or just popped in to the show back in the day. It is probably wishful thinking, but I can't help to hope that you could still work it out someday. You were after all almost at the brink of divorce and briefly separated back when you briefly moved to Sacramento, if memory serves right.
But I wish you all the best in your relationship matters, whatever they may be.

Regarding your show:
I learned so much from your show, especially about how to use the socratic method. I still remember some of your shows that predate your archive, when you often would have an open mic and regular believers, some with really odd beliefs called in. Wasn't there even an instance where some women dialed the wrong number to order some pizza and you started chatting with her about politics or religion? Laughing

Yes, it was kind of the same ol' programming at the end. Because of this, I didn't bother to resubscribe for a long time, after my paipal account had run out sometime last year.
However the same old programming for me is still new programming for the next generation.

I believe that your strengths are really in interviews with freethought activists, writers and intellectuals that are sympathetic to our cause and most importantly, in socratic conversations with the average Joes that you used to do much more often back in the day. And these are really the conversations that really matter, not formal debates with the Gene Cooks and Paul Manatas of the world, whose complicated metaphysical rationalizations have little to do with the reasons and belief systems of 99% of all theists. Leading these regular folk to reason is something you can do really well and much better then many of the highly acclaimed academics of our community.

In reason
freidenker

The Learned Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 110

Hang in there Reg. I'm not going anywhere.

Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 4:28 pm

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i guess i shall join in with the others here and say that this website has helped me as well. it's made more more confidant about my atheism and talking to people on the forums has helped me as well. i have learned alot here.

no matter how low your feeling reggie, take comfort in knowing how many peoples lives you have changed for the better. including my own.

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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:59 pm

Reggie,

Sorry to hear about all the troubles, I had no idea about this, as I had been searching all over AtheistForums and could not log in here. But now my login works on this site, and here is the thread with the raw, sad details. Sad

I wish you the best for the future and I will try to help out as I can with the changeover from one site to three (or 16).

-Janice

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 5:51 am

I agree with everyones previous statements. No one else could have pulled it off as well as you did Reggie. This site also changed my life for the better.

The shows, the forums, everything about the site was just what I needed. I would go here looking for advice on everything before I would even ask friends or family because of how helpful people here can be.

Sorry to hear the news on some accounts, but glad to see what we have in store in the future!

We're all with you!


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