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Re: Replace ? icon with "Basic Training" icon

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 11:51 am
by edwinissweet
how about a janitor badge for those below 500?

i think the olive branch is too big an "honor" how about a boy scout badge?

Re: Replace ? icon with "Basic Training" icon

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 1:18 pm
by Queen_Herpes
edwinissweet wrote:how about a janitor badge for those below 500?

i think the olive branch is too big an "honor" how about a boy scout badge?


I don't know, maybe because the women would be offended?

Re: Replace ? icon with "Basic Training" icon

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 2:32 pm
by 2dimes
Good idea. I like this one but it sounds like it doesn't look good small? Can we see it in green the color of newb.
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Re: Replace ? icon with "Basic Training" icon

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 2:34 pm
by 2dimes
A good forced avatar would be of a new recruit freshly shaved head carrying his new clothes.

Re: Replace ? icon with "Basic Training" icon

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 5:59 pm
by edwinissweet
why would women be offended?

Re: Replace ? icon with "Basic Training" icon

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 5:59 pm
by TheForgivenOne
BOY scout? Maybe thats why?

Re: Replace ? icon with "Basic Training" icon

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 7:29 pm
by JoshyBoy
Queen_Herpes wrote:
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This one... but in silver/gold.

Re: Replace ? icon with "Basic Training" icon

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 9:12 pm
by edwinissweet
aha.. um

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That comes up when i google "scouts"

Re: Replace ? icon with "Basic Training" icon

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 7:43 am
by shocked439
The fleur de'lise might work too. The olive branch is too detailed for the small icons

Re: Replace ? icon with "Basic Training" icon

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 10:09 am
by Queen_Herpes
edwinissweet wrote:aha.. um

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That comes up when i google "scouts"


Yes, you're missing it. I'm female.

I like the idea of the term "scout" but hte reference to the boy scouts with the fleur de lis is too skewed towards an already male dominated website.

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Re: Replace ? icon with "Basic Training" icon

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 11:07 am
by 2dimes
The fleur de lise is pretty nice. What about just the word "new" in olive drab. With a cadet stripe under it in gold or silver.

NEW

I agree with the person that said you want to be earning the nice icons. I actually thing the olive branches and fleur de lise could be new high rank symbols somewhere along the way to the top.

Re: Replace ? icon with "Basic Training" icon

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 11:30 am
by jefjef
:-^

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Re: Replace ? icon with "Basic Training" icon

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 11:43 am
by Queen_Herpes
jefjef wrote::-^

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I like it.

Re: Replace ? icon with "Basic Training" icon

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 8:41 pm
by Army of GOD
I honestly don't see what's wrong with the fleur de lis. Unlike the Girl Scout picture, it isn't sexist at all. It has many more meanings than just "boy scouts"...

The feather is good, but I think we can do better symbolism-wise.

Or maybe I'm caring way too much about the site's implied rhetoric...

Re: Replace ? icon with "Basic Training" icon

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 9:14 pm
by Queen_Herpes
Army of GOD wrote:I honestly don't see what's wrong with the fleur de lis. Unlike the Girl Scout picture, it isn't sexist at all. It has many more meanings than just "boy scouts"...

The feather is good, but I think we can do better symbolism-wise.

Or maybe I'm caring way too much about the site's implied rhetoric...


I like the concept of a scout. It is similar to the board game stratego (remember that one?) where the scouts had some abilities. I just don't like using the fleur-de-lis as representative of a scout as its implication is of a "boy" scout. So, if there is a symbol for a scout that works and doesn't imply boy scout, I'm all for it.

Re: Replace ? icon with "Basic Training" icon

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 10:06 pm
by Army of GOD
The feather's ok, but it's not a square and Idk how to make it look good using paint.

I don't think we should put "new" either...that's kinda degrading...

Re: Replace ? icon with "Basic Training" icon

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 10:21 pm
by 2dimes
I thought basic is supposed to be degrading.

Re: Replace ? icon with "Basic Training" icon

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 10:26 pm
by Army of GOD
YOU'RE degrading.

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Re: Replace ? icon with "Basic Training" icon

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 10:48 pm
by jefjef
Army of GOD wrote:I honestly don't see what's wrong with the fleur de lis. Unlike the Girl Scout picture, it isn't sexist at all. It has many more meanings than just "boy scouts"...

The feather is good, but I think we can do better symbolism-wise.

Or maybe I'm caring way too much about the site's implied rhetoric...


The fleur de lis implies royalty. The Saints use it too. :roll:

Re: Replace ? icon with "Basic Training" icon

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 11:26 pm
by shocked439
If you check out wuenn's signature their is a link to a suggestion that incorporates nicely with this one.

And new isn't degrading it's truthful. Is there any reason a new player should win or challenge on new world, WWII Poland, feudal? No and the new designation points that out, and would help remind everyone here with a designation less obscure than a question mark

Re: Replace ? icon with "Basic Training" icon

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 11:33 pm
by Queen_Herpes
shocked439 wrote:If you check out wuenn's signature their is a link to a suggestion that incorporates nicely with this one.

And new isn't degrading it's truthful. Is there any reason a new player should win or challenge on new world, WWII Poland, feudal? No and the new designation points that out, and would help remind everyone here with a designation less obscure than a question mark


Did you mean to reference me? I was silly enough to look up a player named "wuenn" and couldn't find one.

The most important thning you said here was that any new replacement symbol will be "less obscure than a question mark." Good point!

Re: Replace ? icon with "Basic Training" icon

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 11:50 pm
by shocked439
Queen_Herpes wrote:
shocked439 wrote:If you check out wuenn's signature their is a link to a suggestion that incorporates nicely with this one.

And new isn't degrading it's truthful. Is there any reason a new player should win or challenge on new world, WWII Poland, feudal? No and the new designation points that out, and would help remind everyone here with a designation less obscure than a question mark


Did you mean to reference me? I was silly enough to look up a player named "wuenn" and couldn't find one.

The most important thning you said here was that any new replacement symbol will be "less obscure than a question mark." Good point!

Yeah, wueen's was meant to be queen's still working from my phone until tomorrow.

Re: Replace ? icon with "Basic Training" icon

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:35 am
by edwinissweet
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How about that? Instead of the word "new", "trainee" could work.

Re: Replace ? icon with "Basic Training" icon

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:53 am
by Army of GOD
You'll never get the word "trainee" in a 20x20 pic.

I think words are just as lame as a ?. What implies new, but doesn't say it?

Re: Replace ? icon with "Basic Training" icon

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:47 am
by Queen_Herpes
Army of GOD wrote:You'll never get the word "trainee" in a 20x20 pic.

I think words are just as lame as a ?. What implies new, but doesn't say it?


Yep, Trainee too big, the shield posted above is too royal. You're right in that it is a search for something that implies new, how about a tree? Tree's are green and the word green is often used to describe someone new in a position. I watch enough of Deadliest Catch to think that a Green Horn might have enough understandable reference to work.

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Or, How about a teat? Boob rhymes with noob. Babies are new and they suckle from them. :roll: