diff --git a/cmd/spr/main.go b/cmd/spr/main.go
index c52f158..f857d94 100644
--- a/cmd/spr/main.go
+++ b/cmd/spr/main.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ GLOBAL OPTIONS:
 COMMANDS:
 {{range .Commands}}{{if not .HideHelp}}   {{join .Names ","}}{{ "\t"}}{{.Usage}}{{ "\n" }}{{end}}{{end}}
 AUTHOR: {{range .Authors}}{{ . }}{{end}}
-VERSION: {{.Version}}
+VERSION: fork of {{.Version}}
 `
 
 	app := &cli.App{
diff --git a/github/pullrequest.go b/github/pullrequest.go
index 1212bd9..899811f 100644
--- a/github/pullrequest.go
+++ b/github/pullrequest.go
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ const (
 	colorBlue  = "\033[34m"
 
 	// ascii status bits
-	asciiCheckmark = "✔"
-	asciiCrossmark = "✗"
-	asciiPending   = "·"
+	asciiCheckmark = "v"
+	asciiCrossmark = "x"
+	asciiPending   = "."
 	asciiQuerymark = "?"
 	asciiEmpty     = "-"
 	asciiWarning   = "!"
diff --git a/github/pullrequest_test.go b/github/pullrequest_test.go
index b855e31..9a8a282 100644
--- a/github/pullrequest_test.go
+++ b/github/pullrequest_test.go
@@ -129,15 +129,15 @@ func TestStatusString(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	tests := []testcase{
-		{pr(CheckStatusPass, true, true, true), cfg(true, true), "[✔✔✔✔]"},
-		{pr(CheckStatusFail, true, true, true), cfg(true, true), "[✗✔✔✔]"},
-		{pr(CheckStatusUnknown, true, true, true), cfg(true, true), "[?✔✔✔]"},
-		{pr(CheckStatusPending, true, true, true), cfg(true, true), "[·✔✔✔]"},
-		{pr(CheckStatusPass, false, true, true), cfg(true, true), "[✔✗✔✔]"},
-		{pr(CheckStatusPass, true, false, true), cfg(true, true), "[✔✔✗✔]"},
-		{pr(CheckStatusPass, true, true, false), cfg(true, true), "[✔✔✔✗]"},
-		{pr(CheckStatusPass, true, true, true), cfg(false, true), "[-✔✔✔]"},
-		{pr(CheckStatusPass, true, true, true), cfg(false, false), "[--✔✔]"},
+		{pr(CheckStatusPass, true, true, true), cfg(true, true), "[vvvv]"},
+		{pr(CheckStatusFail, true, true, true), cfg(true, true), "[xvvv]"},
+		{pr(CheckStatusUnknown, true, true, true), cfg(true, true), "[?vvv]"},
+		{pr(CheckStatusPending, true, true, true), cfg(true, true), "[.vvv]"},
+		{pr(CheckStatusPass, false, true, true), cfg(true, true), "[vxvv]"},
+		{pr(CheckStatusPass, true, false, true), cfg(true, true), "[vvxv]"},
+		{pr(CheckStatusPass, true, true, false), cfg(true, true), "[vvvx]"},
+		{pr(CheckStatusPass, true, true, true), cfg(false, true), "[-vvv]"},
+		{pr(CheckStatusPass, true, true, true), cfg(false, false), "[--vv]"},
 	}
 	for i, test := range tests {
 		assert.Equal(t, test.expect, test.pr.StatusString(test.cfg), fmt.Sprintf("case %d failed", i))
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ func TestString(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	tests := []testcase{
-		{expect: "[?✗✗✗] ·   0 : Title", pr: pr(true, 1), cfg: cfg},
-		{expect: "[?✗✗✗] ·   0 : Title", pr: pr(true, 2), cfg: cfg},
-		{expect: "[?✗✗✗] !   0 : Title", pr: pr(false, 2), cfg: cfg},
+		{expect: "[?xxx] .   0 : Title", pr: pr(true, 1), cfg: cfg},
+		{expect: "[?xxx] .   0 : Title", pr: pr(true, 2), cfg: cfg},
+		{expect: "[?xxx] !   0 : Title", pr: pr(false, 2), cfg: cfg},
 	}
 	for i, test := range tests {
 		assert.Equal(t, test.expect, test.pr.String(test.cfg), fmt.Sprintf("case %d failed", i))
diff --git a/spr/spr_test.go b/spr/spr_test.go
index 13cde06..727219f 100644
--- a/spr/spr_test.go
+++ b/spr/spr_test.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func TestSPRBasicFlowFourCommitsQueue(t *testing.T) {
 	githubmock.ExpectGetInfo()
 	s.UpdatePullRequests(ctx, []string{mockclient.NobodyLogin}, nil)
 	fmt.Printf("OUT: %s\n", output.String())
-	assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 1\n", output.String())
+	assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 1\n", output.String())
 	output.Reset()
 
 	// 'git spr update' :: UpdatePullRequest :: commits=[c1, c2]
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ func TestSPRBasicFlowFourCommitsQueue(t *testing.T) {
 	lines := strings.Split(output.String(), "\n")
 	fmt.Printf("OUT: %s\n", output.String())
 	assert.Equal("warning: not updating reviewers for PR #1", lines[0])
-	assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 2", lines[1])
-	assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 1", lines[2])
+	assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 2", lines[1])
+	assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 1", lines[2])
 	output.Reset()
 
 	// 'git spr update' :: UpdatePullRequest :: commits=[c1, c2, c3, c4]
@@ -132,10 +132,10 @@ func TestSPRBasicFlowFourCommitsQueue(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal([]string{
 		"warning: not updating reviewers for PR #1",
 		"warning: not updating reviewers for PR #1",
-		"[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 4",
-		"[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 3",
-		"[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 2",
-		"[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 1",
+		"[vvvv]   1 : test commit 4",
+		"[vvvv]   1 : test commit 3",
+		"[vvvv]   1 : test commit 2",
+		"[vvvv]   1 : test commit 1",
 	}, lines[:6])
 	output.Reset()
 
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ func TestSPRBasicFlowFourCommitsQueue(t *testing.T) {
 		"warning: not updating reviewers for PR #1",
 		"warning: not updating reviewers for PR #1",
 		"warning: not updating reviewers for PR #1",
-		"[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 4",
-		"[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 3",
-		"[✔✔✔✔] !   1 : test commit 2",
+		"[vvvv]   1 : test commit 4",
+		"[vvvv]   1 : test commit 3",
+		"[vvvv] !   1 : test commit 2",
 	}, lines[:6])
 	output.Reset()
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func TestSPRBasicFlowFourCommitsQueue(t *testing.T) {
 
 	s.MergePullRequests(ctx, nil)
 	lines = strings.Split(output.String(), "\n")
-	assert.Equal("MERGED ·   1 : test commit 2", lines[0])
+	assert.Equal("MERGED .   1 : test commit 2", lines[0])
 	assert.Equal("MERGED   1 : test commit 3", lines[1])
 	assert.Equal("MERGED   1 : test commit 4", lines[2])
 	fmt.Printf("OUT: %s\n", output.String())
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ func TestSPRBasicFlowFourCommits(t *testing.T) {
 	githubmock.ExpectGetInfo()
 	s.UpdatePullRequests(ctx, []string{mockclient.NobodyLogin}, nil)
 	fmt.Printf("OUT: %s\n", output.String())
-	assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 1\n", output.String())
+	assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 1\n", output.String())
 	output.Reset()
 
 	// 'git spr update' :: UpdatePullRequest :: commits=[c1, c2]
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ func TestSPRBasicFlowFourCommits(t *testing.T) {
 	lines := strings.Split(output.String(), "\n")
 	fmt.Printf("OUT: %s\n", output.String())
 	assert.Equal("warning: not updating reviewers for PR #1", lines[0])
-	assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 2", lines[1])
-	assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 1", lines[2])
+	assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 2", lines[1])
+	assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 1", lines[2])
 	output.Reset()
 
 	// 'git spr update' :: UpdatePullRequest :: commits=[c1, c2, c3, c4]
@@ -291,10 +291,10 @@ func TestSPRBasicFlowFourCommits(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal([]string{
 		"warning: not updating reviewers for PR #1",
 		"warning: not updating reviewers for PR #1",
-		"[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 4",
-		"[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 3",
-		"[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 2",
-		"[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 1",
+		"[vvvv]   1 : test commit 4",
+		"[vvvv]   1 : test commit 3",
+		"[vvvv]   1 : test commit 2",
+		"[vvvv]   1 : test commit 1",
 	}, lines[:6])
 	output.Reset()
 
@@ -370,10 +370,10 @@ func TestSPRMergeCount(t *testing.T) {
 	lines := strings.Split(output.String(), "\n")
 	fmt.Printf("OUT: %s\n", output.String())
 	assert.Equal([]string{
-		"[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 4",
-		"[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 3",
-		"[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 2",
-		"[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 1",
+		"[vvvv]   1 : test commit 4",
+		"[vvvv]   1 : test commit 3",
+		"[vvvv]   1 : test commit 2",
+		"[vvvv]   1 : test commit 1",
 	}, lines[:4])
 	output.Reset()
 
@@ -426,8 +426,8 @@ func TestSPRAmendCommit(t *testing.T) {
 	s.UpdatePullRequests(ctx, nil, nil)
 	fmt.Printf("OUT: %s\n", output.String())
 	lines := strings.Split(output.String(), "\n")
-	assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 2", lines[0])
-	assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 1", lines[1])
+	assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 2", lines[0])
+	assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 1", lines[1])
 	output.Reset()
 
 	// amend commit c2
@@ -443,8 +443,8 @@ func TestSPRAmendCommit(t *testing.T) {
 	s.UpdatePullRequests(ctx, nil, nil)
 	lines = strings.Split(output.String(), "\n")
 	fmt.Printf("OUT: %s\n", output.String())
-	assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 2", lines[0])
-	assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 1", lines[1])
+	assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 2", lines[0])
+	assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 1", lines[1])
 	output.Reset()
 
 	// amend commit c1
@@ -461,8 +461,8 @@ func TestSPRAmendCommit(t *testing.T) {
 	s.UpdatePullRequests(ctx, nil, nil)
 	lines = strings.Split(output.String(), "\n")
 	fmt.Printf("OUT: %s\n", output.String())
-	assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 2", lines[0])
-	assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 1", lines[1])
+	assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 2", lines[0])
+	assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 1", lines[1])
 	output.Reset()
 
 	// 'git spr merge' :: MergePullRequest :: commits=[a1, a2]
@@ -535,10 +535,10 @@ func TestSPRReorderCommit(t *testing.T) {
 	s.UpdatePullRequests(ctx, nil, nil)
 	fmt.Printf("OUT: %s\n", output.String())
 	lines := strings.Split(output.String(), "\n")
-	assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 4", lines[0])
-	assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 3", lines[1])
-	assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 2", lines[2])
-	assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 1", lines[3])
+	assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 4", lines[0])
+	assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 3", lines[1])
+	assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 2", lines[2])
+	assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 1", lines[3])
 	output.Reset()
 
 	// 'git spr update' :: UpdatePullRequest :: commits=[c2, c4, c1, c3]
@@ -564,10 +564,10 @@ func TestSPRReorderCommit(t *testing.T) {
 	fmt.Printf("OUT: %s\n", output.String())
 	// TODO : Need to update pull requests in GetInfo expect to get this check to work
 	// lines = strings.Split(output.String(), "\n")
-	//assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 3", lines[0])
-	//assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 1", lines[1])
-	//assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 4", lines[2])
-	//assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 2", lines[3])
+	//assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 3", lines[0])
+	//assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 1", lines[1])
+	//assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 4", lines[2])
+	//assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 2", lines[3])
 	output.Reset()
 
 	// 'git spr update' :: UpdatePullRequest :: commits=[c5, c1, c2, c3, c4]
@@ -595,11 +595,11 @@ func TestSPRReorderCommit(t *testing.T) {
 	fmt.Printf("OUT: %s\n", output.String())
 	// TODO : Need to update pull requests in GetInfo expect to get this check to work
 	// lines = strings.Split(output.String(), "\n")
-	//assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 5", lines[0])
-	//assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 4", lines[1])
-	//assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 3", lines[2])
-	//assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 2", lines[3])
-	//assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 1", lines[4])
+	//assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 5", lines[0])
+	//assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 4", lines[1])
+	//assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 3", lines[2])
+	//assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 2", lines[3])
+	//assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 1", lines[4])
 	output.Reset()
 
 	// TODO : add a call to merge and check merge order
@@ -655,10 +655,10 @@ func TestSPRDeleteCommit(t *testing.T) {
 	s.UpdatePullRequests(ctx, nil, nil)
 	fmt.Printf("OUT: %s\n", output.String())
 	lines := strings.Split(output.String(), "\n")
-	assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 4", lines[0])
-	assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 3", lines[1])
-	assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 2", lines[2])
-	assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 1", lines[3])
+	assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 4", lines[0])
+	assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 3", lines[1])
+	assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 2", lines[2])
+	assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 1", lines[3])
 	output.Reset()
 
 	// 'git spr update' :: UpdatePullRequest :: commits=[c2, c4, c1, c3]
@@ -680,10 +680,10 @@ func TestSPRDeleteCommit(t *testing.T) {
 	fmt.Printf("OUT: %s\n", output.String())
 	// TODO : Need to update pull requests in GetInfo expect to get this check to work
 	// lines = strings.Split(output.String(), "\n")
-	//assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 3", lines[0])
-	//assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 1", lines[1])
-	//assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 4", lines[2])
-	//assert.Equal("[✔✔✔✔]   1 : test commit 2", lines[3])
+	//assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 3", lines[0])
+	//assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 1", lines[1])
+	//assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 4", lines[2])
+	//assert.Equal("[vvvv]   1 : test commit 2", lines[3])
 	output.Reset()
 
 	// TODO : add a call to merge and check merge order