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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