Inkipedia:Logo Contest 2022/Round 3

WORK IN PROGRESS

Welcome to Round 3!

Round 3 will be the argument round, where we aim to reach a consensus (a general agreement). Why? Because:

• The votes were generally close in Round 2. Surprisingly, there was even a tie for the top spot!
• Popularity isn't everything. After all, do we know if voters were only thinking of themselves, or the bigger picture of Inkipedia? Now that Round 2 has eliminated the majority of submissions, we can have focused discussion and argument, allowing voters to make a more informed decision. Still, popularity is an important factor to consider when choosing a logo. So, we need Round 3 to wrap everything up by weighing popularity with the other factors that make a logo a great fit for Inkipedia.
• Surely, there is a single logo that is both popular and better than the others... you just need to convince most Inkipedians of that! Reach consensus.

What do we do in Round 3?

• Look at each proposal, think about it, respond to others, or make your own argument or statement. You are free to write anything ranging from simple comments to detailed analysis.
• Generally, we need artists and voters alike to present strong arguments for or against logos, to convince everyone to agree on a single logo.
• Comment as many times as you want. The more discussion and replying to engage with each other, the better!
• Everything will take place on the Round 3 talk page, while the main Round 3 page that you are reading now will only be used to list rules and guidelines.

How do we vote?

• With your words. You may make a statement or argument, or reply to others. You may optionally express your current level of support in each discussion like this:

• Strong support. Comment explaining reasoning or replying to someone else. ~~~~
• Weak support. Comment explaining reasoning or replying to someone else. ~~~~
• Support. Comment explaining reasoning or replying to someone else. ~~~~
• Neutral. Comment explaining reasoning or replying to someone else. ~~~~
• Weak oppose. Comment explaining reasoning or replying to someone else. ~~~~
• Oppose. Comment explaining reasoning or replying to someone else. ~~~~
• Strong oppose. Comment explaining reasoning or replying to someone else. ~~~~

• Remember, Round 3 must reach a consensus. So, if one proposal has a few extra support votes over another, that does not mean consensus has been reached.
• By expressing your support in words, everyone can see the general sentiment under each logo proposal, which should naturally cause opinion to gravitate towards a single logo as time passes.
• As Round 3 comes near its scheduled end, it will become more important to "vote" so that everyone can check for consensus, but you can always leave comments or questions without having to quantify your level of support. In other words, voting is optional, so you can leave vote-less comments.
  • If the level of consensus is not clear, or if you see someone judge consensus and you think they judged incorrectly, you may create new sections on the talk page to restart discussion with a renewed focus or ask for a fresh consensus check.

Examples of strong comments:

• We should use Logo ABC because it was more popular, as evidenced in Round 2.
• Logo XYZ is the better choice, because it has more contrast with the background in mockup 1.
• Logo 123 is way more flexible, just listen to what the artist said on that subject: "quote from the artist".

Examples of weak comments: (And how you can improve them)

• I love it!!! (Why do you love it?)
• This has my favorite color. (Why is the logo good for Inkipedia, not just you personally?)
• w o o m y. (Please try to contribute to discussion. Unconstructive comments, or comments unrelated to Splatoon or Inkipedia are against Inkipedia talk page policy.)