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From: adams3@cisunx.UUCP (Lar the Pi Kapp)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Risk game comments
Message-ID: <6704@cisunx.UUCP>
Date: 4 Feb 88 21:26:21 GMT
References: <1635@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>
Reply-To: adams3@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu.UUCP (Lar the Pi Kapp)
Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh, Comp & Info Sys
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In article <1635@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> pswisnov@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Peter S. Wisnovsky) writes:
>A note on the icons: while I don't wish to start a debate that better
>belongs in a talk.whatever group, I would like to point out that some
>might consider the icon for the "agressive" strategy, a male-gender
>circle-and-arrow symbol, somewhat impolitic. 'Nuff said.


just one word on this topic, and hopefully one which won't inflame
anyone (so i don't get flamed on!!!).  i believe that that symbol,
which has the meaning for signifying the male gender, also is the
symbol for the planet Mars.  Mars was the god of war, so it seems
appropriate that the "his" symbol should be used to indicate
aggressiveness, no?

larry adams
univ of pgh, computer & info systems

(flames to /dev/trivial !!!)