QRESEARCH USED TO HAVE ONE BANNER FOR GENERALS. HOW ABOUT REVIVING THAT TRADITION?
There's been a lotta recent discussion about Papi - whether his tweets should be in notables. As far as i'm concerned, up to baker. But if bakers or anons want to work something else out, up to you.
''But he also showed up in a banner on Monday am.'' That caused a firestorm, many anons thinking it's not appropriate. Led to a discussion about banners.
I don't know when the banner originated. Perhaps an olderfag can fill me in. But by the time i got to 8 in summer 2018, IWO JIMA was there, mebbe with the MAGA lion. At any rate, the Iwo Jima image w/MAGA Lion did not change much if at all for the next 2 years. Was a unifying symbol that encapsulated the values for which we stand: freedom, honor and courage under fire.
Then OSS arrived, attracting a couple of other bakers with a chip on their shoulders. One was Barkeep. He decided one night in Fall 2020 to change the General image over the protests of anons. Sinc he was the signed in baker, anons had little say. Since that time, the image has changed many times. Some of the substitutions have been memorable, some have been pathetic. At one point, artist anon pleaded to return to original image - or at least some way to prevent debased images from being posted.
''But once you allow the image to be changed, how can you say what is and is not ok? That is the problem. ''
PROPOSAL: To return to the custom of having one General image.
This would provide a unifying theme for General breads.
It would also make them stand out in the Catalog.
Does not have to be original General image (with Q instead of Q_anon), although it could be.
Could also be another image from an enterprising meme anon.
GENERAL IMAGE CONTEST
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Proposed images would be submitted on a pinned thread.
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To submit, anons would post their image plus a paragraphs (minimum 2-3 sentences) saying why they think this image would be best to represent our work as a board.
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Image could be based on IWO JIMO image or some others defining iconic symbol(s) that capture what our work is about.
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Possible themes/symbols: freedom, patriotism, courage, freedom of speech, truth, defining moments in American history, the Constitution, unity, WWG1WGA
Anons could give feedback on the images they like and don't like by tagging the post.
Then admin would look at comments and whittle it down to around half dozen finalists.
Provide a second comment period before finalist is announced.
From that point on, the new General image would serve as the General image, as before.
One last note:
We are all aware that many bakers now have their own banners. We applaud their efforts, but seek a banner that reflects not just the personal outlook of one person, but an overlook that represents us all as a board. These can obviously be submitted to the BANNER CONTEST. Can also be used by bakers during handoffs, etc.
THOUGHTS?