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> On Jul 1, 2016, at 1:41 PM, John D. Ament <johndam...@apache.org> wrote: > >> On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 4:35 PM Tim Williams <william...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 3:05 PM, Marvin Humphrey <mar...@rectangular.com> >> wrote: >>> On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 9:35 AM, Greg Chase <g...@gregchase.com> wrote: >>> >>>> The branding guidelines do not address feedback such as "logo in >> footer" or >>>> "disclaimer is buried deep or below the fold". >>> >>> Incubation disclaimers are intended to be substantive. They are not CYA >> legal >>> boilerplate that can be are buried in fine print. The intent is to >> communicate >>> (effectively!) to consumers that a project is incubating. >> >> I haven't heard anyone suggesting "CYA" or "buried in fine print"? >> Most sites put notices at the bottom of a page similar to how we put >> our equally important copyright/trademark notices at the bottom of our >> home page. That, along with having the page saying "(Incubating)" all >> over the place is surely enough of a notice... this "must be above the >> fold" stuff is overreaching and encroaching on the PPMC. They have >> the disclaimer, let's not overcome our boredom by being helicopter >> parents... > > Please don't interpret the current research being done as saying that the > logo/disclaimer has to be above the fold. There are certain ways I've seen > the disclaimer where its not clear how its used, or what it's related to. > I've seen podlings use differing fonts to make it seem unimportant, and > actually think it makes more sense in the footer. > > John > > The observations are listed as "issues" and this is described as a "branding audit", not a "survey." The meaning is clear. It's fine if you choose to redefine as a result of feedback. >> >> --tim >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
