Okay, first off, that 标题 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 图标 或者 banner as a team. Only large 俱乐部 have the new suggestion options, so there are thousands of people there whose opinions count! (Not that smaller spots aren't valuable, 你 guys rock just as hard.) The suggested steps for changing a club's look are the same up until Step 3 for both large 俱乐部 with the new 民意调查 feature, and smaller ones with user-run 民意调查 for change.

It's important to remember that 潮流粉丝俱乐部 is a community, and should do things as a group. Randomly starting a 民意调查 for a new icon, banner 或者 background is rude to other club members. Making 图标 and banners takes time, and the first options (likely made 由 the person who started the poll) are 给 the unfair advantage of being there the longest. Early voters aren't likely to check back in every 日 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 给 the same amount of consideration. (It'll also keep 你 from getting yelled at.) Now, let's get to it, eh?

Step 1: Ask the fans!
Make a 民意调查 to determine if the club even WANTS a new icon, banner 或者 background.

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

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




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

I like to leave a suggestion 论坛 open for a week 或者 two. If it's a small spot with just a few participants, just a week will probably do. Users can always ask for 更多 time on submission 论坛 I start. You'll need to include the dimensions of the 图标 and banner in your 论坛 post. 图标 are square and 100x100 pixels 或者 larger. Banners are 800x100 pixels, 或者 a size that scales down to that. (1600x200, 2400x300, etc.) This is important, because 图片 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 做广告 the suggestions forum, in case someone missed the initial poll. The most effective ways to do that are 链接 and polls, but adding a 墙 post too wouldn't hurt. 链接 are probably the best way, because adding 链接 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 提交 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 你 can create your 民意调查 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 民意调查 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 俱乐部 yet.)

If users didn't 提交 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 更多 work, and it's easier for users modify their 图标 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, 潮流粉丝俱乐部 sets its own deadline for 民意调查 in large clubs), it's time to pick an icon. What I like to do for these is to pair each 图标 contender with the winning banner in one graphic, so users can see what each 图标 will look like with the new banner. Link to it in the 评论 of the 图标 poll. This doesn't guarantee a matching set, but it helps reduce the Clash of the Graphics that often happens when the 图标 and banner 得票数 run simultaneously.

Unless the spot in need of a change doesn't have an 图标 或者 banner at all, 你 should include the current ones in the polls.

The special 民意调查 for large 俱乐部 are monitored 由 fanpop, so 你 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 你 with the change if 你 ask nicely and provide 链接 to the suggestion 论坛 and the winning polls. (link is my go-to Mod.)

Told 你 the 标题 was a lie.
As 你 can see, there's a lot 更多 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 你 can't handle that, please leave the job of overseeing a spot change to someone who can. There's no shame in letting someone 更多 experienced take the reins!