I think there are a few quick things we can take away from this poll:
There is a community willing to do work to build Gridcoin. A community that believes in what Gridcoin represents enough to volunteer their time for ambitious endeavors. For science!
The complex logo will be used along side the simplified logo. No one dislikes the complex logo -- in fact most everyone loves it. However it works best in specific situations and actually fails in others. It can not scale clearly to the size of a ticker icon or taskbar and tray icons. It works perfectly, however, for things like 1 Million Block Commemorative Coins ;).
Gridcoin is open to honest and transparent debate. Yes, most people voted in favor of the simplified logo, but it would have taken only a few heavily invested entities or even just one voting its full weight to outright reject the proposal.
There needs to be better avenues for discussions. There were many heated and productive conversations when Branding was designing the logo in the proposal, however these discussions were limited to those already aware of slack. It proved fairly difficult to maintain a presence on all the platforms the Gridcoin community uses. Once the proposal was put up for a vote, there were more discussions, but scattered across all the platforms. This might not be something we can fix completely, and I actually think the more community hubs that exist the better, but @neuralminer has set up a nice port between IRC and slack and I think he's done some telegram magic as well, so maybe we can think of some similar options.
Personally, I agree with you @chronosamoht, I would love to know why those who vote no vote no. But like you said, some people prefer to vote quietly and that's fine. I would encourage people who disagree with any poll to speak up and say why. The respect given to those who speak up, no matter what they think, cannot be put into words. After all, how are we supposed to build something for everyone if some people never say what they want?
Keep an eye out for Branding Update #3 for more information!
And prepare to have your socks blown off.
You just put it all in so good words. Can't agree more with you! The community is a caring one and all wish to see it thrive and flurish.
There is definitely room for more discussion and talks of how the community should and could use these logos in harmony in the best ways possible.
I don't think people say nay for it not looking good. I think they say nay for changing the brand.
Addition
Personally I'm for the new design and rebranding of the whole wallet and system. I can however see using the current logo and brand as an addition on special wares and goods.