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'''I'd like to thank everyone once again for their submissions. I'm grateful for all the time and effort people put into this. I'm also encouraged by seeing everyone's enthusiam for OrthodoxWiki. I wish I could award everyone a prize!'''

It's nice to see something of a consensus emerging with regard to [[User:HappyGrevling|HappyGrevling]]'s "SealLogo1." I'm grateful for all concur with this judgment. I think it looks dignified and professional, while capturing the time Orthodox character and effort people put into thisinternational scope of OrthodoxWiki. IIt'm s challenging to produce not only something that is of professional qulity, but also encouraged by seeing everyone's enthusiam for OrthodoxWikisomething which really captures the mission. I wish I could award everyone a prize!

ItMy only hesitation is that I's nice d love to see something of it brightened up a consensus emerging bit, especially the greenish band behind the letters. We could definitely work with regard it as is, though. According to HappyGrevling[[User:Joe Rodgers|Joe]]'s "SealLogo1suggestion, I'd also like to ask if [[User:HappyGrevling|H.G." I concur with this judgment]] would be willing to donate the black and white version for use on letterhead.

I think it looks dignified and professional'd like to give runner-up recognition to a number of others too:* I'd like to ask [[User:Baker]] if he would be willing to donate his logos for possible use as a decoration for future printed publications.* I'd like to ask [[User:Rublevpupil]] if he would be willing to donate his logos, while capturing especially #2 for use as a promotional link button.* I would like to suggest that [[User:Raphael]] make his first logo available to the Orthodox character and international scope fledgling [http://www.copticwiki CopticWiki] if they are interested.* I'd also like to ask "a friend of OrthodoxWikiMagda" if he'd be willing to donate "DEOWlogo2.png" as a possible link button as well.

ItOf course, if anyone else would like to formally donate their logos to OrthodoxWiki, we'd love to be keep them on hand for any future use. We don't want OWiki's challenging visual identity to produce not only something that is of professional qulitybecome too dispersed, but also something which really captures the mission.who knows what will come up?

My only hesitation is that I'd love Thanks again to see it brightened up a biteverybody! Yours in Christ, especially the greenish band behind the letters[[User:FrJohn|Fr. We could definitely work with it as isJohn]] 14:19, though.November 16, 2005 (CST)

According to P.S. Inspired by [[User:Joe RodgersJoe_Rodgers|Joe]]'s suggestionfour-fold description of OrthodoxWiki, I'd also like ve added a couple bullet points to ask if H.G. would be willing to donate the black and white version for use on letterhead[[OrthodoxWiki:About]].

== Any matching OrthodoxWiki Favicon? == This is now fully supported in Internet Explorer 7 (not just when you bookmark a page, but also in the tabs and address bar). [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favicon Favicons] must be valid ico files, or images which can later be converted into ico files, and have a size of 16x16 [http://www.wikicities.com/wiki/Logo_contest#Rules]. --[[User:Arbible|Arbible]] 16:05, November 16, 2005 (CST) :Yep, Iwas thinking about that too. If you'd like to give runner-submit something that's great. Not sure what the best approach would be to reducing the new logo to 16 x 16! If we come up recognition with something nice, I'll stick it into the new [[OrthodoxWiki:Searching#The_OrthodoxWiki_Searchbar|Firefox searchbar extension]] too! [[User:FrJohn|Fr. John]] :P.S. I just submitted this to a number Mozilla for inclusion in the Firefox search plugins page (http://mycroft.mozdev.org/).:P.P.S. Hey! It's already up there -- cool! (See http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?name=orthodox&submitform=Find+search+plugins):P.P.P.S. Hey, thanks for the WikiCities Logo Contest link. I had no idea other wiki projects were doing this kind of others too:thing.

* I::''> If you'd like to ask submit something that's great''::Thanks Father and congratulations on the new look! I would receive a blessing by doing so, but I am not a graphic designer (you can tell from my very humble contributions sent to you some weeks ago via a 'logo submission' Hotmail account: the anonymous [http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/OrthodoxWiki_talk:Logo_Submissions/archive#OOO_WWW_Logo OOO WWW Logo] and [http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/OrthodoxWiki_talk:Logo_Submissions/archive#Circle_Logos Circle Logos] :-).::I can resize the current logo to 16X16 in PaintShop Pro, but as you have rightly mentioned, this won't produce good results. Perhaps HappyGrevling can quickly design a 16X16 ''matching'' icon with just the circle and the cross inside it (and maybe also using fewer colours)? Microsoft and other interested parties provide detailed guidelines on how to produce such "miniature" versions by reducing icon detail and focusing on distinguishing features, etc. (for Windows XP and the forthcoming Vista, but the same principles would apply to favicons)::I personally liked Baker's second icon for its elegance and simplicity, and the way it uses different shades of the same colours. However, I think HappyGrevling's winning logo "''really captures the mission''" of OrthodoxWiki in a far better way than any of the other submissions.::With my prayerful best wishes, --[[User:BakerArbible|Arbible]] if he would be willing to donate his logos 18:23, November 16, 2005 (CST):Thanks, everyone, for possible the kind words. I agree that there were a lot of excellent logo submisisons. I just created and uploaded a .png image we could use as a decoration for future printed publicationsfavicon (not sure how to make it a .ico).- [[User:HappyGrevling|HappyGrevling]]

* I'd like to ask ::The following png2ico converter program might help: http://www.winterdrache.de/freeware/png2ico/::Thank you very much. In Christ, --[[User:RublevpupilArbible|Arbible]] if he would be willing to donate his logos15:59, especially #2 for use as a promotional link button.November 17, 2005 (CST)

* I would like have successfully converted your file using the above tool, but the system won't allow me to suggest that [[Userupload it. You can retrieve it from (right-click to save):Raphael]] make his first logo available to the fledgling [http://wwwstaff.copticwiki|CopticWiki]bath.I'd also like to ask "a friend of Magda" if he'd be willing to donate "DEOWlogo2ac.png" as a possible link button as welluk/mpsmnkb/Temp/favicon.ico

Of course, if anyone else would like to formally donate their logos (It should be copied to the root folder of OrthodoxWiki, we'd love to be keep them on hand for any future use. We don't want OWiki's visual identity to become too dispersed, but who knows what will come up?)

''OK. Finally figured this out -- the .htaccess file was interfering with the template accessing the favicon. Anyway, I also downloaded a free little program called [[Userhttp:FrJohn|Fr//www. Johniconempire.com/free-icon-editor/ Iconomaker]] 14:19in order the make the background transparent instead of white. Finally, November 16, 2005 I've changed the icon for Firefox/Mycroft search plugin too (CSTusing a transparent .gif), and sent an update to the Mozilla site. You may have to clear your browser's cache to see the new favicon. If you already have the search plugin enabled and want the new icon, you have to find your Firefox/Mozilla profile and delere the OrthodoxWiki entries in the "searchplugins" folder. If you don't have it already, why not? You can get it from [http://orthodoxwiki.org/tools/ here].