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Title: Do The [dʒ]efs Have Icons?
Post by: An4ximandros on December 21, 2013, 06:21:17 am

 Flags or logos? Given that the Gaians distance themselves from the UEF, I have begun to ponder if they have developed their own forms of culture, given that they live in (relative) isolation within their habitats.

Has there been anything written on that particular regard? (besides the techroom descriptions, of course.)

Ed: Grammar Derps

Title: Re: Do The [dʒ]efs Have Icons?
Post by: Phantom Hoover on December 21, 2013, 06:24:29 am

they're incredibly fragmented so at the very least every cell will have its own system of identification and symbology

Title: Re: Do The [dʒ]efs Have Icons?
Post by: General Battuta on December 22, 2013, 01:05:54 pm

This is a cool question that I don't think we've really explored, beyond the names of the known cells (Kostadin, Greenleaf, Greenfly, Bloody March). Lots of room for creativity.

Title: Re: Do The [dʒ]efs Have Icons?
Post by: 0rph3u5 on December 22, 2013, 01:58:30 pm

Quote from: General Battuta on December 22, 2013, 01:05:54 pm

This is a cool question that I don't think we've really explored, beyond the names of the known cells (Kostadin, Greenleaf, Greenfly, Bloody March). Lots of room for creativity.

The names of 3 already have the ring of allegory to them, so one would expect that they have some sort of symbol of the idenity expressed in their name... I'm actually quite suprised that you didn't (yet)

Quote from: Phantom Hoover on December 21, 2013, 06:24:29 am

they're incredibly fragmented so at the very least every cell will have its own system of identification and symbology

Not only that ... Considering they are a differnt (sub-)culture trying to differentiate themselfes from the "main-stream-culture" of Sol, so phenomena associated with (deliberately) distancing themselves from the UEF/Ubuntu-culture would come up (e.g. specific slang*)

Title: Re: Do The [dʒ]efs Have Icons?
Post by: AdmiralRalwood on December 22, 2013, 04:17:43 pm

Quote from: General Battuta on December 22, 2013, 01:05:54 pm

This is a cool question that I don't think we've really explored, beyond the names of the known cells (Kostadin, Greenleaf, Greenfly, Bloody March). Lots of room for creativity.

Smoke Jaguar, Ghost Bear, Hell's Horses-- oops, wrong universe.

Title: Re: Do The [dʒ]efs Have Icons?
Post by: SypheDMar on December 22, 2013, 09:23:12 pm

I think we should continue to debate on the pronunciation of the acronym at least until the campaign gets voiced. I have a hard time believing that the [gaɪ]an Efforts switches to [dʒ] when shortened. There are times to follow English rules and there are times to ignore them. I believe this is one of the times where language would evolve to ignore them.

Title: Re: Do The [dʒ]efs Have Icons?
Post by: MatthTheGeek on December 23, 2013, 02:41:18 am

I honestly just pronounce Gefs like Geths until proved otherwise.