The old logo is SPELLED INCORRECTLY.
For those who do not read Devanagri or just see it as a symbolic design it may be beautiful. But it is WRONG. It reads "chikri" or "vikri", not "wiki". See the spelling here http://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Best,
Shekhar
On 09/27/2011 10:26 AM, Netra Parikh wrote:
i like both old as well Logo2.svg. :P :)
OK let me go for old one +1
Regards netra
On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Moksh Juneja <moksh.juneja@avignyata.com mailto:moksh.juneja@avignyata.com> wrote:
+1 to the old logo On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 11:58, Shekhar Krishnan <shekhar@mit.edu <mailto:shekhar@mit.edu>> wrote: The thread is here: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/private/wikiconference-india/2011-September/001255.html The revised/corrected logo here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikiConference_India_Logo_2.svg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikiConference_India_Logo_1.png The original logo here, which reads "chikree" or "vikree" and not "wiki": http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wiki_Conference_India_logo.svg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wiki_Conference_India_logo_%28with_dates%29.svg I agree this is very late in the day, but since the error was detected, confirmed, and the logo resubmitted for vote, 16 days have passed without a clear decision. Can we have a decision within 24 hours? Everyone please vote by 12pm IST tomorrow 27 September 2011 to adopt the revised logo or stay with the old one. Thanks, Shekhar On 09/26/2011 04:57 AM, Theo10011 wrote: > I am guessing you are Bombaybiologist? Tanvir asked me that someone was > changing the logo and if the organizer decided to change it. You are > citing some "long thread on this where nobody disagreed", please cite a > link. > > Most of us here can read "Devnagari" script, but you can't go about > changing logos months into the event without consensus. I have no > objections as long as everyone is aware and agrees first. > > Please note that such actions will easily lead to a block for you or > anyone on Meta, and protection for the pages. > > Regards > > Theo > > > On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 1:19 AM, Shekhar Krishnan <shekhar@mit.edu <mailto:shekhar@mit.edu> > <mailto:shekhar@mit.edu <mailto:shekhar@mit.edu>>> wrote: > > I changed the logo on the main site today, but this was rolled back with > a question of whether it had been approved by Jayantha and > User:Wikitanvir. > > There has already been a long thread on this where nobody disagreed, and > all said that the spelling errors and mis-reading in Devnagari must be > fixex. I think we should close the discussion and adopt the revised > logos. The full set of logos, banners and icons are uploaded here: > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikiConference_India_2011_Banner.png > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikiConference_India_2011_Icon.png > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikiConference_India_Logo_2.svg > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikiConference_India_Logo_1.png > > I accept full blame for earlier proposing this flawed design which read > as "chikri" or "vikri", and had an incorrect matra for "wiki" in > Devnagari. I have worked with the designer to create revised versions > for all our purposes, from banners to icons to conference shwag. > > I urge that we adopt these *across* all sites, conference as well as > registration, and on all other banners. > > The registration page is still using the old logo (they should replace > it with the banner image above) and the header icon on the conference > page still has the old logo (should be replaced with the icon png > above). > > I'm not sure who's in-charge of the registration site and the header, > but am happy to work with them to provide graphics based on the revised > logo. > > Best, > > > Shekhar > > > On 09/26/2011 12:25 AM, Jayanta Nath wrote: > > We can discuss > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WikiConference_India_2011 > > or > > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WikiConference_India_2011/Logo too!! > > > > On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 12:21 AM, Jayanta Nath > <jayantanth@gmail.com <mailto:jayantanth@gmail.com> <mailto:jayantanth@gmail.com <mailto:jayantanth@gmail.com>> > > <mailto:jayantanth@gmail.com <mailto:jayantanth@gmail.com> <mailto:jayantanth@gmail.com <mailto:jayantanth@gmail.com>>>> wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > > > This discussion should be held in Indian mailing list, > because this > > mailing is open for few people. > > > > > > User:Bombayologist is changing the logo without firm open > dicussion. > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Pradeep Mohandas > > <pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com <mailto:pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com> <mailto:pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com <mailto:pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com>> > <mailto:pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com <mailto:pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com> > <mailto:pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com <mailto:pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com>>>> wrote: > > > > hi, > > > > I am not against changing the current logo because the > wording > > is technically incorrect and a lot of us did miss it. > > > > However, there should be, I think, a larger pool of > options than > > 2 before we select a new one? > > > > warm regards, > > Pradeep Mohandas > > > > > > On 15 September 2011 07 <tel:2011%2007>:46, Arun Ramarathnam > > <arunram25@gmail.com <mailto:arunram25@gmail.com> <mailto:arunram25@gmail.com <mailto:arunram25@gmail.com>> > <mailto:arunram25@gmail.com <mailto:arunram25@gmail.com> <mailto:arunram25@gmail.com <mailto:arunram25@gmail.com>>>> wrote: > > > > Pradeep, > > > > If it is a technical mistake it is ok to change. > > However only for future printing etc. > > > > Given that this event in intended to happen regularly it > > helps to fix any glitches. > > > > Regards > > Arun > > > > > > > > On 13-Sep-2011, at 4:56 PM, Pradeep Mohandas > > <pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com <mailto:pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com> <mailto:pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com <mailto:pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com>> > > <mailto:pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com <mailto:pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com> > <mailto:pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com <mailto:pradeep.mohandas@gmail.com>>>> wrote: > > > >> hi, > >> > >> Just bumping up this email. There seems to have been an > >> error in the current logo - in terms of spelling and it > >> appearing differently. Shekhar had asked his friend to > >> correct the mistake. Question is whether the change in > >> logo needs to be adopted? > >> > >> The current logo has already been printed on visiting > >> cards and letter heads. Do we change the logo now or let > >> it be? > >> > >> warm regards, > >> Pradeep > >> > >> On 10 September 2011 15 <tel:2011%2015>:32, Shekhar > Krishnan > >> <<mailto:shekhar@mit.edu <mailto:shekhar@mit.edu> > <mailto:shekhar@mit.edu <mailto:shekhar@mit.edu>>>shekhar@mit.edu <mailto:shekhar@mit.edu> <mailto:shekhar@mit.edu <mailto:shekhar@mit.edu>> > >> <mailto:shekhar@mit.edu <mailto:shekhar@mit.edu> <mailto:shekhar@mit.edu <mailto:shekhar@mit.edu>>>> wrote: > >> > >> Dear All: > >> > >> (Apologies for cross-posting, this thread was > earlier > >> on the Mumbai list > >> only I think). > >> > >> In a recent thread on the wikiconference-india list > >> [1] where 4 people > >> agreed, as well as 2-3 others off-list, it was > decided > >> to revise the > >> Devanagari logo for WikiConference [2] to > correct its > >> spelling and make > >> it more legible. > >> > >> Arvind Lodaya, the winning logo designer, agreed to > >> quickly make > >> changes, which I have uploaded on his behalf on > >> Commons. See: > >> > >> > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:WikiConference_India_Logo_1.png>http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:WikiConference_India_Logo_1.png > >> > >> and > >> > >> > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:WikiConference_India_Logo_2.svg>http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:WikiConference_India_Logo_2.svg > >> > >> These mods correct the maatra and remove the > flourish > >> to make it more > >> readable by readers of Devnagari. Please vote > with +1 > >> or -1 so this may > >> be approved by Monday 12 September. > >> > >> Best, > >> > >> > >> Shekhar > >> > >> -- > >> > >> [1] > >> > <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/private/wikiconference-india/2011-September/001252.html>https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/private/wikiconference-india/2011-September/001252.html > >> > >> [2] > >> > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wiki_Conference_India_logo.svg>http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wiki_Conference_India_logo.svg > >> > >> > >> On 06/27/2011 01:52 PM, > >> <mailto:wheredevelsdare@hotmail.com <mailto:wheredevelsdare@hotmail.com> > <mailto:wheredevelsdare@hotmail.com <mailto:wheredevelsdare@hotmail.com>>>wheredevelsdare@hotmail.com <mailto:wheredevelsdare@hotmail.com> > <mailto:wheredevelsdare@hotmail.com <mailto:wheredevelsdare@hotmail.com>> > >> <mailto:wheredevelsdare@hotmail.com <mailto:wheredevelsdare@hotmail.com> > <mailto:wheredevelsdare@hotmail.com <mailto:wheredevelsdare@hotmail.com>>> wrote: > >> > Hiya, > >> > > >> > With the deadline for submitting LOGO designs for > >> WikiConference lapsing > >> > today, we now request everyone to vote for the > >> design they would like to > >> > see as the logo of WikiConference India from the > >> eight designs > >> > submitted. *Deadline for voting is 2.30PM on 29 June > >> 2011* (48 hours > >> > from now). > >> > > >> > You see all the designs and vote here: > >> > > >> > <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WikiConference_India_2011#Logo>http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WikiConference_India_2011#Logo > >> > > >> > Kind Regards, > >> > User:AroundTheGlobe > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Wikimedia-in-mum mailing list > >> > > >> <mailto:Wikimedia-in-mum@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:Wikimedia-in-mum@lists.wikimedia.org> > <mailto:Wikimedia-in-mum@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:Wikimedia-in-mum@lists.wikimedia.org>>>Wikimedia-in-mum@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:Wikimedia-in-mum@lists.wikimedia.org> > <mailto:Wikimedia-in-mum@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:Wikimedia-in-mum@lists.wikimedia.org>> > >> <mailto:Wikimedia-in-mum@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:Wikimedia-in-mum@lists.wikimedia.org> > <mailto:Wikimedia-in-mum@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:Wikimedia-in-mum@lists.wikimedia.org>>> > >> > > >> > <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-in-mum>https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-in-mum > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Shekhar Krishnan > >> 58/58A, Anand Bhavan > >> 201, T.H. Kataria Marg (Lady Hardinge Road) > >> Mahim, Mumbai 400016 <tel:400016>, India > >> > >> <http://heptanesia.net>http://heptanesia.net > >> <http://web.mit.edu/shekhar>http://web.mit.edu/shekhar > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimedia-in-mum mailing list > >> <mailto:Wikimedia-in-mum@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:Wikimedia-in-mum@lists.wikimedia.org> > <mailto:Wikimedia-in-mum@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:Wikimedia-in-mum@lists.wikimedia.org>>>Wikimedia-in-mum@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:Wikimedia-in-mum@lists.wikimedia.org> > <mailto:Wikimedia-in-mum@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:Wikimedia-in-mum@lists.wikimedia.org>> > >> <mailto:Wikimedia-in-mum@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:Wikimedia-in-mum@lists.wikimedia.org> > <mailto:Wikimedia-in-mum@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:Wikimedia-in-mum@lists.wikimedia.org>>> > >> > <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-in-mum>https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-in-mum > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Pradeep Mohandas > >> How Pradeep uses email - 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