Mercman May 17, 2013 Share Mercman GC Server Admin May 17, 2013 There was somebody who joined the other day and maybe its just me but I thought his name was offensive. It was the 2 lightning bolts , skull and crossbones , YU-GI-OH, skull and crossbones ,2 lightning bolts The lightning bolts with the skulland crossbones is the synbol for the SS in ww2 http://archive.adl.org/hate_symbols/neo_nazi_ss_bolts.asp http://archive.adl.org/hate_symbols/neo_nazi_symbols.asp Attached is a picture with his screen name Hope we can get rid of this guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madvillain May 17, 2013 Share Madvillain Member May 17, 2013 Did you get his/her steam id? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatter274 May 17, 2013 Share hatter274 Member May 17, 2013 Just so that there's no unnecessary getting rid of people did you confront them about it, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercman May 17, 2013 Author Share Mercman GC Server Admin May 17, 2013 (edited) Did you get his/her steam id? No i didnt just managed to get screenshot It was a couple days ago I did mention it in game and it didnt seem to bothere anybody nobody and the steam id is in the picture if u can read it @hatter and no ididnt just because i didnt really know if it was just me thinking it was hate filled or not I did a search and lo and behold those 2 sybols where there so i posted I saw him twice in game but dont think he stayed long (being a troll he didnt geta response im thinking and left) Edited May 17, 2013 by Mercman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatter274 May 17, 2013 Share hatter274 Member May 17, 2013 was he talking in chat or being otherwise obnoxious, also has he been on anytime again? because if he doesn't come back then its a mute point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swatfishy May 17, 2013 Share swatfishy Member May 17, 2013 i think that could just be a kid who thought those were just lightning bolts and wanted his name to be "badass" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenix May 17, 2013 Share Fenix Member May 17, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggs May 18, 2013 Share Biggs GC Alumni May 18, 2013 Hmm--I wouldn't have made that connection... let's keep an eye out for him if he comes back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDamage May 18, 2013 Share ZeroDamage Member May 18, 2013 Let's not overreact. Ask him/her about it if he/she comes back. You may be just reading too much into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercman May 18, 2013 Author Share Mercman GC Server Admin May 18, 2013 (edited) i think that could just be a kid who thought those were just lightning bolts and wanted his name to be "badass" Maybe but still offensive @ hatter no He/she didnt that i saw and besides the name i dont think there was any problem with him/her. If i see them in game again i WILL bring it up and tell them to change it I was gonna let it pass then i saw the post about the swastikas in minecraft. those symbols either directly or indirectly were responsible for Millions of people dieing . between 50 and 70 MILLION estimated thanks I didnt know if it was just me being old and grumpy being offended by that oakgurl enlightened me to an anim with this persons name. Ima have to agree with swatfishy that he doesnt know what it means Edited May 18, 2013 by Mercman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero0 July 28, 2013 Share zero0 Member July 28, 2013 (edited) Hmmm. I am on the fence on this one. Symbols can have different meanings to different people. The swastika was a sign of well being or in a state of higher being or enlightenment prior to WW2 for thousands of years. Because of that terrible time in history it can be offensive to some people, but it shouldn't. I think it is a matter of context. The lightning bolts could be just that lightning bolts. The skull and crossbones could be a pirate reference. At any rate all those symbols are dead peoples baggage we should quit carrying it. The SS is gone, Nazi Germany is gone, and so are pirates a LONG time ago in fact. Unfortunately these things can be very subjective. If this person had a star or a cross or crescent moon on each side of their name would that have been equally offensive. Probably not. If I had the name Nero, no one would get upset, even though that guy was responsible for a lot atrocities in his own time. He used to burn Christians in his garden at night for lighting purposes. IMHO as long as the person isn't using crude language in his/her name which kind of goes against the swearing rule we shouldn't look too deep into it. I suppose if the guy was talking / texting a lot of hate or just being an a-hole in general. That would be reason enough to ban them, because they are ruining the game for everyone, but their gaming handle...............? I don't know. I don't have a dog in this fight I would just like to keep these things in perspective. I don't even totally disagree with my friend Mercman, just trying to play devils advocate. (p.s. I don't really advocate for the devil, just an expression.) Edited July 29, 2013 by zero0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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