Nope. You can’t pick anything dumb, because (a) there were no really dumb options in the original thread and (b) the six options presented here were already voted as the most liked elsewhere, so there are no bad answers.
I was very much under the impression this had the same kind of legitimacy as the wallpaper contest,
Your impression was wrong and nowhere was this said or even remotely implied.
and agree it does seem kind of backwards to throw up a poll without first having a formal decision to change the logo and to solicit proposals for a new one.
Ok…