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I disagree. I think the name needs to shout more of a warning so that those people wanting to avoid the JREF-type threads will know not to visit that sub-forum. Critical thinking might be what skeptics believe they are engaging in, but typically that is not the case.I like the name "Critical Discussion" because I think the equivocation works in its favour.
As far as Alex wanting to remind everyone what the "status quo" belief system is, I don't see that as being represented by the hard-core fundamentalist skeptics who have been posting here (the ones who Alex sent to the BvsS forum). That group, while being very vocal, is actually a tiny minority. Most scientists I know have no issues with discussing Psi if you bring up the topic. They are usually very interested, and also very surprised that it is an area being actively studied. Many of them would love to study it if they could get the funding to do so. But that's a common lament from scientists these days, the stuff that gets funding isn't always the stuff that's interesting, or even important, to most people.
And if you open things up to the general public... well many people believe in Psi and have had first hand experiences of Psi.
So while there is a certain amount of control of academia by skeptical interests, that doesn't reflect the views of all scientists and it certainly doesn't reflect the public attitude towards Psi.