Hi Cats,
As you can see I have created a copy of the Cat for you to continue to bicker, argue and occasionally make a reasonable point.
I do hope a solution is found with the original Cat but just in case Sinc doesn’t want to transfer the site to a new generation I have built a replica before the closure so we can migrate as many of the community across as possible.
Programming Note: I rushed out the site so there will be bugs. I can get them fixed but did not want perfection to get in the way for progress.
Community Note: Please let as many cats know of the new blog as soon as possible so we can capture the magic of the original. In particular would love for the original posters to continue their great work here.
Ideological Note: I am an infrequent poster but long time reader of the Cat. The discussions there have been a huge part of my own ideological growth on many issues. In particular free speech is key for me so will have a very similar light touch to the original Cat, potentially adopting my one policy on an earlier forum I built: “No D***heads” which is subjective but surprisingly easy to implement.
Website Note: I will run the Cat as close to possible as the original because I don’t believe in re-inventing the wheel. However if the community so wants I am happy to make changes to improve the experience so if you have any ideas let me know. For anything specific hit me up at the contact form, else go nuts in the comments.
Herro!
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One-th!
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Wow Adam you have skills
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That should be “potentially” Adam. Otherwise we’ll be like the Grauniad.
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Where are you lot?
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hello world!
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First?
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First! 🤣🤣🤣
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That easy, huh?
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Just keeping up with the Joneses here on this hopeful morning – onward and upward all Cats.
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Well done & thank you. :}
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Fuck you. Just putting it out there.
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Hi Adam, great work.
Please get in touch. 😊
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Nice blog you have here…
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Hi Adam. Thank you for going to the trouble.
The blog has meant so much to so many fascinating souls, it would be tragic to lose touch with those characters.
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Tenth!
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Test
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Tenth!
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Uno?
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Wtf – ruprecht?
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Adam. Big problems with the form below
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Adam, big problem with the form below
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Well done Adam!
Long may the Cat continue to wag its libertarian tail!
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Thanks Adam D. Whoever you are. It’s an honour to be first to post. Note to self – quick, press Post Comment.
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Yay.
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First!
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Dear DoomAdamD:
Please ban Spurgeon Monkfish III if he turns up here – his choice in music is simply a palling! 😎
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Hello?
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Hello ?
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Great, thanks!
Podium for Evaaaaaaaaa
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Test
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Hello.
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Does it really work?
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A most encouraging doppeled ganger we have here. This, by the way, is a test.
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Looks like the real thing, the look wasn’t that good anyway. Good luck, I’ll hang around and lurk which is what I mostly do.
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First?
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Thank you Adam D. I Don’t feel quite so sad anymore.
Catallaxy Files has been my number one go to site for many years, it is simply the best there is. I love it and wouldn’t miss a day. I don’t comment but just read all the amazing articles and supurb comments. I have learnt much.
We are at a terrible time in history and we need to know there are other like minded people out there who think the way we do.
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Hi there.
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bloody hell!
That was quick.
Well done
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Hi mate,
This looks like a great start and it gives me hope that we may just be able to relocate the old Cat to a new home!
Perhaps you can ask Sinclair Davidson to put a sticky post above his ‘Good-bye’ one, pointing to this site?
I’ve no doubt many, if not most, commentators would then just bookmark it and if the likes of Rafe and perhaps Steve Kates start blogging here, you’d be half-way to bringing the old spirit over.
Thanks again and if you would like to introduce a tip jar, I’d be happy to throw some coin in for you.
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Test post.
Death Gluten.
Trousers.
Steam-Chest…
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Text
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Hi there, this is a test.
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The Cat lives!
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Just parked myself at Discordant Cats, so thought I’d do the same here.
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Looks fine on my whale-ivory and panda-bone chased iPad.
Excellent work.
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I’m here!
Wow! First of the first.
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My comment seems to be gone.
Oh well
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Off to a rocky start, had manual comment approval on. Apologies for that, comments should be viewed in real time now.
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Thanks Adam
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Also updated the timestamp
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Testing 1234
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Radio check, over.
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I, for one, welcome our new Doomlord.
Time to crack on and knit the Mankini of Doom.
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FMD I misspelled the first thread and nobody told me?
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Huge thanks Adam. Well done.
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Thankls for this, Adam.
Much appreciated!
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Potentially great!
😂
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Adam, while you are ironing out the bugs, perhaps it would make sense to let everyone know what kind of a benevolent dictator you intend to be?
Also, having the likes of David Bidstrup guest post on the ‘old’ Cat added, at least in my opinion, quite a lot of additional ‘spice’ to the site. How about formulating a policy for would-be guest bloggers? Surely we have a lot of talent among the commenters, many of whom could cobble up some worthwhile content from time to time.
Even ‘yours truly’ may volunteer here and there…
And finally, all the Cat trolls, whom we all love because we are tolerant libertarians. /s
I think unless they behave in a truly obnoxious manner, having the odd dissenter comment without any heavy censorship is also what made the old site so special.
Other people’s opinions are more then welcome here.
Thanks again mate, for the effort!
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The save my name bit isn’t working…
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FMD I misspelled the first thread and nobody told me?
The grammar Nazis have not yet migrated over, clearly.
Give it a few more hours. 🙂
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