Political thread discussion - Page 3

Letum · 10-14-08, 01:07 PM

When it comes to good taste and sigs I follow the "If you wouldn't have it as a bumper sticker/t-shirt, don't have it as a sig" rule.

August · 10-14-08, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Letum

When it comes to good taste and sigs I follow the "If you wouldn't have it as a bumper sticker/t-shirt, don't have it as a sig" rule.

A good rule to follow.

Skybird · 10-14-08, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

I'll change my sig if so instructed by a moderator... otherwise you may all just "pucker up".

Okay, though not responsible for the general forum, this is a moderator indeed who is asking you to consider your Nazi sig, like he did here.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=142395

And people said "what an idiot" when some years ago prince Harry visited that party dressed up in a Nazi uniform with a swastika on his arm... I wonder why.

GoldenRivet · 10-14-08, 01:54 PM

skybird. I have no quarrel with you... Or anyone else here for that matter. I can understand your position.

It's not like my sig is an image of a gas chamber at aushcwitz.

THAT would be in poor taste.

What would be the difference if I were to display the hammer and cicle?

No difference?

I don't visit the General discussion forums much.

After 24 hours of having this sig - my first one by the way - I have met with NOT ONE objection in the SH3 forums where I typically lurk, as such a thing is pretty normal there to display U-Boat war badges or knights crosses in the sig.

As I said before, I'll remove or alter the sig if instructed to do so... But I'm not going to do it because of one or two opinions.

GoldenRivet · 10-14-08, 02:06 PM

skybird. I have no quarrel with you... Or anyone else here for that matter. I can understand your position.

It's not like my sig is an image of a gas chamber at aushcwitz.

THAT would be in poor taste.

What would be the difference if I were to display the hammer and cicle?

No difference?

I don't visit the General discussion forums much.

After 24 hours of having this sig - my first one by the way - I have met with NOT ONE objection in the SH3 forums where I typically lurk, as such a thing is pretty normal there to display U-Boat war badges or knights crosses in the sig.

As I said before, I'll remove or alter the sig if instructed to do so... But I'm not going to do it because of one or two opinions.

Fish · 10-14-08, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

It's not like my sig is an image of a gas chamber at aushcwitz.

No, but it means for me, born just before the war started, just the same.
You must be totally without any historical understanding.

Zachstar · 10-14-08, 02:18 PM

Look the sig is offensive to some and it is rather annoying because it is big and red.

Zachstar · 10-14-08, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

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Originally Posted by Fincuan

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Originally Posted by PeriscopeDepth

Political threads on this forum are more often than not the Subsim.com equivalent of the Jerry Springer show and we'd be better off without. IMO.

PD

Amen to that, and the same used to apply to global warming threads(which reminds me that we haven't had one of those in a while)

I don't agree with a complete ban though, but a subforum just for them would be a good idea. GT has basically been a no-go area for me since it started filling with all the "Teh candidate sucks"-threads. Even putting the most active "contributors" on ignore doesn't help much since their threads remain visible in the list.

We have considered a "political/religous/global warming/I-have-an-agenda-and-I-cannot-stop-thinking-about-it!" sub forum but then that would have to be moderated by someone too.

The key to keeping the repititous threads to a minimum is not to REPLY to them, they would sink to page 2 pretty quickly if everyone held their nose and passed on by.

That does not work Neal.

If one thread somehow sinks (Which is highly improbable due to the charged nature of the campaign) The usual people with the agenda will just repost it from a different news source or whatever.

SteamWake · 10-14-08, 02:24 PM

So a thread about the merits of political discussion degrades into a pissing contest regarding someones sig between 2 or 3 people.

I think the point has been made.

GoldenRivet · 10-14-08, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

So a thread about the merits of political discussion degrades into a pissing contest regarding someones sig between 2 or 3 people.

I think the point has been made.

DING DING DING DING

we have a winner!!!

It took so little to light the fuse, and it Didn't take more than a couple of hours either!

Now, can somone find me a good sig?

GoldenRivet · 10-14-08, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikhayl

The politikaly korrekt bureau proposed the following :

ahahahahaha

I LOVE IT!!!!!

but im already working on a new one i in the interest of peace amogst our brethren.

ill have it up in a second

(Mikhayl thats freaking beautiful!!!)

GoldenRivet · 10-14-08, 03:30 PM

Yeah!

now that looks cool... but i think someone else already uses a similar picture? :hmm:

Skybird · 10-14-08, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

Yeah!

now that looks cool... but i think someone else already uses a similar picture? :hmm:

Looks cool! Thanks for understanding.

GoldenRivet · 10-14-08, 03:54 PM

i still reserve the right to use the skittles one

10-14-08, 01:07 PM	#31
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	When it comes to good taste and sigs I follow the "If you wouldn't have it as a bumper sticker/t-shirt, don't have it as a sig" rule. __________________

10-14-08, 01:54 PM	#34
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	skybird. I have no quarrel with you... Or anyone else here for that matter. I can understand your position. It's not like my sig is an image of a gas chamber at aushcwitz. THAT would be in poor taste. What would be the difference if I were to display the hammer and cicle? No difference? I don't visit the General discussion forums much. After 24 hours of having this sig - my first one by the way - I have met with NOT ONE objection in the SH3 forums where I typically lurk, as such a thing is pretty normal there to display U-Boat war badges or knights crosses in the sig. As I said before, I'll remove or alter the sig if instructed to do so... But I'm not going to do it because of one or two opinions. __________________

10-14-08, 02:06 PM	#35
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	skybird. I have no quarrel with you... Or anyone else here for that matter. I can understand your position. It's not like my sig is an image of a gas chamber at aushcwitz. THAT would be in poor taste. What would be the difference if I were to display the hammer and cicle? No difference? I don't visit the General discussion forums much. After 24 hours of having this sig - my first one by the way - I have met with NOT ONE objection in the SH3 forums where I typically lurk, as such a thing is pretty normal there to display U-Boat war badges or knights crosses in the sig. As I said before, I'll remove or alter the sig if instructed to do so... But I'm not going to do it because of one or two opinions. __________________

10-14-08, 02:18 PM	#37
Zachstar Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Posts: 1,956 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Look the sig is offensive to some and it is rather annoying because it is big and red. __________________

10-14-08, 03:30 PM	#42
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Yeah! now that looks cool... but i think someone else already uses a similar picture? :hmm: __________________

10-14-08, 02:24 PM	#39
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	So a thread about the merits of political discussion degrades into a pissing contest regarding someones sig between 2 or 3 people. I think the point has been made.

10-14-08, 03:54 PM	#44
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	i still reserve the right to use the skittles one __________________

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