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[Cyberus]

(I mean gay in the pejorative sense, I'm not trying to propagate homophobia)

Does anyone else think this, that its a really naff logo?

[amigamad]

I dis agree its a great logo . :-?

[cecilia]

"Amiga boing logo is GAY"

you sound like a 12 year old. most boys that age label anything as "gay" when they think it's suspect.
or silly in their view.

i think the boing ball is cute. :-D

[Brian]

Keep your flamebate to yourself. A logo is a logo and as long as it's unique and ppl assosiate the logo with the company and/or product who cares what it looks like realy?

[alx]

The boingball might not be that good for a very wide market, as it doesn't really symbolise anything to them. But Amiga (at least the A1 and the OS) are currently aimed at the Amiga community, and then to Amigans who left. To them, it means:

*Continuity with the "Classic" Amiga
*Multimedia power (the boing demo)

Perhaps in a few years if Amiga are somehow in a position with more market share than Apple then they would consider rebranding - but they should definitely keep it untill then :-D

And BTW just saying that the logo is "gay" without any reasoning is hardly the best way to start a serious discussion :roll:

[unclewilli-amigalover]

well which is it, gay as in happy free of sprit or the other "you know" or is there another term forit? just wanna be certain how others view it.

[Cyberus]

well okay, okay. I didn't realise you held the logo so close to your heart!

Perhaps without tone of voice and other indicators its difficult to convey when you mean something in a light-hearted way. Or is it only in my part of the world where such things as jocular expressions exist? Do YOU ever pull anyone's leg, or is life so depressingly serious in your world?

What I said wasn't intended as flamebait. I honestly thought someone might share that opinion.

The responses it generated would have me thinking I'd just insulted a religion, or a nation or something!! I think Amigamad was the only one who replied in a non-aggressive way...

OK, here's a rephrasing for you:
"In my humble opinion, I find the Amiga 'boing' logo far from aesthetically pleasing. Does anyone else in this forum share this opinion, or should I fall on my sword for thinking such disloyal thoughts?"

[Kees]

I changed the topic of this thread ...

Oh and I think the logo is cool ...

[Cyberus]

To further clarify what was meant as an innocent question...

I think in my mind the logo is kind of kitsch, perhaps not looking out of place in the hands of a clown. This is an opinion of mine. Perhaps one which I should not share. I am sorry if this might offend you in any way. Perhaps there are other issues - whether social, political, philosophical in which our opinions coincide.

Sharing a moment, a thought, an opinion is indeed a great feeling. We are fundamentally alone from the moment we enter this world. We try vainly to assuage this loneliness by social cohesion, based upon many different aspects of our lives. There are times when people do not share our opinions, and it can be frustrating, upsetting and annoying. However, these trivial opinions, of which I am a great fount, will matter for nothing when we are dead, and a pile of dumb ashes or a maggot eaten skeleton....

[edderkop]

i think to call a logo GAY is a stupid consept. :-o

[Tomas]

I think Amiga has one of the best logos of all.

Freebsd logo is kinda cool too

[Kees]

I think the AO logo is the best of all .. :-D

[Cyberus]

OK, OK

In view of the responses which it has prompted. I would like to wholeheartedly apologise for my use of the word 'gay' in a sense that caused offence.

May I explain why I used that word? Well, it has come into common usage amongst my friends and other people I have come into contact with here in the South East of England to mean 'naff'. This is a usage that no doubt originated from the homophobia which is seemingly everpresent amongst teenage schoolchildren. Nevertheless, it will oft be heard used in a pejoratitive sense, rather than the use coined around the 1980s to mean homosexual, or the earlier sense of happy, joyous, etc.

I would speculate that other people have heard the word used in this sense...

[unclewilli-amigalover]

cyberus, iam just funning a little bit no need to cut your self. makes no differance what people think about something of small importance. Please! back away from the sword. sorry for the leg pull... :-D

[Cyberus]

I know mate, I know ;-)