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Offline Hornet

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« Reply #15 on: October 07, 2002, 02:58:43 PM »
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Offline Rude

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« Reply #16 on: October 07, 2002, 03:04:15 PM »
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Why don't we look at this from a business perspective.

Do the "Nazi" callsigns offend most players in the game?

Probably not. Do they bother me. Sure, a little, but not enough to make me pull my account.

But let's assume you have one, just one, grandson of a holocaust survivor playing AH.

What's going to happen if this person signs on, sees these callsigns, and is depely offended? Perhaps he or she will be upset enough to make a phone call to the JDL, or some other organization.

You know how the media, and activist groups just love to get their hands on stuff like this.

Worst case scenario, you've got protesters outside the HTC office, calling Dale and Co. Anti-semitic.

Now, I ask you; is it worth it to let someone have a callsign?


What about LW Squads? Wouldn't those be just as insulting as the abovementioned?
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Offline Shane

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« Reply #17 on: October 07, 2002, 03:10:48 PM »
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What about LW Squads? Wouldn't those be just as insulting as the abovementioned?


naw, we've caved in to their revisionist history and are now only merely worried about the outright nazis.

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Offline muckmaw

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« Reply #18 on: October 07, 2002, 03:11:04 PM »
Rude-

I suppose to some people, anything can be offensive. Neither really bother me enough to lose any sleep about it.

I suppose I am seperating the simulation of German hardware from the simulation of a Political organization.

It's hard to quantify, I know, but it just does not bother me.

I'm worried that someone will really take this to a level that could have a negative impact on our favorite pastime.
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Offline john9001

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« Reply #19 on: October 07, 2002, 03:14:21 PM »
i think HTC should have a "handle guidlines page " when you sign up , because people if they are new to this stuff really don't know what to put down as a handle. you know how it is , you are signing up and it say and you haven't even thought about a handle , duh, so you try to come up with something real quick, i mean look at what i got stuck with.

44MAG...er, i mean 'flower'
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« Reply #20 on: October 07, 2002, 03:16:52 PM »
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Rude-

I suppose to some people, anything can be offensive. Neither really bother me enough to lose any sleep about it.

I suppose I am seperating the simulation of German hardware from the simulation of a Political organization.

It's hard to quantify, I know, but it just does not bother me.

I'm worried that someone will really take this to a level that could have a negative impact on our favorite pastime.


Muck,

How in the hell does this impact baseball ?
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« Reply #21 on: October 07, 2002, 03:21:50 PM »
Lol Furious, but I can't mention what was funny, don't wanna offend:D
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« Reply #22 on: October 07, 2002, 03:36:34 PM »
A few days ago.. I was shot down by a person with the call sign

MRdiddlyo.

You couldnt even say his name on channel or you got the big Cusword message.

I checked to see if he was a one time deal and looks like hes been in the game at least 2 months.. I find that very disturbing. My children may not understand the SSWaffen ideal, but they sure do pick up on a name like MRdiddlyo.

Where are your priorities?
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« Reply #23 on: October 07, 2002, 03:42:21 PM »
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"What about LW Squads? Wouldn't those be just as insulting as the abovementioned?"

 IMO if they started off as Hitlers body guard, ran the concentration camps, murdered masses of civilians and ran up one infamous bill of atrocities? Sure.

 But to make sure I'm getting the gist,  this is just a game where outward appearances are of no consequence so anything "goes" is the rule?   Handles such as  SSrUS MDSniper,  TowaKilla, LHOswald, USAsucks,  BushbytZ,  SirhanX2,  NRAasses,  PopeKilla, AnthraxU, NaziPedos, DeadFetus, etc etc    should be perfectly be acceptable?


I believe this to be my point regarding this thread......

HTC should run their business as THEY see fit and manage this crisis, while we the players, uhhh, well.......should play?
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« Reply #24 on: October 07, 2002, 03:42:43 PM »
Who u calling a callsign Nazi?

Fork you!

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« Reply #25 on: October 07, 2002, 04:13:26 PM »
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Muck,

How in the hell does this impact baseball ?


You're an ass, Slappy!!!

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« Reply #26 on: October 07, 2002, 04:14:12 PM »
in a country where you have signs that say crap like

"You MUST dismount your bike to cross street"

and
 
"Do not swim near falls"

and

"Do not open windows on bus"

and

"Do not hang any part of body out or said windows"

and

"Helmets must be worn by bicyclists and motorcyclists"

and

the incredible number of public places it is illegal for us to hang out on or in because of lawyers and other moronic responsibility avoiding americans

all of which are under penalty of law and fines, makes me believe we are not in a free country anyway (heil ashcroft, go ahead let the librarians tell the fbi agent what I like to read).  Visit europe, see what real personal freedom is, then come back here and let htc do what they want to govern handle names.
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Offline Citabria

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« Reply #27 on: October 07, 2002, 05:59:10 PM »
"don't wiz on the electric fence"
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« Reply #28 on: October 07, 2002, 06:01:22 PM »
"don't pet a burning dog"

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Offline vorticon

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« Reply #29 on: October 07, 2002, 06:35:52 PM »
"You MUST dismount your bike to cross street"

and

"Do not swim near falls"

and

"Do not open windows on bus"

and

"Do not hang any part of body out or said windows"

and

"Helmets must be worn by bicyclists and motorcyclists"

these arnt done to stifle you "hanging out" there done because guess what happens when you go against thse things...well youll be pissin in a tube having sponge baths and eating jello for quite some time
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