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Is there any interest in a reddit funded atheist ad campaign?

UPDATE:

As someone suggested I've created a subreddit for this. I'm stepping down as "organizer" for this as there seems to be many differing opinions about how this should be done and I don't want to come across as pushing my own agenda - this shouldn't mainly be a one guy thing. If there is interest in actually working out the specifics of this let's do it in r/atheistad


You see them pop up all over the world from time to time, this recent one is one of my favorites.

Seems like something reddit should be capable of putting together provided the interest is there? I have no plan for how to do it, but I'd happily donate money if someone can come up with a game plan for how to execute (narrow it down to type of ad, where the ads should go, what they should say etc). Without having done any research I'd personally recommend buses in Los Angeles, but I'd be up for anything really. Would just be fun having a atheist ads with the reddit alien and "sponsored by r/atheism" - they always get a lot of attention so it could have an impact.

My only requirement would be that it's NOT an ad that attempts to attack or ridicule religion (like this), rather, something that promotes atheism as a rational choice.

EDIT:

**tl;dr I suggest we raise money and execute an ad campaign promoting atheism on public buses in Los Angeles. **


Edit2:

I think so far we've narrowed it down to a positive message about atheism to be displayed on buses in a US city. Left is to decide on is what specific message and what speicifc city. Once we have that maybe someone with some photoshop skills can create a draft of the actual ad. Finally, once we have the ad, I'll start a new thread to figure out how to actually raise funds and execute the campaign. Sound good?


Edit 3:

So it seems there's a lot of discussion about what city we should get it in, and all angles have merit. I propose the city should be chosen by whoever can take it upon himself to set this thing up (call and negotiate price etc what else is needed on the practical side?). This way it has more chance to get done than being stuck in debate. I'd like to argue that it should be a major city that's known internationally as news in other countries probably won't report about cities ppl havent heard of.

After that we figure out who should handle the money (not the same person) and how it will be accounted for. Then we just need the design (some people have already volunteered to help) and the whole project is ready to start.

So who wants to do it (i.e. set up the practical stuff for bus advertising )?

Posted Nov 3, 2010, 7:18 PM UTC · edited

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