Talk:BDSM Emblem

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[edit] three part yin/yang

There is also sometimes seen a three part yin/yang, what does that third part signify in the original context? Chris 09:02, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

As a traditional Korean symbol (Taeguk), it's kind of quasi-Buddho-Taoist. As an LGBT symbol, it means "transgender". And for BDSM emblem, see this article itself. For other variations, see Triskelion and commons:Triskelion . -- AnonMoos 14:43, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Right, what I was going for is like dark/light/what?, good/evil/what?, male/female/what?, what is that third part in the theological sense? Also, sounds like you may know, what symbol then do people in three part relationships use? Seems like this symbol would actually make more sense for that use instead. Chris 20:09, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

There is a Polyamory symbol (see Image:Polyamory.svg), but no "Love triangle" or "menage-à-trois" symbol that I'm aware of. A heart inside a triangle would probably be a better symbol for a menage-à-trois than a three-fold yin-yang or spiral triskelion. AnonMoos 14:49, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

You can read Quagmyr's own explanation at http://members.aol.com/quagmyr/meaning.htm ; beyond that, the "meaning" of symbols are not always cut-and-dried, and you could research the subject further if you wished. AnonMoos 04:43, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

I am trying, without much success, to do just that, which is why I asked like I did. Thanks. Chris 04:56, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Sorry if I was a little abrupt, but I just don't think that the question has any simple answer in the way that you phrased it. If there were a simple answer, it would probably already be on Wikipedia. AnonMoos 19:39, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Quasi-image

An altered copyright-sanitised version of the BDSM triskelion symbol is now available at Image:BDSM_logo.svg ... AnonMoos 01:34, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Please, the original one has no copyright. Its too general a symbol to be copyrighted. Quagmyr knows this due to the fact that no one knows his name. He never puts it on any correspondence to anyone, and he never provides any copyright information. Ever. he tries conning people into making them think it is copyrighted, and he does a very good job at it, unfortunately, but thats about it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.41.10.25 (talk) 23:38, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Quagmyr only claims copyright on a particular range of specified variants of the symbol (not on the general symbol in all its possible variations), and he has apparently been successful in obtaining licensing fees or royalties in some cases. It is not really the role of Wikipedia to take sides on disputed legal matters which have not been adjudicated in any court... AnonMoos 01:14, 17 September 2007 (UTC)