New medic symbol to replace the red cross

[Hally]

Its been said many times by many players

We really should use another symbol for medic then the red cross on white background, that symbol should be reserved for what it really is and not used for intertainment.
What i propose is not a discussion about this but that we make a selfmade competition and come up with a suggestion for MA to replace the graphics.
I suggest that if other want to add to this idea we make a competition that start now and end 1. January and ill start by adding 100ped and 5000 efd to the prizepool.
Feel free to add ideas here and when enought have ill try and make a formal competition where we can try keep the thread free of comments execpt peoples artwork.

[ultimababe]

Replace it with a green cross I guess. Internationally recognised symbol of medicine and also easy for MindArk to implement as it's just a colour change

[00000]

Prefer a "Red cross" or a "Red crescent" or a "Red Crystal"?

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I really hope this politically-correct politic will stop soon...

[Ironheart]

WTF is wrong with the current symbol?

Please keep RL politics, and politically correct double-think, out of PE.

[Hally]

Originally Posted by Ironheart

WTF is wrong with the current symbol?

Please keep RL politics, and politically correct double-think, out of PE.

thats exactly why i prefer to have it replaced and its not only i that feel this way red cross have themselves expressed concerns over the use most noteably the canadian red cross have contacted game compagnies asking them to change it.

[sententz]

Nice ideea!Actualy any economy is more powerfull if r more jobs and more incomes.

[NetStalker]

Really....

With all the things that need to happen in this "game" your concerned about a graphic on a bunch of pixels that represent a health kit???

Give me an ever loving freaking break.

I suppose that instead of pictures of bullets in the TT for the ammo they should look like cotton balls, or maybe the bombs are too realistic because of terrorism and the graphic should be replaced with pictures of lollipops....

* mumble grumble, really should not read these first thing in the morning...gets me all fired up.....*

[True Juan]

OMG, i have NO IDEA why to change it since i havent read about this yet, but I surely dont want to change it. Its just by really 'wise' people.

[Ironheart]

Originally Posted by Hally

thats exactly why i prefer to have it replaced and its not only i that feel this way red cross have themselves expressed concerns over the use most noteably the canadian red cross have contacted game compagnies asking them to change it.

By allowing outside agencies to be the arbiters of what is and isnt an acceptable image, you dont avoid bringing politics into EU, you actively encourage it.

Unfortunately because of certain political decisions they have themselves made (I'm not going to into that here), The Red Cross can no longer be considered a totally neutral organisation. I for one would have serious concerns about anything they instigated, and it would certainly just open the floodgates for all sorts of vested interests to try the same thing.
(Animal Liberation Front would be lobbying for a ban on all clothes made using animal skins )

IMO Mindark should tell the Canadian Red Cross/Crescent/Crystal/<insert any other symbol except Star of David here> to go and fuck themselves!

[Hally]

This is turning into what i didnt want it to so guess people dont agree.
I have tonnes of arguments including other symbols allowed or disallowed for thousand other reasons.
would people agree then that certain letter combinations and or symbols like swastika, FARC or even the davidstar is allowed or does the signal value trumph that of the red cross ? and therefore be disallowed ?