Re: Logo discussion

>Logos have always been a matter for each project to sort out, so it's
>not up to Florence to wave a magic wand over or kickstart this
>discussion - it's up to the community.

The discussion and vote was completely derailed because the WMF waved a 
"magic wand" and said we couldnt use the color scheme that everybody had 
already voted on. Since the WMF did have a negative effect on the progress 
of the discussion, it would seem reasonable that the WMF could lend us a 
helping hand as well. I'm not asking for any miracles or any "magic", just a 
little help.

>What I think Florence is saying is that perhaps we should be thinking
>about project logos/taglines/names as a joined-up Wikimedia-wide
>discussion - in contrast to what has been done before. However, there
>should be nothing stopping the Wikibooks community from reviving the
>unresolved vote (if that's how the community feel about it), and
>perhaps, in the process, think through some of the issues that have
>been raised during this "branding" discussion that the Wikibooks
>community find compelling for them, and their place within the
>Wikimedia movement.

What wikibooks doesnt have is a suitable public image, in part I would say 
because of it's old logo. I had heard a suggestion on foundation-l about 
creating a common tag-line for all the projects, but perhaps Wikibooks needs 
a new slogan as well as a shiny new logo. Wikibooks is never going to reach 
it's potential as a great project with a second-rate logo and no help from 
the WMF.

--Andrew Whitworth

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