Hospital Ships, etc.

Beth said: Scruples aside there is nothing to say that an alien species would
have the same value system regarding that stuff as we do.

[Tomb] True, although in a like vein of
thought, perhaps some of these values arise from pragmatic underpinnings that
are more universal than we acknowledge. Thus, perhaps, they may share similar
values. Not everything another alien race
does or is needs be different - there may
be good reasons for similarities.

(wonder what a red cross or red crescent means to the KV....)

[Tomb]
L'korr'ch: Look, Tok'Nar! The Hu'man vessel has a convenient symbol for
aligning the railgun crosshairs! Tok'Nar: Not for long! Y'iiiiiiii Cha!

Minbari open their gun ports, not realising that was not a threat in Minbari
terms.

[Tomb] Ignoring of course the question of
how the humans knew they were *gunports*.

G'day,

> [Tomb] Ignoring of course the question of

Which means misunderstandings could be even more common

"Open the forward viewports..."

"My god Sir the Kraks are clearing their gun ports!!!"

;)