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bnelson

/r/atheism you have may overly large banner/header that sends the wrong message

I like the header and think it is very nice. The banner is just big. It is much taller than most of the other sub-reddits I visit. It makes me feel like r/atheism may be compensating for something. You may consider how this projects to the outside world and others who might join r/atheism.

Also the tagline, "OVER 200,000 GODLESS REDDITORS" sends a potentially ambiguous message since God in English usually means the Christian god. So capitalizing it could be seen as a dig at Christianity. I realize I may be getting overly analytic on this stuff, but these two things popped out to me almost immediately when I saw it.

Thoughts? Am I reading to much into this?

edit: Nit. Why downvote? Up vote and discuss! I tried to be objective.

Posted Nov 7, 2011, 5:13 PM UTC · edited

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BorealismemeKnight of /new•

Thoughts? Am I reading to much into this?

Yes.

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xetrov•

sometimes a banner is just a banner

nietzsche

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jabberdoggy•

Freud, I think. Well, sort of.

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xetrov•

I know. :P

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jij•

I like it. I think it's awesome. We just changed it back to this after enough people complained about the previous banner being dumb looking.

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MrKequc•

I liked the other banner too.

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jij•

So did Hitler, do you want to be like Hitler?

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MrKequc•

He did!? Well... no I don't wanna be like Hitler.

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DemoraFairy•

'Over 200,000 deityless redditors' doesn't have the same ring to it.

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Cacafuego•

Well, maybe we should go back to "over 200,000 baby-eating atheists."

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Harabeck•

God in English usually means the Christian god. So capitalizing it could be seen as a dig at Christianity.

It's in all caps...

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Dr_Yoda•

You're right, we needed a large banner to compensate for our lack of god belief; nothing could fill that void like a larger teapot of pure, homebrewed Russell. And oh my, not a subtext in all caps! The nerve of those atheists!

tl;dr you're kinda silly.

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MrKequc•

I wouldn't feel comfortable being an atheist without a outstandingly big banner.

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metnavman•

Am I reading to much into this?

"The answer to your question lies within your own mind." -Random philisophic person.

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SlightlyAmbiguous•

"Yes." - SlightlyAmbiguous

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Cacafuego•

This banner was recently brought back after people complained when it was taken away. I like it, because A) it's pretty, B) it suggests the universe is an awe-inspiring place with our without god, C) Russell's teapot is cool, and D) godless is universally applicable (it does not just mean the Christian god, it means any gods).

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[deleted]•

We should replace it with a simple "Praise Our Lord Carl Sagan".

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OutlawGrrlApatheist•

And risk offending the Dawkinists?

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juliebeen•

It makes me feel like r/atheism may be compensating for something.

Out with it. What are you trying to say? Just say it. Cripes.

I do think it's a bit large. Only because it looks pixelated when I ctrl+ even once.

Also the "over 200,000" bit will be outdated very soon. I'd hate to lose the whole banner just because of that. I say the wording.

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MrKequc•

It'll still be accurate, it's like the sign at mcdonalds.

http://i.imgur.com/MRbhy.jpg

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