Aw: Re: External Link Symbol

[Gabriel Tellez]

Talk ignoring the point I was trying to make. Unicode’s own website used
the wrong character because they couldn’t use the correct one.

On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 3:50 AM John Knightley via Unicode <
unicode at corp.unicode.org> wrote:

> Yes, and other good reasons not accepted. Please do not take too
> seriously anything I post with a grinning face emoji. My comment was a
> variant of a "Never say 'never'!" type joke.
>
> On 2024-04-09 15:09, Marius Spix via Unicode wrote:
> > Unicode already has a link symbol (U+1F517) and there is also an emoji
> > ZWJ sequence for broken links (so-called red links) or unlink (U+26D3
> > U+FE0F U+200D U+1F4A5), which uses the chains symbol (U+26D3) instead
> > of the link symbol (U+1F517) for some unknown reason. You can also use
> > the rightwards arrow (U+2192) which is used in encyclopedias for
> > references.
> >
> > Gesendet: Dienstag, 09. April 2024 um 06:44 Uhr
> > Von: "John Knightley via Unicode" <unicode at corp.unicode.org>
> > An: "James Kass" <jameskass at code2001.com>
> > Cc: unicode at corp.unicode.org
> > Betreff: Re: External Link Symbol
> >
> > This is of course an issue with any proposed character rejected on the
> > grounds of insufficient usage that the proposal, fonts made, etc and
> > the
> > record thereof creates a certain amount of new usage.😀
> >
> > On 2024-04-09 02:37, James Kass via Unicode wrote:
> >> On 2024-04-08 5:03 PM, Gabriel Tellez via Unicode wrote:
> >>> Unicode rejected external link symbol... but then are left to use
> > the
> >>> wrong symbol on their own website. SMH
> >>
> >>
> >
> https://steemit.com/unicode/@markgritter/why-did-unicode-reject-the-external-link-symbol
> >>
> >> The rejection reasoning quoted in the link above goes on to say that
> >> any future proposal for the external link symbol would be considered
> >> if it includes convincing evidence that the symbol is needed for
> >> plain-text interchange.
>
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