[Article] Stars in the recipe section
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(13-05-2026, 04:21 PM)oshfdk wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Some people suggested that stars are just a way to represent certain markers or even characters: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
In which case there will obviously be a correlation between the star type and the contents of the paragraph.

(08-01-2016, 04:34 PM)Anton wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.There are also stars with an ink dot at the centre. They can be light-painted or unpainted; not all light-painted stars have a centre dot. These observations dismiss the hypothesis that the dot is used as a reminder to paint (or not to paint) a star. Looks like a marker for some other purpose.

Likewise, star tails are probably markers. Pelling once suggested them to represent letter "y" in a hidden fashion, but I don't consider this a plausible explanation. Usually tails look downwards, but there is at least one tail looking upwards (last star in f103r).

Thank you, that's precious! I have tried to link the dot to actual text but so far I have failed. My only success is about tails.
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RE: Stars in the recipe section - by Koen G - 13-05-2026, 03:54 PM
RE: Stars in the recipe section - by oshfdk - 13-05-2026, 04:21 PM
RE: Stars in the recipe section - by Labyrinthinesecurity - 13-05-2026, 04:29 PM
RE: Stars in the recipe section - by ReneZ - 14-05-2026, 12:45 AM
RE: Stars in the recipe section - by Jorge_Stolfi - 14-05-2026, 02:28 AM

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