No effort characterizes that attitude more than the Mensa Educational and Research Foundation, led by Chicago's Jacobson. Only now, members say, is Mensa embracing that ideal in full. In fact, several societies teamed to start the Mega Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to promoting research on the nature of intelligence. Many rival societies draw members from dissatisfied Mensans. Other rivals include the Top One Percent Society (restricted to scores higher than the 99th percentile) and the Prometheus Society (the 99.997th percentile). To reach the 99.9th percentile that earns entry into the Triple Nine Society, for example, applicants must score at least 150. Mensa requires a score of 132 on most IQ tests to reach the 98th percentile. Rival high-IQ groups with more stringent requirements sprouted, often casting a dismissive eye toward Mensa members. Lancelot Ware, a British barrister who founded Mensa in 1946, blasted the group on its 50th anniversary, calling Mensa's obsession with puzzles "mental masturbation." One critic said Mensa was useful only as a place where "eggheads" could find mates. Share a memory at brownliemaxwell.But that atmosphere also gave birth to a backlash that the intensely insular society had nothing to contribute but socializing. In lieu of flowers, donations of books or other support can be made to local libraries and schools to promote reading and accessibility to books. His final resting place with be on the University of Oregon campus, where his family plot honors the family’s history with the University. His private library amassed thousands of books which will now be distributed to new readers. His favorite books were science fiction and fantasy with magical themes. He helped American Mensa start and name their Project Inkslinger charity, which helped restock libraries with book donations after natural disasters. He hosted weekly discussion sessions and sushi eating sessions with local Mensa members. ![]() His hobbies included decades of playing Dungeons and Dragons with his closest friends. His legal marriage was in the first group of 30 ceremonies started one minute after midnight the first day same-sex marriage became legal in the state of Florida. He mentored friends with both spiritual issues and gay rights struggles. He was a respected high priest, counsellor and friend in local groups and in online communities. He helped establish several Wiccan and Pagan groups as well as serving in esoteric magical orders. His spiritual interests included neopaganism and magical spiritual beliefs. He was a founding and supporting member of the Brevard chapter of the Information Systems Security Association. He co-founded an IT Security consulting firm and served as its CEO and president for almost three decades. He was one of the original cofounding voting members of half a dozen internet newsgroups and was quoted and referenced in many early internet FAQs. ![]() His online community work involved several pagan, wiccan and religious communities. He was an early pioneer in the emerging internet community. ![]() He landscaped online nature parks, art galleries and craft fairs for virtual worlds in cyberspace. He edited newsletters for American Mensa and wrote a weekly social commentary column called “We, the Person.” His professional photography progressed from film, digital images and image editing into virtual worlds landscaping and avatar portraits. He helped research, edit and index books for various esoteric publishers. He later expanded his professional career to include photography, writing and editing. He was featured in several documentaries about Britain’s 1980s video censorship political landscape. He was well respected as an actor and authority on acting. He shared his love of acting though acting, directing and teaching at local community theatres, including Surfside Playhouse, Playwrights Workshop of Brevard and Brevard Community College Experimental Theatre. He starred in two feature films and in the regular cast of Florida’s presentations of its state play, Cross and Sword. He studied English and Literature at University of Colorado Boulder 1965-1968. He is survived by his husband of 33 years, Harvey Newstrom sister Malinda (Stafford) Blustain nephew Jonah Blustain nephew Elijah Blustain and their families. He was born in Boulder, Colorado on April 23, 1947, son of Howard Straub Stafford and Phyllis (Baldwin) Stafford. He was active and healthy until his sudden hospitalization in his final few days. Philip “Baird” Stafford, 75, West Melbourne, Florida passed away on Saturday, Februat 5:20 pm at Melbourne Regional Medical Center due to respiratory failure.
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