I would say it's possible. I wouldn't say it's widely known. Some of us may have been here for longer than you have been, but others seem to have shown up around the time you have.

[ And it's not like the people who have been here for a month or however long it's been (because really, do any of them know how time works in the Space?) have had the faction emblems for long. ]

Either way, the symbols are fairly new for all of us.