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One of the ideas for promoting the site was creating a Community Promotion Ad for another site. But if we want to do that we need a banner to post. This banner needs to advertise our site in visual manner. So, to decide on the best banner to represent a site, post the banner here. If you have multiple banners, please post each of them in separate answer.

Here's the required format:

Image requirements
The image that you create must be 220 x 250 pixels Must be hosted through our standard image uploader (imgur)
Must be GIF or PNG No animated GIFs
Absolute limit on file size of 150 KB

All answers should be in the exact form of:

[![Tagline to show on mouseover][1]][2]

[1]: http://image-url [2]: http://clickthrough-url

On a normal site where we post the actual answer, that's all that's allowed, but here it's ok to post some discussion if you're doing it on this post.

The click through link should be to this site. We could have it go to the unanswered section, but that is almost always empty so I don't think that is a good idea.

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    $\begingroup$ Good point about the unanswered section. $\endgroup$
    – trichoplax is on Codidact now
    Commented Oct 9, 2014 at 7:52
  • $\begingroup$ Are multiple votes ok? $\endgroup$
    – mechalynx
    Commented Oct 9, 2014 at 22:36
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    $\begingroup$ @ivy_lynx vote on everything you have an opinion on. We aren't necessarily picking just one anyway. $\endgroup$
    – Monica Cellio
    Commented Oct 10, 2014 at 0:11
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    $\begingroup$ As part of this, please also think about site-specific ads (and label as such), if there's some approach that would particularly suit RPG or Writers or Physics. $\endgroup$
    – Monica Cellio
    Commented Oct 10, 2014 at 0:12
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    $\begingroup$ I have an idea but no graphical skills, so I'll throw it out here in case anybody likes it and wants to run with it: a person at a drafting table with a mostly-complete world map, books piled next to him, and a couple of white mice observing. (The mice are just an "in joke" for those who know; they shouldn't be the point of the ad, just an extra touch.) $\endgroup$
    – Monica Cellio
    Commented Oct 10, 2014 at 0:14
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    $\begingroup$ I'm thinking that when a post gets six upvotes (enough to get it posted as a community ad if it were posted as a community promotion ad), I'll move it over to several community promotion threads. $\endgroup$
    – DonyorM
    Commented Oct 10, 2014 at 7:40
  • $\begingroup$ I've changed the background images of my ads due to copyright issues, the changes are not too drastic, but significant none the less. $\endgroup$
    – overactor
    Commented Oct 10, 2014 at 14:10
  • $\begingroup$ Do we have any architects or people who know architects? I'd like to see a blueprint drawing of a planet as the logo. I think it would work. $\endgroup$
    – Danny Reagan
    Commented Oct 10, 2014 at 17:14
  • $\begingroup$ @DannyReagan That would be an amazing logo. Not just community promotion ad but logo. Though for a logo we have to wait for a bit. $\endgroup$
    – DonyorM
    Commented Oct 11, 2014 at 2:38
  • $\begingroup$ What, no suggestion as of yet that says HELLO WORLD ?!? $\endgroup$
    – user
    Commented Oct 15, 2014 at 19:52
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    $\begingroup$ Also, I can't believe I didn't actually see this meta post until just now... I blame caching. $\endgroup$
    – user
    Commented Oct 15, 2014 at 19:56

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World In Progress

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    $\begingroup$ I like this one a lot. The blue planet is nice too, but this conveys "building up from the bare rock". Also, it's compatible with building non-earth-like worlds, for that extra alien touch. $\endgroup$
    – Monica Cellio
    Commented Oct 10, 2014 at 12:52
  • $\begingroup$ This one has hit six votes. If you would like you can post this on some community promotion ad threads on other sites, overactor. Or I can do it, your choice. Or you can do some and I can do some. :D $\endgroup$
    – DonyorM
    Commented Oct 10, 2014 at 15:36
  • $\begingroup$ @DonyorM post it whereever you see fit. I can't for the time being. $\endgroup$
    – overactor
    Commented Oct 10, 2014 at 18:37
  • $\begingroup$ @overactor it's time for a new round of ads and Stack Exchange has changed the size requirements a little. Would you be able to make a version of this that's 300px wide by 250px high so we can run it on other sites? If so please post it as an answer to this meta question. Thanks! $\endgroup$
    – Monica Cellio
    Commented Jan 16, 2016 at 23:29
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  • $\begingroup$ I think this is my favourite out of teh one's I've made so far. $\endgroup$
    – overactor
    Commented Oct 10, 2014 at 11:47
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Worldbuilding.SE

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  • $\begingroup$ Check this version for alternate colors on the text. I prefer this one, but I got suggestions by overactor and TimB for those. $\endgroup$
    – mechalynx
    Commented Oct 10, 2014 at 15:33
  • $\begingroup$ The font isn't great - perhaps try something simpler $\endgroup$
    – user329
    Commented Oct 13, 2014 at 18:01
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  • $\begingroup$ I like this, but could you bump up the contrast on the text a bit? The dark-ish blue is kind of hard to read against the black-ish background. Maybe one of the brighter blue shades in the planet would be better? $\endgroup$
    – Monica Cellio
    Commented Oct 10, 2014 at 0:08
  • $\begingroup$ @MonicaCellio I've bumped up the contrast a bit, does it need more? $\endgroup$
    – overactor
    Commented Oct 10, 2014 at 5:58
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    $\begingroup$ It's better with the contrast bumped, I'd still like to see a version of this one with the hazard tape idea though :p $\endgroup$
    – Tim B
    Commented Oct 10, 2014 at 9:52
  • $\begingroup$ That's better, thanks. $\endgroup$
    – Monica Cellio
    Commented Oct 10, 2014 at 12:51
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  • $\begingroup$ Are the two "o"s in "noone" intentional? BTW, I thought this was a good one, but apparently someone else disagrees $\endgroup$
    – DonyorM
    Commented Oct 9, 2014 at 7:16
  • $\begingroup$ @DonyorM well, it's supposed to be "no one" - I guess I should re-export it with proper spelling xD $\endgroup$
    – mechalynx
    Commented Oct 9, 2014 at 7:17
  • $\begingroup$ That's better. :D $\endgroup$
    – DonyorM
    Commented Oct 9, 2014 at 7:23
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    $\begingroup$ I've downvoted this one and upvoted your other one. I think this one appeals more narrowly, so the other would be a better use of the space. $\endgroup$
    – trichoplax is on Codidact now
    Commented Oct 9, 2014 at 7:38
  • $\begingroup$ "Where no one has gone before" isn't consistent with SE's goal of providing sites where you can get expert answers to your questions. Experts have gone there before -- not your specific world, of course, but they've definitely "boldly built". $\endgroup$
    – Monica Cellio
    Commented Oct 10, 2014 at 0:09
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What will you build?

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  • $\begingroup$ This might be copyright infringement... $\endgroup$
    – overactor
    Commented Oct 9, 2014 at 7:11
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    $\begingroup$ I also can tell what it is. I wouldn't know what site this was for if it was posted as an community promotion ad. Do you want to clarify how it might be copyright infringement? $\endgroup$
    – DonyorM
    Commented Oct 9, 2014 at 7:14
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    $\begingroup$ It's from the hitchhiker's guide movie, I'm not sure if this falls under fair use. I could add worldbuilders.se at the top or bottom, but I feel like it diminishes the image as a whole. $\endgroup$
    – overactor
    Commented Oct 9, 2014 at 7:16
  • $\begingroup$ Ahh, I see. Literal worldbuilders. Very nice pun, but I'm not sure how many people would get the reference. I agree, there isn't enough space for the worldbuilder text, but I also think its hard to tell what it is without it. $\endgroup$
    – DonyorM
    Commented Oct 9, 2014 at 7:19

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