Can we use the actual fediverse symbol instead of that asterism?
issue raised on the wp_activitypub github:
What the title says.
Or just don’t drop symbols inline. That wishy-washy asterism BS is such a pearl clutching gentrification of the witchy, nonconformist roots of the fediverse.
Fuck yeah rainbow pentagrams 🤘
TFW to skandinaver sidder og skriver engelsk med hinanden online. Dansker bosat i Sverige her 🤝
But to continue in the lingua franca, yes — Runes are unfortunately appropriated by Nazis. I asked without thinking about that connotation, because I generally try not to give those troglodytes too much thought.
On the other hand, are we absolutely sure there isn’t some kind of occult baggage to the asterism as well? I’m fairly certain Aleister Crowley used one constellation of asterisks or other in his writings… Just putting it out here in case the potentially satanic implications of a pentagram logo really did motivate the asterism campaign 😄
Nordmann bosatt i Danmark! 🤝
Speaking of occult meanings, in meteorology, an asterism in a station model indicates moderate snowfall. It all points back to Scandinavia!