Ideas for census campaign

robindch

Following on from Michael Nugent's thread on the new AI campaign for the April census, it might be useful to put together a few of our own ideas. This isn't -- I hasten to add -- an attempt to usurp AI's plans or designs, but simply to produce a few more graphics that people can use for things like .sig banners, facebook whatever's and so on.

Anyhow, here are two:





Suggestions welcome. And your own designs, of course

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liamw

Dades

Knocked up a quick one:

CiaranMT

robindch wrote: »

Following on from Michael Nugent's thread on the new AI campaign for the April census, it might be useful to put together a few of our own ideas. This isn't -- I hasten to add -- an attempt to usurp AI's plans or designs, but simply to produce a few more graphics that people can use for things like .sig banners, facebook whatever's and so on.

Anyhow, here are two:





Suggestions welcome. And your own designs, of course

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Gonna use that second one in my sig.

Ghost Buster

Perhaps what is of equal importance but how to break it down into a snappy slogan would be a campaign to persuade folk from ticking "catholic' just because they were baptised as one and think its just the right thing to do. My own sister has 4 kids, none being raise catholic, she has not considered herself catholic for 20 years, does not believe in God but has been ticking "catholic" in the census for years. She is just one of many i reckon.

strobe

Dades wrote: »

Knocked up a quick one:

http://omg.wthax.org/dades_census_campaign.jpg

Brilliant.

pH

Dades wrote: »

Knocked up a quick one:

I'm not an expert but that might just fall outside boards.ie sig guidelines!

I like robin's 2nd one, clearly showing a tick beside no religion and a tagline.

Dades

pH wrote: »

I'm not an expert but that might just fall outside boards.ie sig guidelines!

I can make you a smaller one.

EDIT: Like this!

GO_Bear

Mike 1972

Personally I wouldnt answer the question at all seeing how my (lack of) religion is none of the Governments business.

However Im all for anything that stops people unthinkingly putting "Catholic" or "Protestant" (or whatever) as a default option with this in mind my offer for this thread is:

any person who knowingly provides false information on their census return is guilty of an offence and may be subject to a fine of up to €25,000

Id also like to see a similar campaign re the "Irish language" question but thats one for another thread/forum.

robindch

CiaranMT wrote: »

Gonna use that second one in my sig.

This one might look better -- it's longer and a bit smaller.

CiaranMT

robindch wrote: »

This one might look better -- it's longer and a bit smaller.

The first one's more noticeable though.

dvpower

magicbastarder

possibly not the most subtle idea.
NSFW.

http://stroma.org/kevin/links/exorcist.jpg

keppler

^^Even less subtle..........
http://www.herald.ie/multimedia/archive/00283/2402_payne_c_283962t.jpg

Tick "No Religion" ....and help keep these f*****s out of childrens hospitals!

Zillah

CiaranMT wrote: »

The first one's more noticeable though.

woop woop, it's the sig police, comin' fo' yo' ass.

Gordon

Oops, didn't realise there was a separate thread for this, I put mine in the other thread:

Plowman

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Gordon

Plowman wrote: »

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Nope, just a catchy play on words that may spawn some idea-bounces.

CiaranMT

Gordon wrote: »

Nope, just a catchy play on words that may spawn some idea-bounces.

I thought it was to do with Atheists eating babies

Galvasean

I like this one.


I will wear it closer to the date.

GO_Bear

Ok ok I may be taking the mickey now ! but I am bored at work, I will try make a proper one I swear

sponsoredwalk

Just Playing off this, in no way is anyone using this!

dcmraad

Not mine but hilarious

robindch

antiskeptic

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=1532&pictureid=8434

sponsoredwalk

Tim Robbins

Brilliant campaign. Have you got some facebook pages set up that people can add a like to?

Galvasean

Apparently over 50% of people in the UK are non-religious according to a BSA survey.

These are of course radically different results from those of the last Census, which measured over 70% of the population as Christian, and a tiny 15% of the public as non-religious.

The BSA results provide further evidence that the particular wording of the religion question on the Census distorts its results. Rather than asking ‘What religion are you?’, the BSA asked, ‘Do you regard yourself as belonging to any particular religion?’. This is not a leading question and, unlike the Census question, will not tempt cultural Christians into defining themselves as religious. Whereas the Census question seems to measure a weak form of cultural affiliation, the BSA measures something much closer to actual religious belief.

So apparently slightly different wording makes a big difference.
http://census-campaign.org.uk/2011/01/official-survey-finds-most-brits-non-religious/

strobe

The census' (censi?) are in. Sig up people.

MagicMarker

Done. :cool:

Mark Hamill

Done

strobe

I have been sig2bigged. Could someone resize this one

to boards.ie approved limitations for me please? Thanks.

The Mad Hatter

I have updated my sig, and also added a quote that a few around here might enjoy.

btw, should I be concerned that my house's census form hasn't arrived yet? I think some people I know have theirs already.

TangyZizzle

That 'Dont let Mammy etc' one is brilliant. Im concerned at the moment. Im about to turn the house upside down, find that form(if its arrived) and undo Mother Zizzle's mistake.

Orion

The Mad Hatter wrote: »

btw, should I be concerned that my house's census form hasn't arrived yet? I think some people I know have theirs already.

They only started delivering them on Friday. It's not to be filled out before April 10. It's a bit premature to be concerned.

The Mad Hatter

Macros42 wrote: »

They only started delivering them on Friday. It's not to be filled out before April 10. It's a bit premature to be concerned.

Ah, cool. Yeah, I knew it wasn't to be in til the tenth, but didn't know when they'd been sent out.

Improbable

strobe wrote: »

I have been sig2bigged. Could someone resize this one

to boards.ie approved limitations for me please? Thanks.

strobe

Improbable wrote: »

Cheers man. Your display of magic leaves me in awe. Any commandments to lay down whilst you are busy performing miracles?

Improbable

strobe wrote: »

Cheers man. Your display of magic leaves me in awe. Any commandments to lay down whilst you are busy performing miracles?

0: Thou shalt post occasionally.

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wonderfulname

I like this, off to have a think about slogans now, have you lot thought about taking this beyond boards? Fire up the old social media machine?

Galvasean

wonderfulname wrote: »

I like this, off to have a think about slogans now, have you lot thought about taking this beyond boards? Fire up the old social media machine?

There's this Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/HonestToGodless?ref=ts
Not exactly a huge following either...

Improbable

Galvasean wrote: »

There's this Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/HonestToGodless?ref=ts
Not exactly a huge following either...

You know what's worse?

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=155171104541308

wonderfulname

So small I couldn't even find it on my own... I'm sure it will grow though.

challengemaster

Something like...

Up to €25,000 fine for lying, and I won't end up in "hell" for telling

If you're not religious, say no this census.

:pac:

Galvasean

Improbable wrote: »

You know what's worse?

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=155171104541308

Met a few people that plan to put Jedi down. Fools the lot of them! It actually achieves nothing except to take away from the 'non-religious' numbers.

Improbable

Galvasean wrote: »

Met a few people that plan to put Jedi down. Fools the lot of them! It actually achieves nothing except to take away from the 'non-religious' numbers.

I actually posted something along the same lines on the page. I know the guy who started the event, he goes to college with me. Several other people had also pointed this out. They were all deleted and the bit that says "Negative comments will be removed." was added.

Jesus Wept

Galvasean

Improbable wrote: »

I actually posted something along the same lines on the page. I know the guy who started the event, he goes to college with me. Several other people had also pointed this out. They were all deleted and the bit that says "Negative comments will be removed." was added.

Yeah I noticed the "Negative comments will be removed." bit. Whenever I see such notices alarm bells start ringing. Can't back up your argument? Simple, ban anything that might disagree with you.
It seems to be a college thing. The ones I spoke with were students too. hey probably think they're being anti-establishment or something :rolleyes:

Stercus Accidit

Why don't the members of the A&A forum in conjunction with boards.ie put together a campaign?

Boards.ie has a wide audience, a campaign for an accurate census isn't biased either, it is just that, a campaign for honesty and accuracy in the upcoming census and reminding our families etc. to fill in the form accurately.

I see our well reasoned arguments against that stupid catchphrase 'honest to godless' fell on deaf ears, why couldn't a less confrontational and more secular campaign have been levied along the lines of accuracy in the census and highlighting its importance for future policy making?

Improbable

Stercus Accidit wrote: »

Why don't the members of the A&A forum in conjunction with boards.ie put together a campaign?

Boards.ie has a wide audience, a campaign for an accurate census isn't biased either, it is just that, a campaign for honesty and accuracy in the upcoming census and reminding our families etc. to fill in the form accurately.

I see our well reasoned arguments against that stupid catchphrase 'honest to godless' fell on deaf ears, why couldn't a less confrontational and more secular campaign have been levied along the lines of accuracy in the census and highlighting its importance for future policy making?

Because people just don't seem to care, they'd rather put together campaigns to make people put down Jedi because they think it's funny.