RSLancastr

Since we're talking about The Chosen, might as well talk about the JREF's most revered member and honorary sacred cow, RSLancastr. RSL, as he's affectionately known by the fawning millions, created the website www.StopSylvia.com, a site dedicated to exposing the truth about Sylvia Browne. And then he had a stroke. A major stroke. This sucks, and he has my sympathies.

Unfortunately, it seems that attacking someone as awful as Sylvia Browne and having a stroke has propelled him to legendary status over at the JREF. They raised thousands of dollars for him by pestering every visitor the General Skepticism and the Paranormal forum with a sticky thread soliciting donations and updating us with every useless detail about his progress. We're here to talk about Bigfoot, not clogged arteries.

Brattus and UncaYimmy apparently got sick of everyone sending warm wishes to RSL. Or maybe they got jealous. Who knows? Anyway, they spoke up and said enough is enough. Of course, the Fawning Millions heard "RSL is a bad person!" It raised quite a stink with alleged skeptics making all sorts of ridiculous arguments in attempt to make Brattus and UY look like dicks, something both did quite well on their own.

But this is about RSL. You seem like a decent guy, but please shut up about the stroke already. Each year about 700,000 people in the USA have a stroke. You think you're the only one on the forums who has had one? Does this define who you are now? The stroke guy? Tell your wife to quit treating you like a baby and whining at everybody on "her" forum who doesn't fawn all over you. Move on with your life.

Oh, and when people tell you what a wonderful guy you are, do you really need to quote it back and say thanks? Do we really need to see it a second time? Wasn't once enough? How about a little humility? If you think Sylvia has devoted followers who can't think straight, take a look a little closer to home.

The Chosen

Before we go any further, we gotta get something straight!

The Chosen refers to those members of the JREF Forums who, like regulars at a bar, think they own the place. Some of them hang out almost exclusively in the Community forum. Almost all of the moderators are among The Chosen. The Chosen tend to hang out with their buddies, exaggerating agreement when there's consensus but remaining conspicuously quiet when there's disagreement. This is especially noticeable in the Forum Management forum. Some of The Chosen are known to be Modettes, those cheerleaders who almost always find a reason to support the mods.

To deny that The Chosen exists is to deny that a group of humans will form cliques. Of course, being skeptics one and all, The Chosen surely acknowledge this, right? Wrong. Just try referencing the Cool Kids over that the forums and see what kind of reactions you get.

Geek Goddess

If we're gonna rap about The Atheist, then we gotta get it on with Geek Goddess. On her profile her custom description is Hot enough to melt 4" rebar. The Atheist chose to comment on this clear case of false advertising over at the JREF. He received a Rule 12 infraction. Come on, people, look at her picture. The word goddess certainly doesn't come to mind when I look at her, but I may be assuming that goddesses should be attractive. But when you add in her own description of how hot she is, well, shouldn't skeptics point out inconsistencies? Of course, The Atheist tried to pretend that he really didn't know that was her picture. Right. He's still smarting over getting picked last for kickball.

As forumites go, Geek Goddess is a non-entity as far as I am concerned. She's one of The Chosen who hangs out in the Community Forum in the members-only section of the board. Get a life, woman! Only 5 of the last 50 threads you have started are in "real" areas of the forum, like Science. If you want to gossip and shoot the shit, get off your ass and go to a bar. Or is that a problem because you're so hot all the guys hit on you?