Smivs wrote:There's nothing wrong with selling the game, except the Forum users have already bought in.
And while I agree that OXPs are an integral part of the game, I see no reason to 'promote' them in the forum logo.
I think it is far too easy to lose track of what this is. We are looking for a small logo to fill an empty corner at the top of a Users Forum. No more, no less than that. It's not an advertisement, it's not an Art Gallery. It's not even something most people would consciously notice.
Hence my suggestion that this be kept simple and discreet.
I disagree with virtually all of this. If we follow this logic to its obvious conclusion, we might as well do away with the logo entirely. After all, it provides no information to anyone already 'in the know', and as such is just a waste of space.
I don't really have any strong opinion on whether the BB needs a logo or not, but if we're going to have one, I see no reason not to make it as pretty as possible.
Furthermore, the assumption that every single person who comes to these boards is already well acquainted with the game does not hold up. They may come here by way of a link*, or after having done a search of some sort. In the wild jungle of the hyperweb there are certainly more than one way to get here.
*And speaking of links. Facebook, and I'm sure a lot of other sites, can automagically include a thumbnail when someone posts a link. I just checked, and it appears that our current logo isn't available as such, but if this could be turned on with some sort of setting, the benefits of a good-looking logo should be self-evident.
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