their mission was to try to get people to think a bit about the claims that were made at the venue: "keep your bulldust(sic) detector in good order," according to spokesman david tyler. they designed and handed out small flyers for many different topics. they started with "a thinker's guide to ..." and provided something a reader could get through in 30 seconds. they had more references to give the person if they were interested in learning more. their idea was to create an "island of reason in a sea of rainbows and unicorns."