sharksapphire.bsky.social @sharksapphire.bsky.social · 14/08/2026You need to attend the ACS Zoom meeting on August 18th, show this picture, and ask ACS what happened. 130
sharksapphire.bsky.social @sharksapphire.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Please attend this meeting and speak up! 100
sharksapphire.bsky.social @sharksapphire.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The petition to restore the historic ACS logo has reached 1,104 verified signatures in just over a week. ACS leadership has now been formally contacted. Keep the momentum going into ACS Fall 2026. If you care about the future of the ACS identity, please sign & share www.change.org/p/restore-th...change.orgSign the PetitionRestore the historic American Chemical Society logo 000
sharksapphire.bsky.social @sharksapphire.bsky.social · 14/08/2026www.change.org/SaveACSLogochange.orgSign the PetitionRestore the historic American Chemical Society logo 000
sharksapphire.bsky.social @sharksapphire.bsky.social · 09/08/20266/6 The petition is not asking chemistry to return to 1908. It is asking why modernization required discarding a distinctive scientific identity, and why the broader membership was not given a transparent opportunity to compare the alternatives before that decision was made. #ChemSky 210
sharksapphire.bsky.social @sharksapphire.bsky.social · 09/08/20265/6 If the old emblem made chemistry seem inaccessible or fueled mistrust, where is the evidence? ACS says the rebrand was research-driven, but its public materials do not show that the historic emblem caused either problem or that the new mark fixes them. 120
sharksapphire.bsky.social @sharksapphire.bsky.social · 09/08/20264/6 The “forward versus backward” framing is also a false choice. ACS already modernized this emblem in 1987 specifically to improve its reproducibility while retaining its historical identity. Modernization did not require erasing the phoenix, kaliapparat and established visual language. 100
sharksapphire.bsky.social @sharksapphire.bsky.social · 09/08/20263/6 Not using a kaliapparat today is beside the point. C&EN notes that it gave chemists a precise way to quantify carbon and helped transform laboratory practice and training. Heritage symbols record where a discipline came from; they are not recommendations for what equipment we should use today. 110
sharksapphire.bsky.social @sharksapphire.bsky.social · 09/08/20262/6 I also can’t find historical support for the claim that the phoenix, fire and water represented “the limits of understanding.” The historical account I found says gold and cobalt blue symbolize fire and water. C&EN describes the kaliapparat as a landmark of quantitative organic analysis. 100
sharksapphire.bsky.social @sharksapphire.bsky.social · 09/08/2026#ChemSky 1/6 I think this makes a category error. The old ACS emblem was never a scientific diagram of “chemistry in 1908.” The kaliapparat dates to 1830 and was adopted as a historical symbol of chemical practice. Its age is part of its meaning, not a claim that chemistry stopped there. 130
sharksapphire.bsky.social @sharksapphire.bsky.social · 09/08/2026I love the American Chemical Society. But it’s becoming more obvious that the American Chemical Society does not give two fucks about its entire member body. Thanks for destroying your logo and the trust of your members. Everyone can see through the BS. Come clean and undo this monstrosity. 020
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sharksapphire.bsky.social @sharksapphire.bsky.social · 09/08/2026@acs.org This is how the ACS has been for the last few days. If you want to know the full story please check this out. www.change.org/p/restore-th... 010
sharksapphire.bsky.social @sharksapphire.bsky.social · 09/08/2026ACS gets a new brand that the majority of the members do not approve of. A rebrand that was not done transparently and reeks of corruption. www.change.org/SaveACSLogochange.orgSign the PetitionRestore the historic American Chemical Society logo 000
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sharksapphire.bsky.social @sharksapphire.bsky.social · 09/08/2026We shall get this back. www.change.org/SaveACSLogochange.orgSign the PetitionRestore the historic American Chemical Society logo 011
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sharksapphire.bsky.social @sharksapphire.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Don’t forget to spread the word in other platforms online and offline. www.change.org/SaveACSLogochange.orgSign the PetitionRestore the historic American Chemical Society logo 010
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sharksapphire.bsky.social @sharksapphire.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Is this a joke? Are your members a joke to you? I will be canceling by membership and not renewing it and recommending my connections to do the same if you don’t fix this mess. www.change.org/SaveACSLogochange.orgSign the PetitionRestore the historic American Chemical Society logo 000
sharksapphire.bsky.social @sharksapphire.bsky.social · 09/08/2026In case you have not signed, please do and spread the word. www.change.org/SaveACSLogochange.orgSign the PetitionRestore the historic American Chemical Society logo 100
sharksapphire.bsky.social @sharksapphire.bsky.social · 09/08/2026There is no difference between the new ACS logo and the generic profile avatar that bluesky gave me. Sign this petition and please spread the word. www.change.org/SaveACSLogochange.orgSign the PetitionRestore the historic American Chemical Society logo 000
sharksapphire.bsky.social @sharksapphire.bsky.social · 09/08/2026500 signatures so far to get rid of this nonsense. www.change.org/SaveACSLogochange.orgSign the PetitionRestore the historic American Chemical Society logo 173
