Forum:SH Archive/Search Icons czar

So, the search icons used for the search box in Monobook have grown quite stale. There's actually a page where new icons can be proposed here. As you can see, there are a good, good amount of search icons ready to be added to the roster of icons currently in use.

Nevertheless, the process of adding them to the rotation has been stalled for quite a long time. In my opinion, this problem could be rectified if we simply had a designated "search icon czar." This would be an individual, probably an administrator, who would be willing to vet new icon proposals (to make sure they meet the guidelines), and then add them to the in-use list. Such a person would need to have access to a graphics program more sophisticated than MS Paint (Photoshop or the Gimp would work) to check icons for hidden imperfections, but otherwise, the job wouldn't be too onerous, especially after the current batch of expectant icons was added to the rotation.

So, my question is this: Would the community be OK with selecting a search icon czar for this task? Would it be better to elect someone, or just see if any admin is willing to volunteer for the post? (I lean toward just letting someone volunteer, but I can see the other being useful as well). What's clear is that something needs to be done if we don't want to see Wicket mooning us on every 20th or 30th page view! :) ~ Savage  00:46, April 7, 2012 (UTC)