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(view spoiler)[I've checked with others, and it is confirmed that "gangster bosses" is not a thing. It's mob boss.
I can feel historical inconsistencies coming on. (hide spoiler)]

I know but I did it in case we get anyone who doesn't know the time period well as they may think that mob boss is the same as it is now days when it is not.

But it's historically incorrect.
Better to explain the differences.

I know its incorrect but I would prefer someone to know what I am talking about.

They would also still know what you're talking about, though.
mob bosses.
They'd get it. People aren't always challenged in that regards.

Some people get confused though. But it is Hayley's group and if she wants it to stay as "Gangster bosses" in the description then it will stay.

They're basically the same thing anyways, but the name is just different.

Maybe not but still, when people think of the Mob, the think of Mafia and while the Mafia and Gangsters are similar they are not the same.......

That's why I said basically. But i think the difference is more distinct now than it used to be personally, but I could be mistaken.

It could be... I haven't really looked up the differences between the two in the past just in terms of now but an American Gangster is defiantly different from what the mafia/mob is like now.

Much of the Mafia/Mob relocated to the States because of Mussolini. So, essentially, they weren't really American to start.

Also, please note that you could also just call them crime bosses. That's always a fun alternative. Plus, there are a shit ton of crime family/organizations from varying countries. So, I'd think about that first.

Okay

Criticisms

the font in the group description is seriously hard to read.


and this group is seriously historically inaccurate. You shouldn't make a group set in a certain time period unless you plan on putting in the effort to go online and check your facts and make this accurate to the time period. They are Mob bosses, not Gangsters or Gangster bosses. Heck, they're closer to Crime Lords or Crime Bosses more than 'gangsters' because if you recall, a gangster is 'A wannabe thug, often illiterate and an inhabitant of a downtrodden ghetto that hangs around in "gangs"' While a Mobster is 'A Mafia Member' so if you want to make this historically accurate then they should be Mob Bosses and Mobsters not Gangs and Gangsters.


I'm sorry if I'm ranting, but honestly? Historical inaccuracy in an online forum, where you're already halfway there to checking the facts really ticks me off.

I do 1920 History at School. I think I know what I am talking about. And Al Capone is actually known as a gangster not a mobster or Mob Boss. And if I recall correctly he wasn't illiterate, I won't disagree with the thug part because he was a bit thuggish.

And as for the font I'll change it :)

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Thanks these will come in useful when researching :)

Hayley-A dream is a wish your heart makes- wrote: "I do 1920 History at School. I think I know what I am talking about. And Al Capone is actually known as a gangster not a mobster or Mob Boss. And if I recall correctly he wasn't illiterate, I won't..."

If you're doing 1920 history at school then you should already know they are referred to as Mobsters, Mob Bosses and/or Crime bosses/lords and you wouldn't need people telling you as such.

Is that font any better to read?

I'm just saying that Al Capone is not a mobster but a gangster and nearly all my books refer to them as gangsters and not mobsters. I can change it if you so wish as I have no wish for people to keep disagreeing with me about it.

now I don't see any font beneath the picture?


I'm just asking for accuracy as maybe in this day and age we think of him as a gangster but in the 1920's he was known as a mobster. That's all I'm saying.

I'll have a look.. :(

Okay

(view spoiler)[ A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang. Some gangs are considered to be part of organized crime. Gangsters are also called mobsters, a term derived from mob and the suffix -ster. Gangs provide a level of organization and resources that support much larger and more complex criminal transactions than an individual criminal could achieve. Gangsters have been active for many years in countries around the world. (hide spoiler)]

Is there font now?

*sighs* I'm never gonna get through to you I think.

I'm out. Shouldn't have stepped in in the first place cause I should have known groups like this would be this way and it doesn't matter to y'all in the end.

The font is there, but its the same one from before that's hard to read.

(view spoiler)[Nowadays, unorganized crime, street and prison gang members, from non-Italian origins (such as Crips and Bloods) have taken to using the word "gangster" to refer to their fellow criminals, though often spelled as "gangsta" in reference to non-rhotic Black American pronunciation. (hide spoiler)]

Taken from the same article, by the way.
So, you should be using Mob Boss.
Gangsters are currently more associated with gangs, which were still a thing back then, mind you.

Ⓚⓘⓚⓚⓘ ❄ ιт ιѕ cσℓ∂ συтѕι∂є.....тιмє тσ нιвєяηαтє! ❅ wrote: "*sighs* I'm never gonna get through to you I think.

I'm out. Shouldn't have stepped in in the first place cause I should have known groups like this would be this way.

The font is there, but its ..."

s'okay
you tried

Ⓚⓘⓚⓚⓘ ❄ ιт ιѕ cσℓ∂ συтѕι∂є.....тιмє тσ нιвєяηαтє! ❅ wrote: "*sighs* I'm never gonna get through to you I think.

I'm out. Shouldn't have stepped in in the first place cause I should have known groups like this would be this way and it doesn't matter to y'al..."

Okay I'll change it and if you guys have read the threads in the past 10 minutes you will realise I have already changed the gangster thing.

Still can't read the font.

Which thread?

Umm the character claim and character types :)

And okay give me five minutes and I'll try and find one that's readable.

Ⓚⓘⓚⓚⓘ ❄ ιт ιѕ cσℓ∂ συтѕι∂є.....тιмє тσ нιвєяηαтє! ❅ wrote: "Criticisms

the font in the group description is seriously hard to read.


and this group is seriously historically inaccurate. You shouldn't make a group set in a certain time period unless you pl..."

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you... and I did change it.

Changed font. Is that better?