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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