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It may just be a game to you, but it means the world to us
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Re: It may just be a game to you, but it means the world to us
#112Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is there even a single documented case where this has happened?
Of Red Cross buildings/vehicles/personnel being bombed? Lots of them. Here are the first three I found on Google. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolo_hospital_airstrike https://www.irishtimes.com/news/us-admits-bombing-red-cross-... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1523489/
Not seeing where videogames caused these...
Re: It may just be a game to you, but it means the world to us
#113The green cross is generally the recommended alternative. Note that this isn't normal copyright, the red cross is protected under the Geneva Conventions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emblems_of_the_International_R...
If video games or art or movies are depicting the appropriate scenarios, such as a scene involving army medics, wouldn't that be a constructive use of the symbol? It would spread awareness and education. A green cross would confuse people.
You hit the nail on the head!
Army medics != Red cross, and that's a big difference.
If a red cross is taken to mean just army medics, they might be considered to be "just" the enemy's medics, a "legitimate" target for some, unlike the Red Cross who are neutral and help everyone.
Re: It may just be a game to you, but it means the world to us
#114Not to detract from the message here, but > It may just be a game to you but, it means the world to us The placement of that comma really irks me. Isn't "It may just be a game to you, but it means the world to us" the grammatically correct form? I'm somewhat surprised to see this in official communication from the Canadian Red Cross group. I feel like I've seen this "post-but" comma more and more recently. I guess pe…
Oh my goodness. I didn't even see that, probably because my brain regards it as impossible - it's the punctuation equivalent of the gorilla walking across the basketball court.
Extreme comma tension now relieved above.
Re: It may just be a game to you, but it means the world to us
#115Earlier quoted context omitted.
It seems they intended to make a pause after "but". For that purpose "..." instead of the comma, would actually fit better.
This looks like a job for—Emdash Man!
Probably the most excited I've ever personally made PG was when he saw me make an em dash on my MBP and immediately wanted to know how.
Re: It may just be a game to you, but it means the world to us
#116Earlier quoted context omitted.
A green cross would confuse no one. It's already used all over the world. You've probably seen it and the color hasn't even crossed your mind.
In my limited experience it’s more of a southern European symbol. For example in the US I’d associate it with cannabis.
Definitely a thing in Finland, which is not in southern Europe.
Re: It may just be a game to you, but it means the world to us
#117Wow, it never ocurred to me red cross should not be generic symbol for anything health related. It definitely used to be that way in recent past - ambulances, first aid kits, many hospitals had it in logo. I admit this (mis)use is disappearing, but I would never notice.
Re: It may just be a game to you, but it means the world to us
#118If they're serious, they would try collecting on every infringement since.. 1992?
https://wl6.fandom.com/wiki/Health_Items?file=Sprite0162_cop...
Re: It may just be a game to you, but it means the world to us
#119Not to detract from the message here, but > It may just be a game to you but, it means the world to us The placement of that comma really irks me. Isn't "It may just be a game to you, but it means the world to us" the grammatically correct form? I'm somewhat surprised to see this in official communication from the Canadian Red Cross group. I feel like I've seen this "post-but" comma more and more recently. I guess pe…
Correct it does go before the conjunction, and an optional one after if you want to draw a pause.
No, no optional one after. A comma shouldn't ever be used to "draw a pause" in English. It needs to break up logical fragments of a sentence.
If you want to indicate a pause to show how you want it read you can use an ellipses (...).
Re: It may just be a game to you, but it means the world to us
#120> Under the Charter Act that was adopted in 1900 under the Geneva Convention (and later amended in 1905 and again in 1910)3, the American Red Cross has the exclusive right to use a red Greek cross4 on a white field, with the only exception being that any user of such an emblem prior to 1905 would continue to have the right to use the emblem. Registrations owned by Johnson & Johnson for red Greek crosses date from 190…
>> It's too common, hasn't been enforced. You lose the exclusive right to it This isn't some bit of copyright law. This is an international treaty that has vested the right to enforce this thing with a specific group. Misuse isn't going to result in in a DMCA takedown. Misuse of the red cross is an international crime, a violation of the Geneva Conventions. Don't like it? Elect people and have them withdraw your coun…
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but the spirit of the rule is to protect things like hopsital ships, medics, etc. Saying its use in video games "distorts its meaning and its protective value..." is a bit much, especially for a creative work.