On 9/4/07, Martin Peeks martinp23@googlemail.com wrote:
Good afternoon,
Guillaume Paumier wrote:
Hi,
"Note that no derivative of the Wikimedia logo can be published without prior approval from the Foundation."
That's the understanding I've always had, and I do try to steer clear of that logo for any purpose.
Which is definitely the wiser choice.
Again, I don't understand why Comproj (an informal unofficial group of users) wants to look like an official branch of the Wikimedia Foundation.
Although I think that a logo can be justified on the basis of it giving us a visual identity, I agree with Guillaume that using the official wmf-logo might not be appropriate. Perhaps any logo should be more focused towards communication - pending its licencing (which I don't want to check right now!), the "communications kite" shown on the Contact Us pages on many projects seems to be a good substitute.
Not only is it not appropriate, but it is definitely completely forbidden. Chapters are legal entities that enter a certain number of legally binding agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation, including the use of the logo. If we use the Wikimedia logo for Comproj exactly in the same way, we're diluting the meaning of things "official". We have enough trouble as it is making sure that the Wikimedia logo is not used unappropriately for things not "official" or things that "would love to be official but simply aren't" etc.
If Comproj really needs a logo, there is a community logo that has been used for other workgroups and things that would probably be the right logo to start a cool derivative.
Or, even better, there is always the option of actually proving that Comproj is full of ideas and imagination on the communication side and can come up with a totally new and fresh logo that stays clear of anything wikipedia or wikimedia (no globe, no green red or blue etc.. ;-)
Delphine