Folks, I got word from Brandon Haught at Florida Citizens for Science that maybe I wasn’t perfectly clear when I announced the Stick Figure Science contest. It’s not meant to bash religion, but to point out a single flaw in some antiscience argument about evolution and illustrate it with stick figures. My example was from something I had already drawn last year, and happened to have a little bit more of a religious bent in the way I drew it. I should’ve chosen a clearer example, because they don’t want something that simply attacks religion. That’s not the point!
Just to be certain, here is Brandon’s blog post on this. I just want to make sure we’re all on the same page here. Thanks.
April 8th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
I’m guilty of submiting an inapropriate comic. Brandon was nice enough to inform me of its rejection and allow me to enter a more apropriate comic later. However, the winds been let out of my sails. It may take awhile for me to come up with something else as good as what I submitted. But, I do have a few ideas.
April 8th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Yeah, I revised my submission to take down the anti-religion bit a notch. I also talked to them about file formats, so Brandon is now accepting PNGs (which are really a superior format for stick figure drawings!). It’d be really cool if one of this blog’s followers win ….
April 8th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
I’m just a bit miffed that no AUSSIES are allowed to enter. :’(
Oh – and that I don’t really have any good ideas yet…
April 8th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
It looks like they updated the rules, and have said on the blog that “folks outside the U.S.” can enter. Neato.
April 8th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
This is my first shot at running a competition, so I’m doing the best I can. Thanks to everyone who have made suggestions. As you can see, I’ve tried to be responsive. And thanks to Phil for agreeing to be a judge and helping to promote this shindig.
April 10th, 2009 at 6:48 am
Thank you, Brandon.