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On What Basis Does "Skeptics" Appear in the Forum Name?

Elagabalus said:
On the plus side, the acronym would be ImilF. It works on so many levels. And I dare say would be getting a greater number of hits than we are now!
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That would've been a smart move. I believe the acronym you describe is close to one often Googled.
 
The Atheist said:
(Keep in mind I do not self-identify as a skeptic.)
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I self-identify as skeptical,... the adjective. When we were discussing the new forum name, my only real push was to have "International" or "Global" in there; thinking ahead that it might be of worth to link together some of the disparate Skeptical (with an upper case S) and Critical Thinking sites. (You know, ... growing the forums rather than watching them shrink.)

I went with ISF figuring skeptical has, to many, become synonymous with "critical thinking" and Int'l Critical Thinking Forums has problems to me, in that it sounds a tad arrogant.

Besides, International Hidebound Opinionated Jerks Forum wouldn't have fit on the masthead.
 
"Skeptics" is a placeholder between the the words "International" and "Forum". Eventually, as dictated by the owners or this forum, the Illuminati, the Roman Catholic Church and the Lemurian Deros, and confirmed by a universal vote of active members of the forum (all six of us) it will be replaced by an actual, permanent word that is fully descriptive of the intent of the forum. This is expected to happen sometime in 2054.

Carry on.

Smoke if you've got 'em.

:th:
 
John Jones said:
You come across as one who is irritated.
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Mate, if things on the internet irritate me, I find it extraordinarily easy to avoid them.

You can put that one away now.

Foolmewunz said:
Besides, International Hidebound Opinionated Jerks Forum wouldn't have fit on the masthead.
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But much more honest!

As you say, forums are a dying breed, so it's not going to matter much.
 
Dave Rogers said:
On the basis that "International forum for people who are allowed to be doubtful about things that are the majority opinion of all the relevant experts but have to uncritically swallow any crazy idea that some random nutter dreams up as long as it isn't mainstream" would have been too long for a URL?

Dave
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There is a strong, irrational trust in mainstream authority evident in these pages.
 
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On what basis do we call this a forum? I don't see any of you wearing togas and speaking Latin!
 
Like Atheism, everyone is skeptical about some things.

"Skeptics" just refers to the inclusion of 'special interest' sub forums:- General Skepticism and the paranormal, conspiracy theories etc to go along with the more general community ones such as sport and politics.
 
Most people are skeptical about one thing or another (so you could call this the International Peoples Forum if you like :D). Some of the more common things that members here are skeptical about include:
  • All forms of religion
  • Hidden conspiracies
  • The GOP
  • Libertarianism (the no government kind)
  • The unfettered right to free speech

JihadJane said:
There is a strong, irrational trust in mainstream authority evident in these pages.
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Nope, that is definitely a minority view point here (GOP excepted).
 
psionl0 said:
Most people are skeptical about one thing or another (so you could call this the International Peoples Forum if you like :D). Some of the more common things that members here are skeptical about include:
  • All forms of religion
  • Hidden conspiracies
  • The GOP
  • Libertarianism (the no government kind)
  • The unfettered right to free speech


Nope, that is definitely a minority view point here (GOP excepted).
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Ok comrade! (sounds vaguely communist :D)
 
We could call it Sceptical Thinkers Forum United, or STFU for short. I hear that is quite a popular acronym so it should catch on. I believe there I even a thread discussing it.

Theist annoying you? Just direct him here by yelling STFU!

Conspiracy theorist getting under your skin? Tell him STFU!

Big Footer? STFU!

Anybody you disagree with. STFU!

I'm convinced it'll work so you should all support me and STFU!
 
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Nah not STFU as motto. Much less traffic here. Exercises in scepticism tend to be as good as subjects of such exercises are. How many variations of Big Foot can one play? In theory infinite but ..
 
bluesjnr said:
We could call it Sceptical Thinkers Forum United, or STFU for short. I hear that is quite a popular acronym so it should catch on. I believe there I even a thread discussing it.

Theist annoying you? Just direct him here by yelling STFU!

Conspiracy theorist getting under your skin? Tell him STFU!

Big Footer? STFU!

Anybody you disagree with. STFU!

I'm convinced it'll work so you should all support me and STFU!
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And sceptical is even spelt correctly.
 
Steve said:
> International Peoples Forum

Ok comrade! (sounds vaguely communist :D)
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Doesn't sound Communist enough.

Democratic People's Forum would be more convincing. Then keep the current top-down hierarchy. The trick is that you don't really need to _have_ democracy, you just put that word in the name of your organization or country.
 
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