Okay, first off, that 제목 is a lie.

Based on the way things are going with the new club update feature so far, I thought we could use some guidelines. These are not official, they are merely suggestions on how to decide on a new 아이콘 또는 banner as a team. Only large clubs have the new suggestion options, so there are thousands of people there whose opinions count! (Not that smaller spots aren't valuable, 당신 guys rock just as hard.) The suggested steps for changing a club's look are the same up until Step 3 for both large clubs with the new 투표 feature, and smaller ones with user-run 투표 for change.

It's important to remember that 팬팝 is a community, and should do things as a group. Randomly starting a 투표 for a new icon, banner 또는 background is rude to other club members. Making 아이콘 and banners takes time, and the first options (likely made 의해 the person who started the poll) are given the unfair advantage of being there the longest. Early voters aren't likely to check back in every 일 to see if new options have been added. Following these steps will help ensure that everyone has a fair chance to participate and that all options are given the same amount of consideration. (It'll also keep 당신 from getting yelled at.) Now, let's get to it, eh?

Step 1: Ask the fans!
Make a 투표 to determine if the club even WANTS a new icon, banner 또는 background.

I usually leave this 투표 up for a week, unless the results are overwhelmingly in favor of one option 또는 another after a few days.

If the club votes no, try again in a few months. If the club votes yes, proceed to step 2.




Step 2: 포럼 & Advertisements
Create a 포럼 for suggestions from other users. link is a recent example of a spot makeover that went smoothly, if you'd like to see how that goes.

I like to leave a suggestion 포럼 open for a week 또는 two. If it's a small spot with just a few participants, just a week will probably do. Users can always ask for 더 많이 time on submission 포럼 I start. You'll need to include the dimensions of the 아이콘 and banner in your 포럼 post. 아이콘 are square and 100x100 pixels 또는 larger. Banners are 800x100 pixels, 또는 a size that scales down to that. (1600x200, 2400x300, etc.) This is important, because 이미지 that are not those dimensions will be stretched when uploaded to the spot, and that ain't pretty.





It's also a good idea to 광고 the suggestions forum, in case someone missed the initial poll. The most effective ways to do that are 링그 and polls, but adding a 벽 post too wouldn't hurt. 링그 are probably the best way, because adding 링그 to a club bumps it to the front of the mosaics on user profiles. This lets users know that something is going on in a club even if they've overlooked it in their updates, especially for inactive spots.








Step 3: Voting & Change
Once everyone has 제출됨 their creations, this is where it can get a little tricky...

If you're voting in sets, make a graphic with all the options paired together. Then 당신 can create your 투표 and link to the image in the comments, so users can see it all at once and pick the set they like most. I've found that this is the fastest and simplest way, as it only requires one 투표 and it's very unlikely that the club will end up with a mismatched set. (I'm not quite sure how to accomplish this with the new voting feature for large clubs yet.)

If users didn't 제출하기 their graphics as sets (or if you're running the contest in a large spot with the special polls), I prefer to vote for the banner first. It's larger, it took 더 많이 work, and it's easier for users modify their 아이콘 to work with the new banner instead of vice versa. After the new banner is determined (a week should be enough time if it's a small club, 팬팝 sets its own deadline for 투표 in large clubs), it's time to pick an icon. What I like to do for these is to pair each 아이콘 contender with the winning banner in one graphic, so users can see what each 아이콘 will look like with the new banner. Link to it in the 코멘트 of the 아이콘 poll. This doesn't guarantee a matching set, but it helps reduce the Clash of the Graphics that often happens when the 아이콘 and banner votes run simultaneously.

Unless the spot in need of a change doesn't have an 아이콘 또는 banner at all, 당신 should include the current ones in the polls.

The special 투표 for large clubs are monitored 의해 fanpop, so 당신 don't need to do anything once those are over. If you're overseeing a change in a smaller spot without that options, a moderator will help 당신 with the change if 당신 ask nicely and provide 링그 to the suggestion 포럼 and the winning polls. (link is my go-to Mod.)

Told 당신 the 제목 was a lie.
As 당신 can see, there's a lot 더 많이 to changing a club's look than just clicking a link and uploading an image. It takes a responsible user willing to put in the time and effort of organizing, advertising, making sure everyone is included and following the guidelines, and in the case of smaller spots, reporting the results to a moderator. If 당신 can't handle that, please leave the job of overseeing a spot change to someone who can. There's no shame in letting someone 더 많이 experienced take the reins!