Joerg wrote:
In my opinion (IAMAD - no designer) I wonder if a 'negative' icon for something positive works that well - so instead saying 'not vandalized' a 'sighted' icon could be preferable..
I see what you mean. One reason I tried the not-V icon is that (since this is for editors) it reinforces what setting the "sighted" status really means, and therefore what the editor should do before setting it (look for vandalism). Since "sighted" is not saying the article sources are good, coverage is good etc, this immediately tells an unfamiliar editor exactly what is implied.
I don't see how a 'positive' icon would show this; it requires the icon viewer to already know the scheme details and not get confused about which 'sighted' or 'examined' label means what or corresponds to which icon.
One difficulty here is what the 'sighted' state will be known as in the non-German encyclopedias. In English, "Sighted" in this context is odd and doesn't communicate much (in my estimation). Maybe it can be used, or maybe some other term that is similar in theme, such as 'seen', 'surveyed', or 'skimmed'.
In that vision theme, one 'positive' icon would be an eye (eyeball). In American slang, 'eyeballing' means going over something with some, but not overly much, attention.
-RS
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