I'm not trying to impress you, and if you see me in poor light, I am sorry.
It has been PROVEN in this thread by a third party that it was a Latin phrase in regard to fire. Ignis, fire (ignite?). It was a coincidence, that should be VERY obvious.
Would I choose it for my username? No. Do I think a better name could have been chosen? Yes. Can it be misconstrued? Yes. However, that does not take away from the fact that it was not the intentions of the individual to use it in that way.
Just like it wasn't the intentions of Shakespeare to entertain 13 year old children worldwide with the word "gay".
Also, this isn't supposed to "impress" anyone, I could care less if you are impressed. This is me simply playing the devil's advocate. Something more people should start doing, and STOP giving in to the norm. I cannot stand it when people blindly ignore the other side of an argument, because they cannot stand losing. I'm sorry Len, but that sort of behavior I just cannot stand. It stinks ripe with arrogance. I work with a person who will retort to any argument against him simply with "nope" or a synonym. It pisses me off, by far more than anything else.
And I will not simply "drop it", simply because both sides have not been addressed. I agree it was a poor choice, but it has nothing to do with violating the language regulations set on the board. If someone was raised saying "ass" instead of "donkey" would they receive a similar response? Doubt it.