[Wolves] nazi fonts f*** off

[Mo Awkati]

I think the issues about such things just sometimes
get out of hand. Jono is right. If we go about our
lives removing everything that might upset others then
we might as well stay at home and not bother.
Sometimes we need to keep these symbols in the public
eye to remind us of what they were all about. I come
from the country where its previous leader was
captured on Saturday, so does that mean everytime I
see his picture I should ask for it to be removed? far
from it, I want all future generations to see him and
think about the things he's done so that the world
does not allow people like him to hurt anybody.

I'll get off my soap box!!

Mo






--- Jono Bacon <jonobacon at yahoo.com> wrote: > Heya,
> 
> Maybe next they will remove the letters so people
> will
> stop writing nasty things. ;)
> 
> This is stupid. I can understand people getting
> upset
> if someone uses the swastika symbol to pump some
> racist filth, but what about history scholors who
> would find great use witht he symbol in writing
> about
> the nazi's and their rise and fall from power. 
> 
> Whatever next...
> 
>   Jono
> 
> --- sparkes <sparkes at westmids.biz> wrote:
> > couldn't resist the bad pun ;-)
> > 
> > MS have reportedly discovered swastikas in a font
> > they have distributed
> > with office.  Although I can't really see how a
> > symbol used since
> > ancient times can cause offence, I can understand
> > that some people are
> > offended by this and so can MS this is why they
> > distributing a patch
> >
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];833404
> > that will
> > remove the offending characters.
> > 
> > They also published an open letter from Steven
> > Sinofsky
> >
>
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2003/dec03/12-12FontLetter.asp
> > with an unreserved apology.
> > 
> > want to know when they are going offer a patch for
> a
> > problem my latest
> > computers seem to suffer from.  Where is the patch
> > the replace the
> > letters XP?
> > 
> > sparkes
> > 
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