[OSM-talk] RFC updated: OSM Attribution Mark (was: contributor mark)

[Tom Hughes]

On 22/04/13 13:40, Alex Barth wrote:

> The update to the original RFC brings 4 key changes:
>
> 1. Rename the proposal from 'Contributor Mark' to 'Attribution Mark'
> 2. A completely redesigned mark, containing the letters "OSM"

The new mark is definitely a distinct improvement - at least now there 
is some chance of somebody recognising what it is for.

> 3. A completely redesigned `/copyright` page, the page the mark links
> to. It is much closer to today's `/copyright`

I'm afraid the redesigned /copyright page still has all the same 
problems as the original as far as I can see, namely:

* It's completely and utterly different (except now for the bar
   at the top) to the rest of the site.

* It's totally unobvious that there is more information below
   the fold - it just looks like a big picture with an overlaid
   information panel and only somebody who makes a habit of
   staring at the scrollbar is going to realise there is more
   to see by scrolling.

* I'm not sure what the purpose of the arrow icon in the bottom
   right is meant to be? As far as I can tell it just reloads the
   background image, which seems utterly pointless...

Tom

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