Request Art by Request Rules

[Syk3]

[font=Verdana][color=teal]Below are a few points that I would like to cover regarding problems that have arose in this forum in the past, and what the membership can do to prevent it from happening in the future.[/color][/font]

[font=Verdana][font=Verdana][color=teal]When requesting an image of a particular theme, [b]please include the franchise in the title of your thread[/b]. For example, if you wanted a splash for your website that has Dragonball Z characters in it, instead of writing "splash request", you would make the title "Dragonball Z splash request". This way, your thread is more likely to be answered quickly, and the people who want to put together these pieces for you won?t have to wade through dozens of "can you make me something?" to find a thread that may appeal to their talent or interests.[/color][/font][/font]

[font=Verdana][color=teal][font=Verdana]Try to keep in mind that this is a request forum. I have been seeing a lot of topics where someone would make an entirely new thread to [i]give someone else[/i] an image. If someone was to request an art piece, you should post your finished product in their thread rather than make a new one. Had the request been done elsewhere, then so should the transaction. Otherwise, you may post it in the Art & Design forum, and get feedback and comments in the process. [b]Threads that bypass this rule [i]will be closed[/i][/b].[/font][/color]

[color=teal][font=Verdana]Double posting has become an issue as well, to an extent. [b]Just as the double posting rule applies all over the boards, you should not be doing it in this forum, either[/b]. Some members feel the need to post five minutes after they make a request thread, asking why no one has responded, often using merely one-word posts. Posting a second time will not speed up the process in the slightest, so it is hardly useful. The people who are nice and willingly enough to fulfill your request will post it when they can; they could even be making it while you are posting again. Just try to be patient when waiting for your image, because your second message will be deleted anyway. If you wish to add something to the request, simply use the 'Edit' button at the bottom of your post.[/font][/color]

[color=teal][font=Verdana]The next thing that I want to bring up is that when you request an art piece, [b]know what you want on it from the beginning[/b]. Having an idea about what sort of pictures you?d like, what you want written, and the general set-up of your image will allow members to fulfill your request at least three times faster. From experience, figuring out what you want on an image and how you want it set up is probably the most difficult aspect of graphic design. That being said, any extremely general threads are unacceptable.[/font][/color]

[color=teal][font=Verdana]We must also address the fact that requesting something from a particular member is not only ignorant, but useless when posting in a public forum. When making these threads, you are basically sending off the message that you don?t care for the talent of anyone else on the forums that regularly make images for people. I know that you may not have intended it to come off as such, but regardless, I'd like such threads to instead be [b]PMed, emailed, or IMed[/b] to that specific person, making the transaction elsewhere. This forum is for people who need an art piece made, have no one in particular to make it for them, and would like someone, anyone, to help them out.[/font][/color]

[color=teal][font=Verdana]Other than the aforementioned points, both the requester and the person fulfilling it need to [b]be aware of the sizes if you are going to use a banner/avatar on [i]this[/i] forum[/b], which would include 150 x 80 pixel or smaller avatars, 500 x 100 pixel or smaller banners, and 100 x 100 pixel or smaller profile pictures.[/font][/color]

[color=teal][font=Verdana]Thank you for your attention. I hope this will help to clear up any confusion and spam that we have seen lately. I also hope that it?s alright with James that I have posted this, since we?ve waited so long and some of these things are beginning to become a problem again.[/font][/color]

[color=teal][font=Verdana]-Syk3[/font][/color][/font]