[ubuntu-art] art.ubuntu.com

[Jane Silber]

Hi folks -

I just noticed that art.ubuntu.com was shut down. I understand the
priority of getting the wiki in order and applaud your efforts there.
But what's the matter with leaving a place where community people can
contribute wallpapers?  Those submissions don't necessarily need to be
part of the process of selecting what goes on the CD, but people like to
create wallpapers, share them, download them, etc and you are
effectively turning away people who want to express their enjoyment of
Ubuntu through making wallpapers.

Not all of the art process is about making the distro, and
art.ubuntu.com provides a place where people can contribute wallpapers
without getting involved in the more formal process of artwork for a
specific release, and we should support both types of contributions.  
It is also causing confusion internally - the Marketing team is now
talking about creating a new site like art.ubuntu.com where people can
contribute wallpapers (not as "consider this for the default artwork"
but as in "I did this, it's cool, others might like it").

My opinion is that by shutting that site to contributions you have
closed the door to valuable community contributions and energy.  What's
the argument against re-opening it?

Cheers,
Jane