It has come to my attention that many users are affixing the phrase "____________OUT!" To their posts. Now, it was a fun thing to do when PRO EAGLE was consistently doing so and basically spamming the forums with his repetitive posts. But as you all may have noticed, PRO EAGLE is now EAGLE 4 EVER. He no longer posts the "PRO EAGLE OUT" catch phrase anymore.
During his time as PRO EAGLE, the catch phrase "PRO EAGLE OUT!!!" was adapted by many other users as a humorous gesture. This was actually fun to see for the first few days/ (weeks?).
After a few reminders and warnings, PRO EAGLE understood the measures he needed to take if he didn't want to get banned. And so, in his proper justification, he stopped affixing the catch phrase to each and every one of his posts.
Even after this "PRO EAGLE OUT" phenomenon has died out, I still see members using some variation of that phrase. I used to do it too, but PRO EAGLE had requested me not to. This is extremely understandable as he created this "catch phrase" by himself and therefore it should not be reproduced/ altered to suit anyone's desires. Whether or not they may be justified.
You might argue that his catch-phrase is not copyrighted so he has no rights over it. This is a viable reason but still should not be taken to the extreme. "PRO EAGLE OUT" should remain a trademark reserved by him, and him only.
Afterall, he created the phrase and it became catchy. Now that others have started using variants of that, it has lost its unique-ness. Furthermore, it is becoming quite annoying to see multiple variants.
I humbly request that people invest in an imagination and start creating their own "catch phrases" or slogans.
In my honest opinion, this thread should be stickied for a few days so members can read and understand the situation at hand.
Thank You
During his time as PRO EAGLE, the catch phrase "PRO EAGLE OUT!!!" was adapted by many other users as a humorous gesture. This was actually fun to see for the first few days/ (weeks?).
After a few reminders and warnings, PRO EAGLE understood the measures he needed to take if he didn't want to get banned. And so, in his proper justification, he stopped affixing the catch phrase to each and every one of his posts.
Even after this "PRO EAGLE OUT" phenomenon has died out, I still see members using some variation of that phrase. I used to do it too, but PRO EAGLE had requested me not to. This is extremely understandable as he created this "catch phrase" by himself and therefore it should not be reproduced/ altered to suit anyone's desires. Whether or not they may be justified.
You might argue that his catch-phrase is not copyrighted so he has no rights over it. This is a viable reason but still should not be taken to the extreme. "PRO EAGLE OUT" should remain a trademark reserved by him, and him only.
Afterall, he created the phrase and it became catchy. Now that others have started using variants of that, it has lost its unique-ness. Furthermore, it is becoming quite annoying to see multiple variants.
I humbly request that people invest in an imagination and start creating their own "catch phrases" or slogans.
In my honest opinion, this thread should be stickied for a few days so members can read and understand the situation at hand.
Thank You