On Thursday 06 November 2025 at 22:49:26, Kevin A. McGrail wrote: > Bill Cole's statement is a binding vote of a PMC member with a veto to > logos with an arrow. > > Perhaps we should reopen submissions with new guidelines?
I don't often post here, but for me, this is a good suggestion. My feelings about the designs with arrows were a mixture between "is this a reference to cupid sending envelopes?" and "are we shooting every email?". I would like (and I'm sorry, but I really have no artistic talent) to see something which suggests "sorting the wheat from the chaff", or at least emphasising "killing the bad stuff, letting the good stuff through" - after all, the name is "SpamAssassin" :) Antony. > On Thu, Nov 6, 2025, 16:39 Michael Orlitzky <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 2025-11-06 14:18:46, Bill Cole wrote: > > > I was thinking about sharpening and warping the Oak Leaf into a > > > shuriken as part of a logo, but I've not had time to even solidify > > > that idea. I am fine with any of the others. > > > > Just change indian to ninja and ship it? :) > > > > I would be wary of some of the others being trademarked, envelope with > > a lock/shield in the email security space is asking for trouble. > > > > Of the given options, I liked the envelope/arrow too, though agree > > that a palette change might further improve it. I hesitate to offer > > design advice because it looks like only one person put in the work, > > but if the imagery is a problem, maybe the arrow could simply be > > modernized so that the connotation is lost. -- People say that nothing is impossible, so I try to do the impossible every day. Please reply to the list; please *don't* CC me.
