Reddit Favicon Revert

Restores old Reddit Favicon

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// ==UserScript==
// @name        Reddit Favicon Revert
// @namespace   5a9ce4a258584419d901f9962e5845c00854a982
// @description Restores old Reddit Favicon
// @author      /u/AyrA_ch
// @version     1.2
// @match       http://*.reddit.com/*
// @match       http://reddit.com/*
// @match       https://reddit.com/*
// @match       https://*.reddit.com/*
// @grant       none
// ==/UserScript==

//Changelog
//1.2 - Using const for the string
//1.1 - Fix for dynamically changing reddit icon
//1.0 - Initial Version

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    var setIcon = function () {
        //Remove all existing icons
        document.querySelectorAll("[rel=icon],[rel='shortcut icon']").forEach(function (v) {
            if (!v.id || v.id != "customIcon") {
                v.remove()
            }
        });
        //Stop function if the icon is already there
        if (document.querySelector("#customIcon")) {
            return;
        }
        //Create a new icon tag
        var link = document.createElement("link");
        link.type = "image/x-icon";
        link.rel = "shortcut icon";
        link.id = "customIcon";
        link.href = URL;
        document.querySelector("head").appendChild(link);
        console.log("Reddit icon fixed");
    };

    setIcon();

    var observer = new MutationObserver(setIcon);
    var config = {
        attributes: false,
        childList: true,
        characterData: false,
        subtree: false
    };
    observer.observe(document.head, config);

    //This is an adaptation of this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Enhancement/comments/7i9ayv/changing_new_reddit_icon_back_to_old_one/dr5k71x/
})();

/*
LICENSE:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
The full license text can be found here: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
The link has an easy to understand version of the license and the full license text.

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A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
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LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
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*/

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