Guys, we should park this, as it slowly drifts into a senseless political debate and I really don't think this has anything to do modelling or with our hobby.
Let's keep and use this forum for what has been intended.
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I take offense to this description
panzer_fan
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Posted: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - 01:39 AM UTC
SaxonTheShiba
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Posted: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - 02:11 AM UTC
It was an error and has been fixed. Let's get back to reducing our model stacks----or increasing them by buying more of all these new releases.
Regards,
Ian
Regards,
Ian
arpikaszabo
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Posted: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - 03:40 AM UTC
What was the point of this thread?
nzgunnie
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Posted: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - 08:00 PM UTC
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What was the point of this thread?
... someone was offended by models of US SF being described as 'terrorists' and felt the need to tell everyone about it?
jimbrae
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Posted: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - 10:10 PM UTC
OMG! Not the 'T' Word? Excuse me while I phone my therapist and have a couple of Zanex.... 
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Posted: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - 10:21 PM UTC
I agree with Darren that an e-mail probably could have resolved this without further ado, and given the company was so quick to recognize and correct their error (political debate notwithstanding) I would probably advocate for simply taking this threaad off-line. I would not normally advocate for something like that, but I don't see the point in leaving this out there where it can serve no further purpose but to unjustly damage the reputation and business of what appears to be a supportive and well-intentioned company. My $0.02 worth...
Tojo72
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Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 12:42 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Quoted TextWhat was the point of this thread?
... someone was offended by models of US SF being described as 'terrorists' and felt the need to tell everyone about it?
I suspect that citizens of any country would be offended if soldiers of their nation were described as terrorists.Especially if they have family members serving.
jimbrae
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Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 12:49 AM UTC
It was a mistake. There was an apology.
First of all I thought that it was the masked figure in the IKEA soft-furnishings who was the 'T' but then realized that it was an unusual hostage situation. Weird....
First of all I thought that it was the masked figure in the IKEA soft-furnishings who was the 'T' but then realized that it was an unusual hostage situation. Weird....
Namabiiru
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Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 12:54 AM UTC
You're not wrong, Anthony, but look at the company's response; the ad was mislabeled based on a quick scan of the box art and it's been fixed. There was no slight intended, so what is there really to be offended at?
If the response had been, " Live with it, you war-mongering yank," well, that would be another matter.
Still think this thread should taken down, as look as it's still up, I'll still plead the case for moderation and understanding.
If the response had been, " Live with it, you war-mongering yank," well, that would be another matter.
Still think this thread should taken down, as look as it's still up, I'll still plead the case for moderation and understanding.
Tojo72
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Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 01:04 AM UTC
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You're not wrong, Anthony, but look at the company's response; the ad was mislabeled based on a quick scan of the box art and it's been fixed. There was no slight intended, so what is there really to be offended at?
If the response had been, " Live with it, you war-mongering yank," well, that would be another matter.
Still think this thread should taken down, as look as it's still up, I'll still plead the case for moderation and understanding.
Yes,you are right,the company was very responsive.And the OP quickly accepted the apology and has let the topic be.However,some felt as if he should not have had any beef at all,I think his feelings were legitimate,and the company addressed it.I'm okay with the set and the company.
Namabiiru
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Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 01:34 AM UTC
I think for most the issue is not that he had a beef, but that he aired it to the world before communicating directly with the company to resolve his legitimate concerns.
Maybe even just a little less inflammatory title for the thread (e.g: what do you make of this?) since the post itself seemed to convey more of a sense of incredulity than righteous indignation.
Maybe even just a little less inflammatory title for the thread (e.g: what do you make of this?) since the post itself seemed to convey more of a sense of incredulity than righteous indignation.
arpikaszabo
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Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 02:47 AM UTC
Maybe its better to think before starting to went some percieved slights. Whats the point in polluting this forum with threads like this.
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