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| − | The [[Merseyside Skeptics Society]] is a group based in Merseyside, UK which calls itself | + | The [[Merseyside Skeptics Society]] (MSS) is a group based in Merseyside, UK which calls itself |
:a non-profit organisation which aims to develop and support the skeptical community on Merseyside. The society was founded in February 2009 and holds regular social events in Liverpool City Centre.<ref>[http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/who-are-we/ Who are we?], Merseyside Skeptics Society website, accessed 27 Feb 2010</ref> | :a non-profit organisation which aims to develop and support the skeptical community on Merseyside. The society was founded in February 2009 and holds regular social events in Liverpool City Centre.<ref>[http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/who-are-we/ Who are we?], Merseyside Skeptics Society website, accessed 27 Feb 2010</ref> | ||
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It criticizes alternative and complementary therapies/medicines and has prominent links (headed "Great Resources"<ref>[http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/Image:MSS1.jpg Great Resources], MSS website, accessed 27 Feb 2010</ref>) to the [[Quackwatch]] website, [[Skeptic]] magazine, and the [[James Randi Educational Foundation]].<ref>[http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/podcasts/ Podcasts page], MSS website, accessed 27 Feb 2010</ref> | It criticizes alternative and complementary therapies/medicines and has prominent links (headed "Great Resources"<ref>[http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/Image:MSS1.jpg Great Resources], MSS website, accessed 27 Feb 2010</ref>) to the [[Quackwatch]] website, [[Skeptic]] magazine, and the [[James Randi Educational Foundation]].<ref>[http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/podcasts/ Podcasts page], MSS website, accessed 27 Feb 2010</ref> | ||
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==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
| − | + | There is considerable overlap in the campaigns of [[Sense About Science]] and the MSS. The MSS website has a prominent link to [[Sense About Science]]'s "Keep libel laws out of science" campaign.<ref>[http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/Image:MSS2.jpg Merseyside Skeptics link to SAS libel laws campaign], MSS website, accessed 27 Feb 2010</ref> | |
==People== | ==People== | ||
Revision as of 17:11, 27 February 2010
The Merseyside Skeptics Society (MSS) is a group based in Merseyside, UK which calls itself
- a non-profit organisation which aims to develop and support the skeptical community on Merseyside. The society was founded in February 2009 and holds regular social events in Liverpool City Centre.[1]
The group runs a website called merseysideskeptics.org.uk. Its founder is Mike Hall, who registered the web domain on 30 January 2009.[2]
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The MSS, in its website section called AntiAntiVax, defends vaccinations of many types against their critics.[3]
It criticizes alternative and complementary therapies/medicines and has prominent links (headed "Great Resources"[4]) to the Quackwatch website, Skeptic magazine, and the James Randi Educational Foundation.[5]
Affiliations
There is considerable overlap in the campaigns of Sense About Science and the MSS. The MSS website has a prominent link to Sense About Science's "Keep libel laws out of science" campaign.[6]
People
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Notes
- ↑ Who are we?, Merseyside Skeptics Society website, accessed 27 Feb 2010
- ↑ Merseyside Skeptics web domain WhoIs? screengrab, taken 27 Feb 2010
- ↑ The Truth About The Evils Of Vaccination, MSS website, accessed 27 Feb 2010
- ↑ Great Resources, MSS website, accessed 27 Feb 2010
- ↑ Podcasts page, MSS website, accessed 27 Feb 2010
- ↑ Merseyside Skeptics link to SAS libel laws campaign, MSS website, accessed 27 Feb 2010
