Hi all, A reminder that the sound logo vote <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Sound_Logo_Vote> is open until December 19, 23:59 UTC, please play a part in choosing the sound of Wikimedia.
It's been an informative two weeks. There were some glitches along the way and not everyone found the voting process intuitive, yet nearly 2000 people have taken part already. A huge thank you. We knew we would be learning together at every step embarking on this novel project more than a year ago, and especially in the past 10 months or so. Thanks to many of you who contributed along the way, we are humbled and grateful by the support and participation. Once the vote closes and the results have been cleaned up and tallied, there needs to be legal reviews, contracting, and due diligence before the winner is officially announced. We are aiming for late February to April, 2023. Once again, many thanks on behalf of the sound logo team. Best regards, Mehrdad *Mehrdad Pourzaki* Lead Movement Communications Specialist wikimediafoundation.org On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 4:12 PM Shani Evenstein <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I, too, wanted to extend my gratitude to everyone who has been working on > this project, as well as to all the community members who have already > participated and voted. > > Seeking information and engaging with knowledge has become a more diverse > experience globally, with sound being among the fastest growing fields. As > established digital citizens and new generations coming online are > growingly consuming information in a `listening mode`, it seems a good > moment in time to be voting for a sound logo for Wikimedia projects, one > that can represent us in new ways. Community members, Foundation staff and > sound enthusiasts from around the world, have all collaborated to bring us > here, and the results are interesting and inspiring. > > I have been following the progress of this project closely since its > inception, and as a volunteer, was honored to also be involved as part of > the selection committee. Along with community members and audio > professionals, we have reviewed and scored the top 40 submissions, leading > to the top 10 sounds the the community is now voting on. > As some of you know, I have a long time passion for music (in all its > diversified glory), so I was excited to be able to contribute to this > project more substantially. It was a unique experience that I'll cherish > for years to come, and I am grateful to the WMF team working on this in a > true spirit of openness, transparency and collaboration, as well as to all > the volunteers who invested time and effort in the process. > > *I encourage you all to have a listen and a say in selecting the sound* *that > will represent us* for many years to come. So if you haven't already, I > hope you consider participating and vote. One more week to go! > > With gratitude, > Shani. > > > Shani Evenstein Sigalov > <https://wikimediafoundation.org/profile/shani-evenstein-sigalov/> > > Vice Chair, Board of Trustees > > Chair, Community Affairs Committee > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > > > On Fri, 9 Dec 2022 at 23:47, Mike Peel <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Just to say thank you for sharing the finalists under a free license on >> Commons: >> >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:2022_Wikimedia_sound_logo_contest_finalists >> Will the non-finalist sounds also be shared there? Commons needs more >> freely licenced audio files! >> >> Thanks, >> Mike >> >> On 09/12/2022 21:39, Mehrdad Pourzaki wrote: >> > Thanks for the notes of appreciation shared here on this thread and >> > elsewhere. A great deal of community and staff effort has gone into >> > conceptualizing this contest and making it a reality, especially since >> > May of this year when we switched to a more active phase of the project >> > < >> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/05/24/refining-a-global-contest-to-create-the-sound-of-wikimedia/>. >> The >> great participation in the votes so far is much appreciated. With further >> thanks to your help and input, we were able to fix a few glitches and >> oversights as well. We took the precedent of voting and the reliable >> Schulze method <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schulze_method> from >> recent visual logo contests for Abstract Wikipedia < >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Abstract_Wikipedia/Wikifunctions_logo_concept> >> and MediaWiki < >> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Proposal_for_changing_logo_of_MediaWiki,_2020/Round_2> >> (you >> can learn more on Diff < >> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/05/14/conceptualizing-a-new-logo-contest-based-on-existing-practices/ >> >). >> > >> > So, please have a listen or listen again, and help select the sound of >> > Wikimedia <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Sound_Logo_Vote>. >> > >> > Best regards, >> > Mehrdad >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > * >> > * >> > >> > *Mehrdad Pourzaki* >> > >> > Lead Movement Communications Specialist >> > wikimediafoundation.org <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Dec 7, 2022 at 3:12 PM Samuel Klein <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > I love this. Thanks for all the work going into the candidates! >> > >> > (the voting widget is extremely non-intuitive however...) >> > >> > On Wed, Dec 7, 2022 at 12:26 PM Galder Gonzalez Larrañaga >> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > I didn't expect very much of this project. >> > I was wrong. >> > >> > Thanks for all the logo proposals! >> > >> > Galder >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > *From:* Risker <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected] >> >> >> > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 6, 2022 6:04 PM >> > *To:* Wikimedia Mailing List <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> >> > *Subject:* [Wikimedia-l] Re: Vote for your favourite sound logo >> > Wow, I'm really impressed at the quality of these proposed sound >> > logos. It's going to be hard to choose! >> > >> > Thank you to all of the contributors, organizers, and volunteer >> > screeners. >> > >> > Risker/Anne >> > >> > On Tue, 6 Dec 2022 at 11:53, Festus Yemi >> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> wrote: >> > >> > This sounds very interesting to me. I Can't wait to hear the >> > most voted sound logo for the leading online encyclopedia . >> > >> > Regards, >> > Festus >> > >> > On Tue, Dec 6, 2022, 4:52 PM Linda Lenrow Lopez >> > <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > I can't vote, but just wanted to send a note to say it >> > was wonderful to hear all of the potential final sound >> > logos. There are so many wonderful ones it will be hard >> > to choose a single sound. >> > One consideration that could have been included in the >> > How to Vote section - the sound should be one people >> > would not tire of hearing frequently...as we do >> > indeed hope they will hear it often! >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Linda Lenrow Lopez (she/her) >> > >> > Enterprise Risk Management Principal >> > >> > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> >> > >> > We are not in a post fact world >> > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ4ba28-oGs> >> > >> > >> > >> > Imagine a world in which every single human being can >> > freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our >> > commitment. Donate. <https://donate.wikimedia.org/> >> > >> > /Curious? Here are 7 reasons to consider donating. >> > < >> https://medium.com/freely-sharing-the-sum-of-all-knowledge/7-reasons-you-should-donate-to-wikipedia-fda4d0fab8d0 >> >/ >> > >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Dec 6, 2022 at 10:23 AM Mehrdad Pourzaki >> > <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > Hi everyone, >> > >> > >> > Voting >> > < >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Sound_Logo_Vote>in the >> Wikimedia sound logo contest has started [1]. Crowds, pages turning, drums, >> chimes, vocals, and the sound of keyboards typing. Wikimedia is alive with >> sound, music, and everything in between. From December 6 to 19, 2022, >> please play a part < >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Sound_Logo_Vote>and help >> identify the Sound of All Human Knowledge. Voting is open until 19 >> December, 23:59 UTC. Learn more on Diff < >> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/12/06/vote-for-the-sound-of-all-human-knowledge/> >> [2]. >> > >> > >> > The sound logo team is grateful to everyone who >> > participated in this global contest. We received >> > 3,235 submissions from 2,094 participants in 135 >> > countries. We are incredibly grateful to the team of >> > volunteer screeners >> > < >> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/10/31/screening-3235-sound-submissions/>and >> the selection committee < >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Sound_Logo/Contest_proposal#How_will_the_final_selection_happen?>who, >> among others, helped to bring us to where we are today. It is now up to >> Wikimedia to choose its sound logo. >> > >> > >> > Best wishes, >> > >> > The sound logo team >> > >> > >> > >> > [1] Vote for the Sound of All Human Knowledge: >> > >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Sound_Logo_Vote < >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Sound_Logo_Vote> >> > [2] Learn more on Diff: >> > >> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/12/06/vote-for-the-sound-of-all-human-knowledge/ >> < >> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/12/06/vote-for-the-sound-of-all-human-knowledge/ >> > >> > [3] Screening 3235 submissions: >> > >> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/10/31/screening-3235-sound-submissions/ < >> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/10/31/screening-3235-sound-submissions/> >> > [4] The Selection Committee: >> > >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Sound_Logo/Contest_proposal#How_will_the_final_selection_happen >> < >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Sound_Logo/Contest_proposal#How_will_the_final_selection_happen >> >? >> 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