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.jun...@avignyata.com <mailto:moksh.jun...@avignyata.com>> wrote: > > +1 to the old logo > > > On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 11:58, Shekhar Krishnan <shek...@mit.edu > <mailto:shek...@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 > <shek...@mit.edu <mailto:shek...@mit.edu> > > <mailto:shek...@mit.edu <mailto:shek...@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 > > <jayanta...@gmail.com <mailto:jayanta...@gmail.com> > <mailto:jayanta...@gmail.com <mailto:jayanta...@gmail.com>> > > > <mailto:jayanta...@gmail.com <mailto:jayanta...@gmail.com> > <mailto:jayanta...@gmail.com <mailto:jayanta...@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.mohan...@gmail.com > <mailto:pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com> > <mailto:pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com > <mailto:pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com>> > > <mailto:pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com > <mailto:pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com> > > <mailto:pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com > <mailto:pradeep.mohan...@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 > > > <arunra...@gmail.com <mailto:arunra...@gmail.com> > <mailto:arunra...@gmail.com <mailto:arunra...@gmail.com>> > > <mailto:arunra...@gmail.com <mailto:arunra...@gmail.com> > <mailto:arunra...@gmail.com <mailto:arunra...@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.mohan...@gmail.com > <mailto:pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com> > <mailto:pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com > <mailto:pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com>> > > > <mailto:pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com > <mailto:pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com> > > <mailto:pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com > <mailto:pradeep.mohan...@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:shek...@mit.edu <mailto:shek...@mit.edu> > > <mailto:shek...@mit.edu > <mailto:shek...@mit.edu>>>shek...@mit.edu > <mailto:shek...@mit.edu> <mailto:shek...@mit.edu > <mailto:shek...@mit.edu>> > > >> <mailto:shek...@mit.edu <mailto:shek...@mit.edu> > <mailto:shek...@mit.edu <mailto:shek...@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:wheredevelsd...@hotmail.com > <mailto:wheredevelsd...@hotmail.com> > > <mailto:wheredevelsd...@hotmail.com > <mailto:wheredevelsd...@hotmail.com>>>wheredevelsd...@hotmail.com > <mailto:wheredevelsd...@hotmail.com> > > <mailto:wheredevelsd...@hotmail.com > <mailto:wheredevelsd...@hotmail.com>> > > >> <mailto:wheredevelsd...@hotmail.com > <mailto:wheredevelsd...@hotmail.com> > > <mailto:wheredevelsd...@hotmail.com > <mailto:wheredevelsd...@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-...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikimedia-in-...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > <mailto:wikimedia-in-...@lists.wikimedia.org > > <mailto:wikimedia-in-...@lists.wikimedia.org>>>wikimedia-in-...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikimedia-in-...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > <mailto:wikimedia-in-...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikimedia-in-...@lists.wikimedia.org>> > > >> <mailto:wikimedia-in-...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikimedia-in-...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > <mailto:wikimedia-in-...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikimedia-in-...@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-...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikimedia-in-...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > <mailto:wikimedia-in-...@lists.wikimedia.org > > <mailto:wikimedia-in-...@lists.wikimedia.org>>>wikimedia-in-...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikimedia-in-...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > <mailto:wikimedia-in-...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikimedia-in-...@lists.wikimedia.org>> > > >> <mailto:wikimedia-in-...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikimedia-in-...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > <mailto:wikimedia-in-...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikimedia-in-...@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 - > > >> <http://goo.gl/6v1I9>http://goo.gl/6v1I9 > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> WikiConference-India mailing list > > >> wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org>> > > >> <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org>>> > > >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikiconference-india > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > WikiConference-India mailing list > > > wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org>> > > > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org>>> > > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikiconference-india > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Pradeep Mohandas > > > How Pradeep uses email - http://goo.gl/6v1I9 > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > WikiConference-India mailing list > > > wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org>> > > > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org>>> > > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikiconference-india > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > With Warm Regards, > > > *Jayanta Nath* > > > Calcutta,West Bengal > > > Facebook :http://www.facebook.com/jayantanth > > > Wikipedia :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jayantanth > > > আসুন পাইরেসি মুক্ত ভারত গড়ি,সবাই মুক্ত সফ্টওয়ার ব্যবহার > করি > O:-),অন্যকে > > > ব্যবহারে উৎসাহিত করি। > > > ______________________________ > > > > > > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > > > wikimedia-in...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikimedia-in...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > <mailto:wikimedia-in...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikimedia-in...@lists.wikimedia.org>> > > > <mailto:Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > > <mailto:Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org>>> > > > wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > <mailto:wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org>> > > > <mailto:wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > <mailto:wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org>>> > > > <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-in-wb> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > With Warm Regards, > > > *Jayanta Nath* > > > Calcutta,West Bengal > > > Facebook :http://www.facebook.com/jayantanth > > > Wikipedia :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jayantanth > > > আসুন পাইরেসি মুক্ত ভারত গড়ি,সবাই মুক্ত সফ্টওয়ার ব্যবহার করি > O:-),অন্যকে > > ব্যবহারে > > > উৎসাহিত করি। > > > ______________________________ > > > > > > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > > > wikimedia-in...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikimedia-in...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > <mailto:wikimedia-in...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikimedia-in...@lists.wikimedia.org>> > > > <mailto:Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > > <mailto:Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org>>> > > > wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > <mailto:wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org>> > > <mailto:wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > <mailto:wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org>>> > > > <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-in-wb> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > WikiConference-India mailing list > > > wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org>> > > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikiconference-india > > > > -- > > > > Shekhar Krishnan > > 58/58A, Anand Bhavan > > 201, T.H. Kataria Marg (Lady Hardinge Road) > > Mahim, Mumbai 400016 <tel:400016>, India > > > > http://heptanesia.net > > http://web.mit.edu/shekhar > > > > _______________________________________________ > > WikiConference-India mailing list > > wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org>> > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikiconference-india > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > WikiConference-India mailing list > > wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikiconference-india > > -- > > Shekhar Krishnan > 58/58A, Anand Bhavan > 201, T.H. Kataria Marg (Lady Hardinge Road) > Mahim, Mumbai 400016, India > > http://heptanesia.net > http://web.mit.edu/shekhar > > _______________________________________________ > WikiConference-India mailing list > wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikiconference-india > > > > _______________________________________________ > WikiConference-India mailing list > wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikiconference-india > > > > > _______________________________________________ > WikiConference-India mailing list > wikiconference-in...@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikiconference-india -- Shekhar Krishnan 58/58A, Anand Bhavan 201, T.H. 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