I've noticed a trend where the fringers have tried to create their own special definitions of words and phrases.

"Debunking" now means "lying for the government".

"Keep an open mind" means "any idiot idea is equal in worth to Einstein's Special Relativity Theorem."

"Do you have any proof for that" means "I hate you and want to kill you."

I was post banned from abovetopsecret for "repeated rudeness", which means I asked people to provide proof for their claims. (I wasn't outright banned because they make money based on the number of members, and that site is all about making change. They even put commercials on youtubes they've jacked from the web.)

Anyway, any ideas what we can do to counter this trend?

Gawdzilla wrote:I've noticed a trend where the fringers have tried to create their own special definitions of words and phrases.

"Debunking" now means "lying for the government".

"Keep an open mind" means "any idiot idea is equal in worth to Einstein's Special Relativity Theorem."

"Do you have any proof for that" means "I hate you and want to kill you."

I was post banned from abovetopsecret for "repeated rudeness", which means I asked people to provide proof for their claims. (I wasn't outright banned because they make money based on the number of members, and that site is all about making change. They even put commercials on youtubes they've jacked from the web.)

Anyway, any ideas what we can do to counter this trend?

Ignore loonie forums.

NineOneFour wrote:

Gawdzilla wrote:I've noticed a trend where the fringers have tried to create their own special definitions of words and phrases.

"Debunking" now means "lying for the government".

"Keep an open mind" means "any idiot idea is equal in worth to Einstein's Special Relativity Theorem."

"Do you have any proof for that" means "I hate you and want to kill you."

I was post banned from abovetopsecret for "repeated rudeness", which means I asked people to provide proof for their claims. (I wasn't outright banned because they make money based on the number of members, and that site is all about making change. They even put commercials on youtubes they've jacked from the web.)

Anyway, any ideas what we can do to counter this trend?

Ignore loonie forums.

I'm reminded of the scene from "Godzilla".

"She reproduces asexually!"

"Where's the fun in that?"