[MunchkinMan]

"Gnomes of Zurich" is a derogatory term for Swiss Bankers, known (like traditional gnomes) for their secretive practices. SJG uses that term in its game about global conspiracies, Illuminati, as one of the Illuminati in that game. This is why SJG uses it as the name for that particular section of the forum: It deals, in part, with the business and marketing (which includes the people who buy and play the games) ends of the gaming industry.

Other section, The Network and All Hail Discordia!, also refer to Illuminati in Illuminati, which, along with Ogre and Car Wars, was one of SJG's earliest games.