AVID:Requests for Comment/Give the wiki mascots

Recently a few members of the wiki (me included) have made mascot concepts for the wiki: Ace, Vivi and... Jeff the Tree Frog. However, despite being popular, none of these mascots are official yet. I was thinking of having them be official mascots for the wiki and implemented across certain parts of the site.



Support

 * 1) Compooper (talk) 01:29, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 2) though I'd also appreciate giving pics of them to let others know what they look like. But they're all very good characters who can represent us well. T807sig.png · Talk · Edits 01:40, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Another thing: I brought up an idea on the Discord that there could be short skits uploaded on our YouTube channel that follow Ace, Vivi, and Jeff's wacky antics. Call it "AVIDventures", perhaps? T807sig.png · Talk · Edits 02:26, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * That'd be better suited to a second channel, perhaps Eternity Media Group Wordmark.png (name change coming soon) 03:33, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * what was gonna be on the first channel anyways lmao puz_need_this_for_my_signature.png 03:35, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I mean fair point lol Eternity Media Group Wordmark.png (name change coming soon) 03:38, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) on the entire face of the planet. Jeff The Tree Frog, one of my four favorite words. Anyways, as I am the one who possibly started this idea, I feel the wiki should have a mascot as it would give us a lot of personality and stand out from the boring crowd like Logopedia. On the other hand, I am coming up with more AVID mascot concepts that are more about the wiki and it's branding rather than our little froggy inside joke. Charlie fiddlesticks signature.png (• USER TALK! •) 01:44, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * The image of Jeff The Tree Frog... you have managed to turn some random National Geographic image of a tree frog you can find just by googling it into a beautiful Cuphead masterpiece. And that is all I can ask for. I might make a full lore on Jeff who knows.
 * I am also working on another concept for AVID mascots (ones that you can say are better). Charlie fiddlesticks signature.png (• USER TALK! •) 04:22, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * i just saw them in uploads. sorry charlie but they are not very good. puz_need_this_for_my_signature.png 05:02, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * yeah sorry but me too Thesquidgeeks (talk) 05:41, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Copy that. Charlie fiddlesticks signature.png (• USER TALK! •) 19:03, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) ✅ i love all three of these characters and as a guy who draws too much i will draw them all BUT DONT LET THEM BE TEAM AVID I WANT THESE THREE NOT TEAM AVID PLE puz_need_this_for_my_signature.png 02:29, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh it's fine you don't need to worry about them any longer Charlie fiddlesticks signature.png (• USER TALK! •) 20:04, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) SomeGuy (name change coming soon) (talk) 02:43, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 2) screw it, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Lets get them happening. Eternity Media Group Wordmark.png (name change coming soon) 02:48, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 3) The potential is there for these to gain somewhat of a Wikimedia sister (link) level of reputation if at least unofficially implemented, and I support that. As for actual purposes, it makes little practical sense for all three to be used simultaneously, the average user might get confused. Ace alone is perfect for those purposes, while Vivi and Jeff are fine to be sidelined. PM pinter (talk) 02:52, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Ace looks like that guy from Mario RPG to me. LMgamer36 (2020, 2022-present).webp (Visit my talk page!) 04:52, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * You're the first person to say this PM pinter (talk) 12:31, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) i love em, this gives us a new face for the wiki as a whole, hope this gets past voting because id love to draw em, even when it dont ill still do it. User:KinnardASDF (talk) 08:53, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 2) Obviously, as the father of Ace, I shall give a yes. It'd be pretty if all would be used in some capacity, but I'm fine if this RfC results in an election for whom should be the sole mascot of AVID. Kris_Signature_JAN_2022.png 03:17, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I'd love for all three of them to be the mascots. They'd make a perfect trio. T807sig.png · Talk · Edits 03:19, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * i want all of them to win!!!! puz_need_this_for_my_signature.png 03:23, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * For Jeff, it'd be especially nice if he goes from a reject logo submission that was never going to be selected anyway, to an in-joke, then to one of AVID's official mascots. T807sig.png · Talk · Edits 03:30, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * best redemption arc ever puz_need_this_for_my_signature.png 03:33, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) . Similar to Wikipe-tan, it helps give the wiki some nice identity without interfering in our main goal. Dominicmgm (talk) 03:40, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 2) . Heck to the yes. Solarstrike (talk) 04:43, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 3) Yes Thesquidgeeks (talk) 01:29, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 4)  Per everyone else CalvinWilkerson-transformed.png(The Third Place) 05:57, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 5) ABSOLUTELY, YES! EsaïeGregoryPrickett (talk) 07:44, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 6) in the whole world. Cattotlebofficial (talk) 11:27, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 7) Why not?! Mascots are a fun edition to the wiki. BaldiBasicsFan (talk) 01:48, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 8) I remember this on its Discord server. I'm sure that we will love them. FeMC/Minako Arisato (talk) 17:14, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 9) Vivi or Jeff. I would not rush through implementation in case anyone identifies potential improvements to make them better: it took a while for me to make the new Guidance templates work. --Pingu (talk) 16:06, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 10) that is scientifically proven to be achivable by the human race. Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes. you don't understand how much i want Dis. i absolutely love all the characther designs here. i need Dis so much in my life tmsl (talk) 20:29, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 11) Absolutely approve. Some don't see the point of this because they think it's "unprofessional" or "we were fine without them because we didn't have them during the CLG days," but to that I say, let us experiment and have some fun. Not everything we do here needs to be professional I think. They aren't really trying to make comparisons to the Lost Media Wiki and even Wikipedia having one, so they need to stop being such debbie-downers lol. Metronome (talk) 01:32, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Metronome has single handedly diminished every single Oppose reason on here. Hip hip hooray. Charlie fiddlesticks signature.png (• USER TALK! •) 02:38, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * The virgin Eutrongs vs the chad Metronome. Eternity Media Group Wordmark.png (name change coming soon) 02:39, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Yo Metronome, got nothing against you but please be more respectful, you don't need to call Eutrongs or me "debbie-downers" just because we oppose with this request. It doesn't feel nice to be called that, at least speaking for me idk about him. Jet Dzhet (talk) 03:21, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Well next time they should come up with better reasons to oppose rather than just copying each other Charlie fiddlesticks signature.png (• USER TALK! •) 03:30, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * No one has a master's degree in giving opinions. And that's my last word, I'm not interested in creating drama. Jet Dzhet (talk) 03:39, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * First of all, that was barely an insult and wasn't directed toward you two anyways. To me, it feels like those who are/were opposing are just saying we can't try things and such 'cause it's not necessary or professional. We're not trying to be totally professional and a lot of people seem to want a mascot anyway so I don't get it. They have a right to an opinion and criticizing the art is fine I guess, and maybe there isn't a point in the end, but let us have fun, I don't want to keep saying that. SigMetro.png (Metronome) 04:46, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Aight, sorry, I misinterpreted your comment then Jet Dzhet (talk) 05:04, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

Abstain
This is ultimately not for me to be honest. I like the Vivi design the most. It's cool, but for a wiki about archival, this really benefits a community aspect than a wiki one. --Edc4 (talk) 03:02, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1)  I don't understand the need for mascots. We were fine without them to begin with. IAmThe789Guy (talk) 01:57, 26 December 2022 (UTC) IAmThe789Guy
 * 2)  They add absolutely nothing to the wiki. I'm so glad that I'm not the only who actually realises this. Eternity Media Group Wordmark.png (name change coming soon) 02:28, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 3)  I honestly don't see the point of this. The inclusion of mascots are not essential at all IMO Jet Dzhet (talk) 06:38, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I myself find them perfect for showing our fun side, that we have more personality beyond professionalism. T807sig.png · Talk · Edits 08:49, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm still skeptical about it tbh Jet Dzhet (talk) 19:32, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
 * What issues do you have that warrant your skepticism anyway? T807sig.png · Talk · Edits 17:59, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Well, I think they don't really fit in the wiki, all of them look pretty nice in terms of design but feel quite childish. It's not all because "it's unprofessional" (I don't really care about that). I feel like... it would attract more logokids (or users under 13). Not gonna whine if you end up passing the request though, just my opinion after all. Jet Dzhet (talk) 02:11, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * this Etruongs7 (talk) 02:17, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Branding and Personality Charlie fiddlesticks signature.png (• USER TALK! •) 19:35, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Glad I'm not the only one that thinks this. IAmThe789Guy (talk) 15:12, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) don't, it's unprofessional and god knows what the community will do to these mascots. if we REALLY need mascots for whatever reason use something else Etruongs7 (talk) 17:27, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
 * "use something else" ...like what NancerAVID (talk) 17:49, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
 * i'm not the best at coming up with characters for wikis. you'll have to come up with something else. only one i can see being fit is the first one (ace) and even then the torso shape and colour scheme could use some improvement Etruongs7 (talk) 02:10, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * i'm with nancer on this one all the other mascots i've seen are PURE dogshit no offense puz_need_this_for_my_signature.png 00:39, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * How are mascots inherently unprofessional? And what's wrong with these guys? T807sig.png · Talk · Edits 17:56, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
 * How is it unprofessional. And where is your reasoning? Charlie fiddlesticks signature.png (• USER TALK! •) 00:35, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * we're working on getting rid of cringe on the wiki, last thing we want is mascots just like any other wiki that has one Etruongs7 (talk) 02:05, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * How is the idea of wikis having mascots inherently "cringe"? And I myself don't want AVID to feel all business. T807sig.png · Talk · Edits 02:06, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * see lost media wiki, which features the mascot on tons of pages. i don't go on there much but having an already unlikable mascot featured everywhere gets tiresome easily, i'm here for the content and nothing else Etruongs7 (talk) 02:14, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * i mean lmw tan is unlikable probably because its a "-tan" mascot, but we have something actually likable because the characters themselves are very unique. KinnardASDF (talk) 02:28, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

Comments

 * 1) Of course I know what they look like already, but can you send images so others will at the very least know what they look like? Compooper (talk) 01:29, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 2) For people who want to know what these mascots look like, here are some pictures of the ones mentioned: Ace, Vivi, and Jeff the Tree Frog. Camenati (talk) 01:52, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I like the rfc one above Charlie fiddlesticks signature.png (• USER TALK! •) 22:42, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) i made logos for them Mascot logos rfc.png puz_need_this_for_my_signature.png 04:26, 26 December 2022 (UTC)


 * 1) Wait how is the font for the Ace text in the same font as the AVID icon. And Ace looks a lot like the AVID icon Chiagozie Elobuike signature.png 22:45, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Ace's resemblance to AVID's icon was deliberate on Kris' part. T807sig.png · Talk · Edits 05:47, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * That's the point. Eternity Media Group Wordmark.png (name change coming soon) 05:48, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I modified the AVID logo to say "ACE". There is no font. puz_need_this_for_my_signature.png 05:56, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) We should have a little page to introduce the mascots Charlie fiddlesticks signature.png (• USER TALK! •) 16:20, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Sure! Chiagozie Elobuike signature.png 16:09, 30 December 2022 (UTC)