Coat of Arms T-shirt?

[JSFMACLJR]

This comment is pointed at no one in specific... BUT I do feel the need to air one thing.

I think it's incredibly insensitive to call out someone on something (like a coat of arms) that they have spent a LOT of time and money getting tattooed on themselves and telling them that they are wrong in having done so. Fat lot of good it does them now. Tattoos are permanent. Right or wrong, there's no sense in making someone feel bad about it. This is exactly the same thing as what we've talked about in the General kilt forum... It's not very nice to critique someone's kilt outfit, picking out things that are amiss when the person posting the pics did not ask for that...

Here, BigMikeLV did NOT ask anyone to comment on whether his family history came from a bucket shop or whether he has right to something or not. He only asked where he can find a particular crest on a T-Shirt. Nothing more.

This is exactly what I'm talking about when I sometimes say that being RIGHT is overrated. What benefit is there for you if you prove someone else wrong? It makes you feel good and the other person feel like crap, and ultimately nothing good comes of it.

Yes, but BigMike didn't mention the tattoo until further into the thread. One could assume that the shield depicted as his avatar was the one in question. Clearly, by the poor quality of the emblazonment, one could tell that this shield was questionable. We were concerned about a general request for coat of arms t-shirts. As has been pointed out, ensigns armorial are personal property, and not "Family arms." We wanted BigMIke to avoid a SERIOUS mistake of using another person's personal property wrongly. I bet if he had asked our guidance on the issue before he were tattooed, he might have rethought the situation, or at least gone into it knowing all the details.

Best wishes,
Sandford