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04-19-2006, 12:24 PM
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#16 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
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Country:  | Thanks guys, you all seem pretty sensible.
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04-19-2006, 12:27 PM
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#17 | | the old Sage
Join Date: May 2004 Location: Platonic Sphere
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Country:  | you might want to think through in regards to the veterans that post here on occassion from WW 2. don't think you really want to dis them by saying " get over it " Why don't you just take off the SS and leave it as Tiger since this seems to be what you are trying to portray though your avatar confuses me with an aviation theme and a panzer alias for your name. do as you wish but sometimes an alias as your user name may not be taken in all seriousness and your replies may be negligent in coming by serious posters. | |
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04-19-2006, 12:47 PM
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#18 | | Minister of Whoopass
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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Country: | As a Moderator, I agree with Erich 100%.... As I have said twice before, some may find it offensive for very valid reasons, and I dont think poking fun at them and saying "get over it" is the correct way of putting it Twitch.... If it becomes much more of an issue, I would recommend to SS Tiger that he shorten his nickname as well....
My Grandfather hated the Japanese, dispised them, and carried that feeling to his grave.... If u told him to get over it, he'd punch ur ****in lights out till Tuesday...
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04-19-2006, 12:49 PM
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#19 | | Konfused with a 'K'
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Turin, Italy
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Country:  | Agreed, when put that way it does make perfect sense...
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04-19-2006, 01:05 PM
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#20 | | He who does not skim
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Country:  | The username doesn't bother me personally in the least. I happen to agree with Twitch. It's a WWII related site, and such things as "SS" and "Nazi" are naturally to be expected. Having said that however, Erich and les make a good point about some veterans visiting the site now and then who may take personal exception to what they perceive as a glorification of sorts.
Bottom line as far as I'm concerned is that it's entirely up to you. I don't see it as anything more than a WWII related username myself. | |
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04-19-2006, 01:16 PM
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#21 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by Erich Why don't you just take off the SS and leave it as Tiger since this seems to be what you are trying to portray | The very reason the SS is on there is because the user name "Tiger" is almost always taken. Also I like to keep the user name the same so people know who I am from other WW2 forums. If an admin could change my user name to Tiger, I would have no problem with that.
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10-12-2006, 03:47 AM
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#22 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sydney
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Country:  | Offensive ?
Geez if anyone really finds that offensive image something a bit more controversial ?
Anyway this isnt a one way street . If that name should be banned so should KGB , Stasi etc etc . Hell lets even ban US Marine core , why , cause of what some of those soldiers did in Iraq , and probably other parts of the world too . I think this is political correctness gone mad . The war is over . Nazism died in 1945 . | |
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10-12-2006, 07:43 AM
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#23 | | "Shooter"
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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Country: | You can't compare the Marines to the SS. This isn't about political correctness, it's about being sensitive to veterans who fought against the SS and got to see the camps, etc. The war is over, yes, but if you think Nazism is dead, you are naive.
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10-13-2006, 07:10 AM
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#24 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | and six months late from the last post 
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10-13-2006, 08:00 AM
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#25 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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Country:  | Yeah I thought this post was dead. I would still like to know who found it offensive though.
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10-13-2006, 12:14 PM
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#26 | | Master of Ewes
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Country: | it was Pisis wasn't it...........
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10-13-2006, 12:29 PM
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#27 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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Country: | I dont know, thats why I am asking.
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10-13-2006, 12:39 PM
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#28 | | World Traveler
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK
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Country: | I thought it was Pisis, if I remember right.
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10-13-2006, 05:27 PM
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#29 | | Minister of Whoopass
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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Country: | It was Pisis, as 3/4 of his family tree was eliminated from the face of the earth by the SS....
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10-13-2006, 05:41 PM
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#30 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 12,061
Country: | I'm offended by that name... honest. No, honestly, I really am.
Why don't any of you believe me!?
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