> Sorry if you get 2 copies - mail server (mine) gave error on send, so I'm
> sending 2nd copy :)

Only one mail received in my case.

> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject: Re: [tde-devels] Mascot Contest submission -- Tristian
> Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2021 20:56:50 -0600
> From: David C. Rankin <drankinatty@suddenlinkmail.com>
> Organization: Rankin Law Firm, PLLC
> To: devels@trinitydesktop.org
>
> On 12/2/21 9:31 AM, Michele Calgaro via tde-devels wrote:
>> Any other ideas?
>>
>
> No more Konqui? Maybe just put shades on him. He always was a reasonable
> mascot -- and a tweak to him would allow a change-as-time-permits and a
> per-application and help file basis, rather than an all at once.
>
> Be wary of putting too much effort into something that does not improve the
> usability, functionality or maintainability of TDE. Too many projects have
> fallen off track worrying about the fluff.
>
> (and if you don't recall the Herculean amount of effort Darrell put into the
> simple K->T graphic change in the 2012 timeframe - a mascot change -- that
> actually changes all the places where Konqui appears -- will take just as much.

Good point. Not changing the mascot should also be an option to consider. Before publicly announcing any pet contest, it is important to decide if this is something that TDE community want to do.

In favour of not changing is not spending time and resources on this issue, I myself commented in my previous post about bugs with many years in Quanta.

In favour of changing:
1) Maybe Konqi 1 (the one used by KDE-3 and TDE) looks a bit old.
2) Announcing a mascot contest may attract the attention of new people who are not currently TDE users. People who don't care about "released 14.0.11"-type announcements, might be interested in the creative side of a mascot contest.
3) The idea is to offer a way for non-programmers to contribute, as translations do.

Best regards!