This symbol (
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Why is it in the design of math.stackexchange.com? It seems to be more appropriate for, for example, french.stackexchange.com.
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4$\begingroup$ It classes the place up a bit. $\endgroup$– user296602Feb 22, 2016 at 21:31
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$\begingroup$ @T.Bongers, For a classed up place there is MathOverflow. $\endgroup$– Vi0Feb 22, 2016 at 21:31
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4$\begingroup$ It's definitely because it's pretty, and under no circumstances does it have anything to do with deep and strong ties to the French monarchy. I'm not quite sure what possibly could have given that idea. l'absurdité... $\endgroup$– davidlowryduda ModFeb 22, 2016 at 21:38
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$\begingroup$ There is both fancy line with the symbol and also usual line below. $\endgroup$– Vi0Feb 22, 2016 at 21:43
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1$\begingroup$ The real question is why is this image a sad 1x PNG, and not a SVG like the site logo. $\endgroup$– user147263Feb 22, 2016 at 22:22
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1$\begingroup$ Well, Mathematics is the Queen of Sciences. What did you expect? $\endgroup$– quid ModFeb 22, 2016 at 22:31
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$\begingroup$ @quid, what about philosophy.stackexchange.com then? $\endgroup$– Vi0Feb 22, 2016 at 23:52
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$\begingroup$ @T.Bongers: I agree, and it properly classes up the place. Due to Russell's paradox about the site of all sites which are not sites of themselves. $\endgroup$– Asaf Karagila ModFeb 23, 2016 at 6:27
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1$\begingroup$ In case you didn't know, the last French king's reign ended almost 200 years ago... Not many people are attached to royalist traditions here, I don't know why you think it would be "more appropriate" for french.se. It's also present in many other countries' heraldry. $\endgroup$– Najib IdrissiFeb 24, 2016 at 14:21
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We are holding on to the lily until French Language site graduates and gets own design.
My exhaustive/exhausting search determined that only three Stack Exchange sites have this design element (which is technically a background image for questions):
A mathematician, a rabbi, and a cook walk into a bar...
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3$\begingroup$ Now you've started that joke, I challenge you to finish it. $\endgroup$ Feb 22, 2016 at 22:48
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$\begingroup$ What's red, hangs on the wall, and whistles? $\endgroup$ Feb 22, 2016 at 23:55
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$\begingroup$ Maybe the joke will deal with proving if some food is kosher or not. $\endgroup$– Vi0Feb 22, 2016 at 23:59
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6$\begingroup$ You essentially described one colleague of mine. And since you didn't require nontriviality from the joke, they can all be the same person. $\endgroup$– Asaf Karagila ModFeb 23, 2016 at 6:26
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1$\begingroup$ @DanielFischer, yes. My high school friend Paul said this was his father's favorite joke. Online, they seem to use green as often as red. But they do get the general idea of a short dialogue, with objections and responses. $\endgroup$ Feb 23, 2016 at 17:58