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YWS Needs A Mascot!



YWS Needs A Mascot, and It Should Be A(n)...

Teddy Bear
10
5%
Horse
8
4%
Dragon
69
33%
Monkey
47
22%
Cat
14
7%
Dog
1
0%
Kangaroo
25
12%
Rabbit
2
1%
Other
36
17%
 
Total votes : 212


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Wed May 03, 2006 6:20 am
dele24 says...



I like the idea of a squid, especially the fact that it squirts out ink, very good idea.

Go the squid :D (well since its obvious that it isnt going to be a horse ;))





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Wed May 03, 2006 12:22 pm
Zion says...



Does anyone remeber when I proposed the idea for a mascot months ago, when the YWS logo was to be created? No? Thought so... ::sigh::

I voted for other. Dragons are overused. Im thinking spirits. Im thinking living masses of creation, materialized imagination. Im thinking a chimera-like-chibi-thing that would embody ALL aspects of writing creativity, not just fantasy/scifi/whatever.

EDIT: Name....how about Quillyn? I think its better than Squill. Squill reminds me of an octoupus (sp) Does anyone know the names of mythological creatures/gods that symbolize creation, fertilty, or scribing/writing?
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Wed May 03, 2006 12:26 pm
Zion says...



Squids represent binding, imprisonment, deception. We need something that would represent endless creation, liberation, imagination.
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Wed May 03, 2006 1:59 pm
Torpid says...



you know what i think would be awesome, is have like an ape or 'bigger' monkey hunched over a desk with bifocals on, writin on something.....cool huh??





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Wed May 03, 2006 2:49 pm
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MONKEY!!!!

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Thu May 04, 2006 12:49 am
Griffinkeeper says...



Chuck Norris?

I voted monkey. If you give a dragon a keyboard, they'll just destroy your computer. Give a keyboard to a monkey and you'll eventually have Shakespeare's Hamlet.

I rest my case.
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Thu May 04, 2006 2:55 am
Boni_Bee says...



Hehe, have a kangaroo, for originality :wink: because that is what writing is, right? We like being origional! :lol:

A teddybear is too childish

A chimp would be good

Dragon, ugh... :?





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Thu May 04, 2006 1:16 pm
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How about a pencil with a happy face and sunglasses? I dare someone to make the connection between a writing site and a pencil. That's right. You can't.

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Thu May 04, 2006 1:27 pm
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Is there going to be a competition to draw the mascot?

Does Aquill HAVE to be an animal/person or can it be a quill or something?





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Thu May 04, 2006 4:39 pm
Matt Bellamy says...



I like Inertia's pencil idea.
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Thu May 04, 2006 6:43 pm
Swires says...



A rat, no a DANCING rat.
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Thu May 04, 2006 10:37 pm
Nate says...



Doe wrote:Is there going to be a competition to draw the mascot?

Does Aquill HAVE to be an animal/person or can it be a quill or something?


There will be a competition to draw the mascot.



I'm gonna skip having a second poll of different choices which I mentioned earlier since, overall, people seem to generally like the suggestions offered. Besides, a squid would be kind of hard to draw, and an owl or pencil or quill is overdone on writing websites.

Soon I'll start up a poll between the top three choices (kangaroo, dragon, and monkey). The winner of that poll will become the mascot.





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Thu May 04, 2006 10:43 pm
Areida says...



VOTE NON-DRAGON OR DIE, PEOPLE!

I'm going to have a hard time choosing between the 'Roo and the monkey. Both would be awesome. :P
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Thu May 04, 2006 10:54 pm
Teufelshund says...



It should be a devilish-looking bulldog...
(Unoffcial USMC Mascot, lol)
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