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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Who defines “right” in this case?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I agree the site could use improvement on this point, but the fix I would propose is to use an image asset and not a character.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Unicode <unicode-bounces@corp.unicode.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Gabriel Tellez via Unicode<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 10, 2024 5:28 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> jk@koremail.com<br>
<b>Cc:</b> James Kass <jameskass@code2001.com>; Marius Spix <marius.spix@web.de>; unicode@corp.unicode.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Aw: Re: External Link Symbol<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 3:50<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>AM John Knightley via Unicode <<a href="mailto:unicode@corp.unicode.org">unicode@corp.unicode.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Yes, and other good reasons not accepted. Please do not take too
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seriously anything I post with a grinning face emoji. My comment was a <br>
variant of a "Never say 'never'!" type joke.<br>
<br>
On 2024-04-09 15:09, Marius Spix via Unicode wrote:<br>
> Unicode already has a link symbol (U+1F517) and there is also an emoji<br>
> ZWJ sequence for broken links (so-called red links) or unlink (U+26D3<br>
> U+FE0F U+200D U+1F4A5), which uses the chains symbol (U+26D3) instead<br>
> of the link symbol (U+1F517) for some unknown reason. You can also use<br>
> the rightwards arrow (U+2192) which is used in encyclopedias for<br>
> references.<br>
> <br>
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 09. April 2024 um 06:44 Uhr<br>
> Von: "John Knightley via Unicode" <<a href="mailto:unicode@corp.unicode.org" target="_blank">unicode@corp.unicode.org</a>><br>
> An: "James Kass" <<a href="mailto:jameskass@code2001.com" target="_blank">jameskass@code2001.com</a>><br>
> Cc: <a href="mailto:unicode@corp.unicode.org" target="_blank">unicode@corp.unicode.org</a><br>
> Betreff: Re: External Link Symbol<br>
> <br>
> This is of course an issue with any proposed character rejected on the<br>
> grounds of insufficient usage that the proposal, fonts made, etc and<br>
> the<br>
> record thereof creates a certain amount of new usage.<span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😀</span><br>
> <br>
> On 2024-04-09 02:37, James Kass via Unicode wrote:<br>
>> On 2024-04-08 5:03 PM, Gabriel Tellez via Unicode wrote:<br>
>>> Unicode rejected external link symbol... but then are left to use<br>
> the<br>
>>> wrong symbol on their own website. SMH<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
> <a href="https://steemit.com/unicode/@markgritter/why-did-unicode-reject-the-external-link-symbol" target="_blank">
https://steemit.com/unicode/@markgritter/why-did-unicode-reject-the-external-link-symbol</a><br>
>> <br>
>> The rejection reasoning quoted in the link above goes on to say that<br>
>> any future proposal for the external link symbol would be considered<br>
>> if it includes convincing evidence that the symbol is needed for<br>
>> plain-text interchange.<o:p></o:p></p>
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