Fediverse is essentially like the old Microsoft organization chart. So the symbol needs either guns or at least division lines.
A symbol for the Fediverse
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Re: A symbol for the Fediverse
#12Nah, that's the sarcasterisk and should replace /s in modern communication.
Honestly explicit sarcasm indication should just die out entirely. Might as well be writing it longhand as "Just in case you missed it, this is a joke haha." every time you tell a joke.
This reasoning is nonsensical.
There is nothing to refute in it, but, just to prove it wrong: sarcasm is commonly denoted in spoken English by intonation.
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#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
Honestly explicit sarcasm indication should just die out entirely. Might as well be writing it longhand as "Just in case you missed it, this is a joke haha." every time you tell a joke.
This reasoning is nonsensical. There is nothing to refute in it, but, just to prove it wrong: sarcasm is commonly denoted in spoken English by intonation.
And as we all know, it is impossible to imply tone in written text.
Re: A symbol for the Fediverse
#14マックロクロスケ
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
This reasoning is nonsensical. There is nothing to refute in it, but, just to prove it wrong: sarcasm is commonly denoted in spoken English by intonation.
And as we all know, it is impossible to imply tone in written text.
Exactly, it is the illusion of transparency. Have someone read something you've written out loud, you'd be surprised how often they use a different tone than you had in mind. Add to that a variety of cultures and backgrounds.
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#16Not sure why Fediverse needs a symbol but it looks great.
I'm struggling to identify with a "Starfish Triforce".
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#17Nobody will ever use this unless it miraculously becomes a standard symbol on keyboards.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
And as we all know, it is impossible to imply tone in written text.
Exactly, it is the illusion of transparency. Have someone read something you've written out loud, you'd be surprised how often they use a different tone than you had in mind. Add to that a variety of cultures and backgrounds.
The comment you're replying to was being sarcastic. (I'm not sure about you!)
Re: A symbol for the Fediverse
#19Nobody will ever use this unless it miraculously becomes a standard symbol on keyboards.
I think this proposal is silly but come on, no keyboard has a twitter icon either.
Re: A symbol for the Fediverse
#20I don't get the need for this.
What is the use for a 'logo' that can be copy-pasted into text? If you write text you can just use the name - fediverse. Its like they get the worst of both worlds; a bad logo that is not even theirs but is an unicode character. And a shitty way of writing their name that makes it incomprehensible to outsiders.