88, Hitler, and you.

[Spike88]

So about 3 weeks ago I was recruited into a Battle Ground mod's clan, by the clans German leader. Which I've most likely been kicked out of since I haven't been to a single training mission since the first one I went too, but I digress .

Anyways, when he asked if I had wanted to join and I told him yes, he asked me to remove the 88 from my username(Spike88) because it might offend the German members of the clan. I asked why and he told me that 88 means Heil Hitler, a further wikipedia and I find out that it's Neo Nazi code for HH which is Heil Hitler.

To appease him, I removed the 88 and went on my cheery way. My question for you, especially the German's of this board, when you see my name, do you honestly think of Heil Hitler?

Does it make me look like a Neo-Nazi?

Would I offend people by having an 88 tattoo if I was in Germany? Especially since I'm blond with blue/green eyes?


As a side note, It's my favorite number and I've used it since I was 13/14. But I chose it out of any other number because It's my birth year and it sounds better than 12 or 10(Month and Date of Birth)