ANOK,
From a friend...just let it go. It's only an bunch of pixels, man. You're too much of a cool dude and a brilliant mind for ATS to lose you over a
silly avatar. Even if the words don't look like XYZ to you, they may to the casual observer, and the admin has obviously taken that into account with
a "better safe than sorry" approach. I had an avatar removed recently without notice, I had a chuckle via U2U with the mod who removed it, and I
moved on...no biggie. There's more important things to get on with, like denying ignorance, and celebrating Christmas for Christ's sake! (There's a
very, very groan-worthy pun in there if you can spot it).
If you don't take one of these right now...
...and get back to the 9-11 forum and help us out, I will PERSONALLY come over there and kick your anarchist butt from here to the North Pole and
back!!
Da man wid da 'fro says: Be cool, bro.