Re: [Haskell-cafe] Re: Haskell Logo write-in candidate

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"Neil" == Neil Mitchell writes:

>>> semi-rant warning: >>> >>> This whole badge/logo business seems to me to be an excellent >>> example of Parkinson's law of triviality (choosing the colour >>> of the bikeshed). We have a large (too large) number of >>> variations on relatively few themes and a really sophisticated >>> voting system, but no very clear idea of what they're for and >>> no explanation (such as my "of type Haskell" above) of why the >>> candidates are the way they are. >>> >>> I didn't join in much to the earlier discussion because I >>> thought things would work out to something sensible in the >>> end, but it doesn't look like that happened. Work out what the >>> problem is before putting the solution up for election! >> >> I agree with this. I have voted, but as with many others I >> found the process very cumbersome, and I don't think it really >> expresses my opinions properly. I'm concerned that this process >> may well end up producing a outcome that's worse than the >> current situation but will have some aura of legitimacy because >> of the vote. Neil> I totally agree. I haven't voted, because if I had an hour Neil> to spare I'd much rather spend the time actually writing Neil> Haskell. I can't rank 100's of logos, realistically anything Neil> more than about 10 and I don't have a chance of even Neil> figuring out which is my favourite. I agree too. I only voted because one entry stood out above all the others in my eyes (Conal's). -- Colin Adams Preston Lancashire