Plasma 6 new logo poll

[Nate Graham]

Hi Ilya,

This is mostly my fault as the poll did indeed have a "keep the current 
logo" option in the beginning, but I recommended removing it after 
seeing the poll live on discuss.kde.org. The reason for that 
recommendation was because the results of the poll are themselves a set 
of options for the Plasma devs to consider, and they (we) always have 
the option of not taking any of them. So from that perspective a "keep 
the current logo" option would be redundant and have the potential to 
reduce the number of options available for the Plasma devs to consider.

However I also see how the lack of a "keep the current logo" option 
makes people who don't want any chance and who aren't or don't see 
themselves as Plasma devs feel silenced. That was definitely not the 
intention, even though I can see how the result was perceived that way 
anyway.

And to reiterate, there was never intended to be any pressure on Plasma 
devs to choose a new logo. As I understand it, the ideal behind the poll 
was to pick the three most popular options and weigh them against the 
current logo.

Nate



On 12/6/23 00:34, Ilya Bizyaev wrote:
> Hello Paul,
> 
> Could you explain why there is no option for the current Plasma logo? I 
> would like to vote for keeping the existing logo, as I prefer it to the 
> options listed in the poll. Shouldn't Plasma developers be able to see 
> how the votes for the new logos compare to the current one, to make an 
> informed decision?
> 
> Not voting at all is not a solution because it is ambiguous: it could be 
> interpreted as not caring or supporting whichever new logo that poll 
> ends up "electing". "Non-bindingness" is also not an answer, because the 
> developers will feel pressured by the community to comply with the poll 
> results, even though they will be incomplete.
> 
> Best regards,
> Ilya
> 
> 
> On 5 December 2023 21:17:53 CET, Paul Brown <paul.brown at kde.org> wrote:
> 
>     Dear Community Members,
> 
>     We have trimmed down all the proposals from KDE aficionados for the
>     new Plasma
>     logo taken from here:
> 
>     https://discuss.kde.org/t/how-about-a-new-logo-for-plasma-6/6206
>     <https://discuss.kde.org/t/how-about-a-new-logo-for-plasma-6/6206>
> 
>     to 6 (you know: as in Plasma _6_) and made a poll to determine the
>     all time
>     favourite.
> 
>     If you would like to vote on the poll, please go here:
> 
>     https://discuss.kde.org/t/plasma-6-logo-final-selection-and-poll/8001 <https://discuss.kde.org/t/plasma-6-logo-final-selection-and-poll/8001>
> 
>     The three most voted options will be passed on to the Plasma
>     developers for
>     their consideration. Please note that this poll is **NON-BINDING** and
>     changing the logo will depend on the willingness of the Plasma devs.
>     They will
>     have the final say.
> 
>     Either way, the change, if it happens, is unlikely to occur in time
>     for Plasma
>     6.0, as the project is currently in Feature Freeze. This means that
>     only
>     corrections, bug squashing, and minor tweaking is going on. Nothing
>     new may be
>     added at this stage. So if the devs do decide to change the logo,
>     this won’t
>     happen until at least Plasma 6.1.
> 
>     This poll will finish and be closed in one week.
> 
>     May the best design win!
> 
>     Cheers
> 
>     Paul
>