if forced to choose I would go with D because the hands in the first three repel me for some reason. I wish I could explain why, but it’s just a gut reaction.

I would love to see other colours in the mix. My favourite colour scheme for Mozilla stuff is the old red/yellow/black of the “Hack”.

If I had to pick from these, I’d pick B because while it can send the wrong message (Dan Holbert, you are correct that it looks like something you see on a warning sign), I think it has the most /design/ sense and fits best with the existing visual identity. Second choice would be D if you lose the word bubble.

Since we’re proposing stuff, how is this set:

Any one of these individually or as possible elements of a visually complete set representing forums, livechat, knowledge base (or something like that). I apologize for the quality, it was mostly done with screen captures and the magic wand tool… except for the hideous globe thing. I assume that it will be done much much better by real professionals.

All the four logos end up to be far too impersonal, not reflecting the effort of many people and many communities behind the curtain and the “warmth” of Mozilla and Firefox.

“hands holding hands, reaching out, connecting, collaborating, supporting” These are all great concepts that describe SUMO when they’re all put together. Connecting and collaborating on their own though only convey a piece. Holding hands can mean help, but it can also mean romance or parenting. The image of the hand cradling the earth does convey the idea of support, but it evokes ideas of greenpeace, not user support for a web browser.

The nurse on the other hand conveys the idea of someone knowledgeable, professional and happy to help. Rather than trying to convey an abstract idea of how great the community is (which it is, don’t get me wrong), she gives the viewer the impression that they’ve found a friendly place to ask questions and fix their problems.

A looks weird with its nine hands and D just doesn’t match with SUMO. I’m neutral to C.

I also like the nurse that jamey linked to.