It's nicely summarised in the Diff post (https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/12/06/vote-for-the-sound-of-all-human-knowledge/):
> We’ve been talking about a sound logo for quite some time. Virtual voice > assistants are growing in use and popularity around the world. Wikimedia > content is everywhere too, but often not correctly or consistently > identified. A sound logo is a brief collection of sounds usually between 1 > and 4 seconds. Our sound logo will be a new way to identify Wikimedia content > across a range of auditory uses and devices. HTH, Kosta > On 7. Dec 2022, at 09:51, Paulo Santos Perneta <paulospern...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Look, I'm sorry, but I have to say this. > I have not the least idea why WMF is using the resources on this. Was this a > priority, or even needed? What does it serve for? > And, as someone with hypersensitivity to part of the sound spectrum, I > sincerely hope you don't use any of those cacophonic screams or whatever they > are in any noticeable place. > > I'm really puzzled why this has been done at all. > > Paulo > > Mehrdad Pourzaki <mpourz...@wikimedia.org <mailto:mpourz...@wikimedia.org>> > escreveu no dia terça, 6/12/2022 à(s) 15:23: >> Hi everyone, >> >> Voting <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Sound_Logo_Vote> in the >> Wikimedia sound logo contest has started [1]. Crowds, pages turning, drums, >> chimes, vocals, and the sound of keyboards typing. Wikimedia is alive with >> sound, music, and everything in between. From December 6 to 19, 2022, please >> play a part <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Sound_Logo_Vote> and >> help identify the Sound of All Human Knowledge. Voting is open until 19 >> December, 23:59 UTC. Learn more on Diff >> <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/12/06/vote-for-the-sound-of-all-human-knowledge/> >> [2]. >> >> The sound logo team is grateful to everyone who participated in this global >> contest. We received 3,235 submissions from 2,094 participants in 135 >> countries. We are incredibly grateful to the team of volunteer screeners >> <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/10/31/screening-3235-sound-submissions/> >> and the selection committee >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Sound_Logo/Contest_proposal#How_will_the_final_selection_happen?> >> who, among others, helped to bring us to where we are today. It is now up >> to Wikimedia to choose its sound logo. >> >> Best wishes, >> The sound logo team >> >> >> [1] Vote for the Sound of All Human Knowledge: >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Sound_Logo_Vote >> [2] Learn more on Diff: >> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/12/06/vote-for-the-sound-of-all-human-knowledge/ >> [3] Screening 3235 submissions: >> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/10/31/screening-3235-sound-submissions/ >> [4] The Selection Committee: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Sound_Logo/Contest_proposal#How_will_the_final_selection_happen? >> >> >> >> Mehrdad Pourzaki >> Lead Movement Communications Specialist >> wikimediafoundation.org <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> <mailto:wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org>, guidelines at: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/LWW77MLYX22O3Q5MJSA5L43YZGYGBQPO/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org>_______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/7GNG44623VFG2SLKKYKYM7ANJVZGIKUG/ > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
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