31-05-2003 06:58									#61
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i doubt mark will like it tho

	31-05-2003 08:00									#62
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quote: Originally posted by Oerdin I really didn't think his avatar was that bad. Surely, it is just as bad as all those commies with there hammer and sicles; a flag under which even more people were murdered then the Nazis

On the other hand, the US has murdered more people per capita, meaning it's really good at it.

	31-05-2003 10:08									#63
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Hahaha I missed this gem

Endorphines +1

	31-05-2003 11:06									#64
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Any anti hindus out there?

	31-05-2003 12:37									#65
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quote: Originally posted by Skanky Burns Own goal.

Actually, what you had there was 100-nil.

Own goal would be what he should have replied if he knew that the trap was there.

	31-05-2003 13:35									#66
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Actually... we don't play those games here

	31-05-2003 14:17									#67
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quote: Originally posted by Zylka Any anti hindus out there?

Did you actually pay attention to the contents of this thread? This is the Hindu/Buddhist "swastika"

	31-05-2003 14:29									#68
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Like I said, I've seen both forms in the Hindu (indeed, Hindu, not Buddhist ) parts of Asia.

quote: There exist many types of signs which stand for the Swastika. Even the standard version has two forms, the one facing the right - also called the symbol of- the right hand path and the one facing the left, called the symbol of the left hand path. These two Swastikas are also considered to represent the male and female. There is also a Swastika which is an amalgam of these two types

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A common form of the Hindu swastika symbol:

	31-05-2003 15:34									#69
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Locutus,

Yes, sometimes the Hindu symbol is drawn clockwise, but it would be nigh impossible to distinguish it from the Nazi one without context, e.g. used as an avatar. You can never go wrong with the counterclockwise one, however.

	31-05-2003 15:51									#70
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Well, I'd say either both are still prety darn close to the Nazi swastika and should prolly be avoided in avatars, unless there's a very good reason for it. But I guess it really depends on the exact form of the swastika and its context (or lack thereof) as well: nobody seems to have a problem with the swastika in Uber KruX's avatar (though I'm not sure how long he's had it). Like someone already said: a lot comes down to intent... (which in Zylka's case doesn't leave much room for doubt )

	31-05-2003 17:28									#71
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quote: Originally posted by Straybow How 'bout a swastika made of smilies? Surely that can't be so bad.

it still remains a swastika

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Man, what really makes me angry is that I posted a lot in DissīNazi-thread, while here people get +1s for posting about (nearly) the same topic

	31-05-2003 20:28									#73
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quote: Originally posted by Locutus nobody seems to have a problem with the swastika in Uber KruX's avatar

If they remove Uber's I can think of at least one more that needs to go considering the offensive symbol he formed it out of.

	31-05-2003 20:35									#74
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Nono, your avatar is ok, DD

	31-05-2003 20:49									#75
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quote: Originally posted by BeBro Nono, your avatar is ok, DD

What exactly was the difference between Zylka's avatar and this one?

	31-05-2003 20:56									#76
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I hope you donīt ask me, since Iīm not making the rules here....

	31-05-2003 21:00									#77
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Zylka's was a swastika, that one isn't.

	31-05-2003 21:32									#78
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DD, I'm not saying it has to go (personally, I would think that would be rather silly: it's clearly mocking the two ideologies depicted).

The difference between hammer & sickle and swastika is that hammer & sickle are symbols of communism in general and are used by communists all over the world, while the swastika is a symbol of Hitler and Nazi-Germany in particular: other fascist regimes use different symbols.
That, combined with the fact that fascism by its very definition preaches rasicm and hatred, while communism is at its heart a perfectly acceptable ideology (even if it may arguably never work in practice and has been abused as an excuse for terrible atrocities).

Anyway, I don't make site policy, so my opinion doesn't count anyway

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Letīs complain all here about the avatars of the otherīs . Iīm sure the admins and mods will be impressed

	31-05-2003 21:50									#80
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Yeah, I find your avatar sacrilegious.

	31-05-2003 21:53									#81
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And Iīm insulted by the absence of your avatar!!!

	31-05-2003 22:08									#82
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At least he brought a flag...

	01-06-2003 00:10									#83
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and look, he wasn't burning it.

	01-06-2003 02:04									#84
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I didn't even notice that was whut Uber's avatar was supposed to be

You can't change Templar's avatar! That's a graphic from CivIII!

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quote: Originally posted by Skanky Burns Uber used one before and was "moderated".

Uber is still sporting a swastika. One that mixes and matches the top two murderous ideologies of the 20th century. Good going, man!

Edit: I see that this has already been noted. My bad.

	01-06-2003 13:07									#86
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quote: Originally posted by Locutus Well, I'd say either both are still prety darn close to the Nazi swastika and should prolly be avoided in avatars, unless there's a very good reason for it.

Well...

If you have seen both of them once, you could tell the difference. At least I could

	01-06-2003 13:08									#87
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quote: Originally posted by Uber KruX and look, he wasn't burning it.

Ah, if the swastika was burning, it'd fine.

	02-06-2003 10:08									#88
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* H Tower wonders when someone will complain about his avatar, even though it's only to represent a position in a democracy game

	02-06-2003 18:22									#89
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You see, this is the problem! I, for example, never even noticed your avatar involved anything (I have to squint to see it anyways ).

No one ever does any harm until someone overly sensitive raises the alarm. If it weren't for the alarm-raising, I wouldn't have noticed Uber's, H's, or probably even Zylka's...oh well, Apolyton must be sensitive and cuddly-fuzzy I guess

	02-06-2003 18:45									#90
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These guys gotta be out of their mind

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