Zylka's avatar

[DinoDoc]

Re: Zylka's avatar

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
Am I the only person who holds that the use of the Nazi swastika as an avatar should not be allowed?

We allow the hammer and sickle.

[RGBVideo]

The nazi symbol is not allowed here because it's use is forbidden in the law of Germany, or so I'd guess.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Tuomerehu
The nazi symbol is not allowed here because it's use is forbidden in the law of Germany, or so I'd guess.

The server isn't located anywhere near Germany.

[FrustratedPoet]

Yeah Tuo, and everyone knows that Apolyton is subject to the laws of Germany...

[Ming]

No... it's not allowed because many feel it's offensive.

Now granted, there are some other avatars that some feel are offensive as well, but not to the same extent as swastikas. If a lot of VALID complaints are made about a persons avatar, we look into it, and make "the call"

Also, avatars that cross the line in terms of "good taste" and "sexual content" have also fallen into the category of having the user "asked" to change it.

Yeah... there are really no set rules, and some may think it's arbitrary at times... But that seems to be the nature of the beast.

Common Sense seems to be the general rule of thumb.

[RGBVideo]

FP, DD -- > Luckily there aren't any users from Germany, either?

No... it's not allowed because many feel it's offensive.

Now granted, there are some other avatars that some feel are offensive as well, but not to the same extent as swastikas. If a lot of VALID complaints are made about a persons avatar, we look into it, and make "the call"

Also, avatars the cross the line in terms of "good taste" and "sexual content" have also fallen into the category of having the user "asked" to change it.

Yeah... there are really no set rules, and some may think it's arbitrary at times... But that seems to be the nature of the beast.

Common Sense seems to be the general rule of thumb.

ok

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Locutus
On my last vacation to SE Asia, they had swastika signs on pretty much every street corner in the Indian/Buddhist parts of the cities I visited. It's quite a popular symbol of luck/prosperity among Buddhists, but somehow I suspect Zylka's not using it for its religious significance...

Those are not swastika signs. Those signs are mirror images of the Nazi swastika. That is a buddhist symbol that predated the Nazi symbol for a couple of thousand years.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by FrustratedPoet
I couldn't give a **** about what Zylka does or doesn't do with his avatar.

I am not sure about the UK, but in many countries, open displays of Nazism are illegal, and so are open assemblies of neo-Nazis. For the very least, that is a symbol of hate, racism, war, and repression.

[Locutus]

UR,
Like I said, I've been both the 'real' swastika's and their mirror images...

[ixnay]

Damn nazis always ruin everything. The swastika, the Charlie Chaplin mustache, and so on.

[DrSpike]

I'm sure intent plays a large part in the admin's decision here. In this case the probable intent was to wind people up.

[Locutus]

ixnay,
Those are the least of my beefs with the nazis

[Gangerolf]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


Those are not swastika signs. Those signs are mirror images of the Nazi swastika. That is a buddhist symbol that predated the Nazi symbol for a couple of thousand years.

would you be happy if zylka mirrored his avatar then?

[DaShi]

Actually, the Buddhists will often use both sides.

[Inverse Icarus]

i hate hate haters.