Comments on: Bright? Daft name, right idea… http://www.ipsidixit.net/2005/09/01/bright/ A far off place Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:15:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sean http://www.ipsidixit.net/2005/09/01/bright/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Sean Sun, 08 Oct 2006 19:42:06 +0000 #comment-10 Bob's comment made me (the original writer) rethink my headline, and he's right. The label "Bright" might be unusual, but since I wrote the short entry way back in August 2005, the name has grown on me and I now quite like it and identify with if more. I now, ahem, consider myself A Bright. There. Did it. :) Bob’s comment made me (the original writer) rethink my headline, and he’s right.

The label “Bright” might be unusual, but since I wrote the short entry way back in August 2005, the name has grown on me and I now quite like it and identify with if more.

I now, ahem, consider myself A Bright. There. Did it. :)

]]> By: Bob http://www.ipsidixit.net/2005/09/01/bright/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Bob Sun, 08 Oct 2006 19:37:45 +0000 #comment-9 What would be an un-daft name, I wonder? When you coin a term in this manner I don't think there's any way to satisfy everyone. Someone will always complain. If a meaningless word is used people would say "What is the point then?" If a meaningful but neutral term had been used people would say "Aren't you supposed to be coining a positive new term?" And when nice, light, positive term <em>is</em> used, those who are used to the dark connotations of "atheism" get all reluctant and stiff-upper-lipped and call it "daft"! :grin I just think people should get on with it! But then -- you've joined the Webring, so you obviously are! :) 8) What would be an un-daft name, I wonder?
When you coin a term in this manner I don’t think there’s any way to satisfy everyone. Someone will always complain. If a meaningless word is used people would say “What is the point then?” If a meaningful but neutral term had been used people would say “Aren’t you supposed to be coining a positive new term?” And when nice, light, positive term is used, those who are used to the dark connotations of “atheism” get all reluctant and stiff-upper-lipped and call it “daft”! :grin
I just think people should get on with it!
But then — you’ve joined the Webring, so you obviously are! :) 8)

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