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October 11, 2012, 03:57:58 PM |
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As this discussion thread is kind of getting pointless, I hope to get a general idea of your preferences. Concerns to my understanding are that the one symbols are not what we used before, other symbols are confusing for being a currency symbol/something else already and other symbols only display right on some computers/in the browser/... As always let me know if I forgot your favorite option.
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October 11, 2012, 04:03:04 PM |
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None. Bitcoin has no "official" anything. We're decentralized without a single authority.
We'll just use currency signs as they are accepted.
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October 11, 2012, 06:07:47 PM |
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None. Bitcoin has no "official" anything. We're decentralized without a single authority.
We'll just use currency signs as they are accepted.
Ok, Atlas, I agree with you that "official" is a bad word in the bitcoin context. Bare with me and vote anyways for the favorite symbol among the bitcoin community here on this forum.
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Aahzman
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October 11, 2012, 06:43:28 PM |
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The first one would i think be better if the horizontal line were on the other side...cuz then the "white space" inside the lower section of the B would make a C.
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October 11, 2012, 09:47:17 PM |
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Most currencies do not have a symbol, just a name and an abbreviation. Swedish Kronor are SEK, for example. No funny K with slashes ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) Ain't BTC good enough?
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October 11, 2012, 10:16:00 PM |
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I don't see why ฿ is even really an option as it is already reserved for the Thai baht.
It seems like BTC would be good enough although I think B would also work. Unless you are a physicist working with magnetic fields, there is nothing else to confuse units of B with. That would also allow the typical SI unit modifications of cB, mB, uB, nB, etc. for dealing with fractional amounts.
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Atlas
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October 11, 2012, 10:19:59 PM |
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I don't see why ฿ is even really an option as it is already reserved for the Thai baht.
It's not reserved for the thai baht as the $ sign isn't reserved for the US Dollar. Signs can be used for whatever purpose.
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October 12, 2012, 01:38:41 AM |
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Is it possible to adjust the voting rules to change my vote?
While I like BTC I don't like this symbol as presented on bitcointalk. In my ignorance I thought ฿ was just a variant of BTC like the $ $ is to $ or $
For what it is worth I like both ฿ and Ƀ - in my little mind's eye I associated ฿ with Americans; and Ƀ with Europeans.
As far as symbols go I think ฿ is probably the most appropriate, who knows the history of the symbol, and how did a small country like Thailand end up with its own symbol, while more prominent nations did not?
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helloworld
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October 12, 2012, 01:57:45 AM |
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I'm just going to go in for a closer look:
Ƀ Ƀ Ƀ Ƀ Ƀ Ƀ
Yes, I like this the best out of the poll options, although I prefer non-serif.
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Hasimir
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October 12, 2012, 02:30:14 AM |
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I'd be interested to know how many people voted for BTC solely because B⃦ (B with a double verticle stroke) did not display for them.
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novusordo
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October 12, 2012, 02:59:49 AM |
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Why can't people just leave things alone. BTC
Change is good, sometimes. This community doesn't strike me as one that enjoys leaving things alone. For instance... all of the world's money. ![Grin](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/grin.gif) Use whatever symbol you like... there's no "official" symbol, and it would be best if there never will be.
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Hasimir
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October 12, 2012, 04:17:31 AM |
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Why can't people just leave things alone. BTC
Well in that particular case it requires a customised webfont.
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phatsphere
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October 12, 2012, 12:02:56 PM |
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the "ß" is just stupid. that's a normal (but to admit, very odd) character of my language. apart from that, the poll is just how i thought of it ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)
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October 12, 2012, 12:20:04 PM |
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I really like the "Ƀ", just because the other popular symbol can so easily be confused with the Thai Baht symbol.
And "ß" is really now option that just the sz symbol in German (spoken ss, "sharp S").
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October 12, 2012, 05:03:21 PM |
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Ƀ, BTC, BTC, B
They all work, nothing is official. I honestly think we should always use BTC instead of a symbol. Why does it need one in the first place?
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October 14, 2012, 08:32:22 AM |
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And "ß" is really now option that just the sz symbol in German (spoken ss, "sharp S").
Seriously, no one recognizes this as the Greek Beta? I though it should be widely known, at least in science/geek circles. Besides, Beta and Eszett should look different when you have a decent font. Personally, I prefer BTC to any symbol, if only because it is already available in plain ASCII.
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October 14, 2012, 10:16:13 AM |
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And "ß" is really now option that just the sz symbol in German (spoken ss, "sharp S").
Seriously, no one recognizes this as the Greek Beta? I though it should be widely known, at least in science/geek circles. Besides, Beta and Eszett should look different when you have a decent font. This is a lowercase beta: β This is a lowercase eszett: ß This is an uppercase bee: B This is the numeral eight: 8 These characters all look similar, but are completely different. Try not to get them confused. The character is question is a lowercase eszett, not a lowercase beta.
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