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PROPER SALUTING <O

Postby Capricos » Sun May 14, 2017 9:48 pm

Folks, if you're going to use the salute thing, can we do it properly? This is starting to be really annoying basically because it shows how little people care.
Look at your in-game portrait in chat. You're not looking at the back of your head. Or anyone else.

This o7 is a left-handed salute above your head. You look like Benny Hill. I am not aware of any military in the universe that has ever used left-handed salutes.

This <O is your right hand, and about where it should be by your brow.

Two different keys and maybe the shift key. Is it possible Mobius can lead the way on this correction? Because the game wide use of it has always been very annoying in how wrong it is.

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Re: PROPER SALUTING <O

Postby Saberius » Sun May 14, 2017 9:57 pm

I always thought the salute was from the perspective of the sender, therefore it is their right arm.
The 'o' is the back of the head, not the front.

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Postby CMDR Abil Midena » Sun May 14, 2017 9:59 pm

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Re: PROPER SALUTING <O

Postby JohnLuke » Sun May 14, 2017 10:35 pm

the o7 is an overhead perspective, looking down on the sender's head. The 7 is the right arm, bent at the elbow. The 'o' is the senders head.

Looks fine to me.

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Re: PROPER SALUTING <O

Postby Relix Typhon » Sun May 14, 2017 10:36 pm

Imma carry on using o7 if I'm honest.

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Re: PROPER SALUTING <O

Postby Hrdina » Sun May 14, 2017 11:03 pm

Sigh.

Coming in and telling everyone that they are "annoying" and "wrong" and need "correction" is not the best way to Win Friends and Influence People. Let's not even talk about the all-caps thread title...

Salute however you like, as long as the message of respectful greeting is conveyed it's cool. o7 has a very long history, so I don't think you're going to get a lot of traction.

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Re: PROPER SALUTING <O

Postby Sevin Church » Sun May 14, 2017 11:32 pm

Capricos wrote:Folks, if you're going to use the salute thing, can we do it properly? This is starting to be really annoying basically because it shows how little people care.
Look at your in-game portrait in chat. You're not looking at the back of your head. Or anyone else.

This o7 is a left-handed salute above your head. You look like Benny Hill. I am not aware of any military in the universe that has ever used left-handed salutes.

This <O is your right hand, and about where it should be by your brow.

Two different keys and maybe the shift key. Is it possible Mobius can lead the way on this correction? Because the game wide use of it has always been very annoying in how wrong it is.


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Re: PROPER SALUTING o7

Postby cyberbofh » Sun May 14, 2017 11:41 pm

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Re: PROPER SALUTING

Postby Orochimaru » Mon May 15, 2017 2:32 am

Capricos wrote:Folks, if you're going to use the salute thing, can we do it properly? This is starting to be really annoying basically because it shows how little people care.
Look at your in-game portrait in chat. You're not looking at the back of your head. Or anyone else.

This o7 is a left-handed salute above your head. You look like Benny Hill. I am not aware of any military in the universe that has ever used left-handed salutes.

This <O is your right hand, and about where it should be by your brow.

Two different keys and maybe the shift key. Is it possible Mobius can lead the way on this correction? Because the game wide use of it has always been very annoying in how wrong it is.

Oh man I loved Benny Hill!
I will salute in Benny's style o7 and will smile every time. Thanks for that CMDR.

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Re: PROPER SALUTING <O

Postby Boses » Mon May 15, 2017 2:49 am

All about perspective as they say...I take it for what it is, someone being polite enough to greet me in a generally accepted customary way. Best not to read too much into military accuracy...
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