Forum:Would like to submit a proposed Orain logo footer button

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 * Sorry, but that I don't think that logo is ready to be put on a wiki farm. It needs to be retouched. --Jeff (talk) (contribs) 14:05, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Agreed. We're very grateful for the effort, but it will have to be retouched a bit. Kudu (talk) 14:30, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
 * I figured as much. I'm not a very skilled artist, but I would be willing to work on this further unless someone else would be willing to work on this. Either way, thanks for the responses. Arcane (talk) 17:25, 14 October 2013 (UTC)Arcane
 * Sorry Arcane, but it's still pixelated. I would recommend you try again and get yourself used to gradients on Paint.NET. I agree with Kudu, your efforts are much appreciated nonetheless. --Jeff (talk) (contribs) 19:04, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
 * This is a very good idea, and I would also have an Orain little banner in the footer of our wiki. We get so much from Orain.org and this is a simple way to contribute to the project. About the design, why not following the same structure as File:Powered by MediaWiki.svg, just changing the logo and the text: "Hosted by Orain.org". Easy for me to say though, I'm no svg/graphics wizard.--QuimGil (talk) 17:44, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
 * While you're at it, maybe a favicon for Meta-Orain would be nice too? And it could be used as a default favicon for all new wikis in the farm, until the individual wiki owner provides a replacement. Just a thought. Augur NZ &#x2710; &#x2315; 22:23, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Agreed. If you'd like, I can use Photoshop to make them. --Jeff (talk) (contribs) 22:43, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
 * To be honest I think some users like myself would oppose a footer logo button because some of us like how our wikis look almost autonomous like we are our own encyclopedia without any branding except the subdomain.--Tyreek (talk) 01:34, 20 October 2013 (UTC)

Personally, I think that a small, unobtrusive footer button, like the existing Creative Commons and "Powered by MediaWiki" buttons, is a small price to pay for a free wiki hosted without adverts. I'd be happy with it. If the choice were ever to be this button or Wikia-style adverts, I'd definitely prefer this. Augur NZ &#x2710; &#x2315; 19:40, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Agreed, but maybe it could be removed if a price was paid; I would absolutely comply with a request to remove the footer for any paying customer. --Jeff (talk) (contribs) 19:58, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm not going to charge someone to remove a button. We're not a "if you pay for it we'll do it" farm. If a wiki simply doesn't want or like the button, I have no problem in removing it. D u s t i *Let's talk!* 20:18, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
 * I totally agree Dusti :D --Tyreek (talk) 12:23, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

I did some fiddling around with the footer, and after a lot of reverts, I managed to get a reasonable one though it is in the archives. However, I have implemented this idea on our testwiki for now using a variable. I'll leave this in the works for now instead of enabling it globally, but when it is, it will adhere what Dusti said. If a community does not want it, they can ask and we will disable it easy. If a community wishes to opt-in to it now before we enable it globally, tell me and I will do so. John (talk) 20:25, 29 November 2013 (UTC)