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Title: New award banners
Post by: Mumbling on July 28, 2020, 12:39:53 PM
Hello everyone  :rainbowwave

The annual award session is once again approaching, but we have run into somewhat of a snag. We currently have around 43 unused banners, which may seem like a lot... But if we want to offer 3 or 4 banners per category for winners to choose from, and have a banner for Member of 20xx, fanfiction banners, and have multiple Patreon banners, etc. Well... we will very quickly run out. The past few years we have scraped together a few images every time to keep up the supply, but this is a time consuming process and well, not something we have time for at the moment!  :ChomperRWAAR

So as a one off, we would like to ask all of you to contribute. We are looking for screenshots featuring at least one character and somewhat of a background. We can "duplicate" the background if necessary, so most important is the character. Furthermore we like to have a screenshot that is somewhat relevant to its category. As a reminder, these are the categories that we have:

Proactive Member
Role Play
Fanart
Friendly Member
Feedback
Appreciated Member

Plus the more "generic" ones:
Fanfiction awards banners
Patreon banners
Member of 20xx banners

We asked some of you to help out last year and you were a great help, but it would be even better if we would be set for years to come! What would we need from you? Cool screenshots! You can attach them to your posts, put them in a zip, make a gallery on imgur, whatever works best for you. You don't need to crop the screenshots down to banner size, we will do that on our end. I have attached the banners that we currently have "in stock" so you can see what kind of vibe we are looking for for each category, including a few that don't have a category assigned yet.

And of course, since we will probably have plenty of banners to go around, this one-off request will be awarded with a banner as well. We've decided we'll grant a banner based on participation. If you send in 5 screenshots we can use, you'll receive a bronze banner, 10 for a silver one, 15 for a gold one.

Any questions for now? Shoot!  :CeraHAPPY
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: OwlsCantRead on July 28, 2020, 01:00:11 PM
The .zip file has the award banner pictures at a 200x50px resolution. Is that supposed to be the file size we send the images in if we wish to submit?
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Mumbling on July 28, 2020, 01:07:40 PM
The .zip file has the award banner pictures at a 200x50px resolution. Is that supposed to be the file size we send the images in if we wish to submit?
No need to resize the images. Please send in full-size screenshots, and we'll do the cropping and resizing on our end :)
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Flathead770 on July 28, 2020, 01:36:38 PM
Yeah I'll see if I can dig some images up if I have time. Are the awards voting happening in September?
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Mumbling on July 28, 2020, 01:39:51 PM
Yeah I'll see if I can dig some images up if I have time. Are the awards voting happening in September?
That's the plan for now! We'll see if we can make it happen :)
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Anagnos on July 28, 2020, 02:46:49 PM
Sure, I can poke around and probably find some. Does it matter how many one person has to submit? Like is there a specific number you're looking for or is it just what the individual wants to posit?
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: StardustSoldier on July 28, 2020, 03:45:40 PM
Would you consider any banners just featuring some cool backgrounds/landscapes? LBT was always really good with scenery, I think. Or is it essential that the images feature a character?
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Sneak on July 28, 2020, 05:13:39 PM
I love how banners for drawing awards and prompts were made.
What about making drawing for banners' backgrounds for this year, or for next year? At least for Fanart category, for example? ;) And maybe for other categories as well? Maybe we will get enough users who would help with them.
How about that idea, guys and gals?
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: jassy on July 29, 2020, 01:01:10 AM
I love how banners for drawing awards and prompts were made.
What about making drawing for banners' backgrounds for this year, or for next year? At least for Fanart category, for example? ;) And maybe for other categories as well? Maybe we will get enough users who would help with them.
How about that idea, guys and gals?

I really like this idea! I’d be willing to draw some of the banners, if time allows it, of course. Not 100% sure about this year, but next year for sure!
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Mumbling on July 29, 2020, 01:43:34 AM
Sure, I can poke around and probably find some. Does it matter how many one person has to submit? Like is there a specific number you're looking for or is it just what the individual wants to posit?
Post as many as you like! We're hoping to have a proper supply of images to last us a good couple of years. I've had a chat with rhombus and we've decided that we'll grant banners for this project based on participation. 5 screenshots we can use for a bronze banner, 10 for a silver one, and 15 for a gold one. Will also update the first post with this info.

Would you consider any banners just featuring some cool backgrounds/landscapes? LBT was always really good with scenery, I think. Or is it essential that the images feature a character?
With characters please! Don't want to deviate from that :)

I love how banners for drawing awards and prompts were made.
What about making drawing for banners' backgrounds for this year, or for next year? At least for Fanart category, for example? ;) And maybe for other categories as well? Maybe we will get enough users who would help with them.
How about that idea, guys and gals?
I'd like to see some community input for this, but I don't have anything against it myself.

I really like this idea! I’d be willing to draw some of the banners, if time allows it, of course. Not 100% sure about this year, but next year for sure!
That's great! We're hoping to "wrap up" this project before the awards of this year, but that doesn't mean we cannot accept any works past that date. We'll see if there is more interest (wouldn't want to pile it all on you, Jassy)
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Sneak on July 29, 2020, 09:24:22 AM
I decided to try to pick only screnshots that fit with award names. For example: Proactive Member - character is running or jumping, Role Play - characters are playing or pretending, Fanart - handdrawings or imagination, Friendly Member - friendly faces, Feedback - talks, Appreciated Member - tanking, etc.  :chompysmile

Edit:
And as I look at some previous banners, it is correct decision, or backgound images can have different context than award names?
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: RainbowFaceProtege on July 29, 2020, 12:16:59 PM
I saw this last night, went on a mad banner hunt, and came up with about 30! Keep 'em, crop 'em, turn 'em down, do whatever you want with them! I'll start with the Friendly Member category (or at least the ones I collected with that purpose in mind, of course you don't have to categorize anything I upload the same way I did).
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: RainbowFaceProtege on July 29, 2020, 12:18:22 PM
Here's Appreciated Member banners! :^^spike
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: RainbowFaceProtege on July 29, 2020, 12:20:54 PM
Roleplay banners! I tried to get some shots of the Gang pretending or playing together for this one...and then, of course, there's Pterano telling his grand self-insert fanfiction. :lol
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: RainbowFaceProtege on July 29, 2020, 12:22:36 PM
Proactive Member banners! Sorry I didn't come up with many for this one, I kind of forgot about that category...
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: RainbowFaceProtege on July 29, 2020, 12:25:05 PM
Fanart banners! For this bunch, I went for a theme of fantastical-looking or interestingly-colored scenes.
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: RainbowFaceProtege on July 29, 2020, 12:27:28 PM
Here's some Feedback banners! I guess I went kind of over the top on this one, but I just kept coming across scenes that matched this theme in funny ways. It goes without saying that you don't have to use all of them!
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: OwlsCantRead on July 29, 2020, 12:33:12 PM
People are posting so I don't feel as apprehensive about posting now :ChomperOhhh

I didn't see the addendum about the number of images so I sorta overshot. First up are the images which kinda fit a specific theme... or at least I think they do. :p
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: OwlsCantRead on July 29, 2020, 12:36:43 PM
And here are the ones that I can't think suit any category. But who knows, maybe you guys might reorganize them. Oh well, hope they were of help. :P
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Anagnos on July 29, 2020, 12:52:16 PM
I'm going to post mine now that others have done so as well. There's 21 of them in total. Enjoy. :)

Here's the first load. They're mixed in together.
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Anagnos on July 29, 2020, 12:54:52 PM
Second load. Sorry, will have to upload the last one in the next one. :(

Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Anagnos on July 29, 2020, 12:56:14 PM
Final one. You're most welcome.

Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: DiddyKF1 on July 29, 2020, 01:26:40 PM
EDIT: Decided I didn't want to put them in separate posts, so here's my small batch.
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Mumbling on July 29, 2020, 03:12:28 PM
This is great stuff guys! Keep them coming. Thank you all so much!
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Sneak on July 29, 2020, 06:01:21 PM
Oh, wait, we can post full-sized screenshots, without resizing them to banners' size and making loop at the right side?  :facepalm I simply missed that part... EPIC FAIL
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: RainbowFaceProtege on July 29, 2020, 07:25:58 PM
Hey, here's some extra screenshots I wasn't sure how to categorize. (Sorry for LBT7 overload!)
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: DiddyKF1 on July 29, 2020, 07:59:23 PM
Here's another one. :)petrie
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Mumbling on July 30, 2020, 04:41:44 AM
Oh, wait, we can post full-sized screenshots, without resizing them to banners' size and making loop at the right side?  :facepalm I simply missed that part... EPIC FAIL

Yes! We will make sure to resize and loop on our end, all we need from you guy are the screenshots :)

Thanks again!
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Anagnos on July 30, 2020, 05:58:25 AM
Found some extra screenshots you might like. They're uncategorized, but I think you'll like them regardless. :RubyCurious

Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Little Bro on July 30, 2020, 03:36:14 PM
I had to join in on this, right?
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Little Bro on July 30, 2020, 03:38:16 PM
Here's a second batch that couldn't fit in the first post.
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Anagnos on July 31, 2020, 04:39:24 AM
Someone said to keep them coming, right? Here's the next batch. :feelsgoodman

@Little Bro The limit to one post is 10 screenshots, so you could have done it in one and they would've all fit, but that's okay, maybe you didn't know. :)
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Sneak on July 31, 2020, 06:18:50 AM
Tip: you can make archives with infinite amount if banners and post only single attachment.
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Mumbling on August 01, 2020, 02:54:49 AM
Well, there is still a size limit (which is I guess what LittleBro ran into). But yes, you can create a zip file and upload that instead if you have more than 10 images! :) (This also saves me some work clicking all separate images)

Many thanks for all your submissions guys! We have already received 107 (!) screenshots. Will definitely keep me busy for the next few days ;)
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: StardustSoldier on August 21, 2020, 03:21:34 PM
^Haha, nice. :D

How many screenshots/banners do you still need?
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Mumbling on August 29, 2020, 04:47:27 AM
^ We weren't going for any particular number, but the turn-out has already exceeded our expectations! :)

I'd like to thank everyone again for their contributions. I've started turning them into banners now, and most of these are really good! We will be accepting screenshots for another week, in case anyone else wants to contribute or increase their amount of contributions. Right now, these the members who contributed and the number of screenshots they sent in:

@Anagnos : 41
@DiddyKF1 : 4
@Little Bro : 10
@OwlsCantRead : 17
@RainbowFaceProtege : 35
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: RainbowFaceProtege on August 31, 2020, 06:34:13 PM
Thanks for letting us know @Mumbling -- I know my brother had collected some more of these a while back, but then he felt like it was too late to submit them and never did. I'll let him know he has a chance to get them in!
@Anagnos looks like you really went full tryhard on this. :MoEvil Got even more of these in than I did!
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Anagnos on September 01, 2020, 08:49:35 AM
Excuse me, I just happened to get very excited and submitted more than I initially intended. Not like it hurts, right? :Tickles
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Little Bro on September 05, 2020, 08:21:58 PM
Second batch of pictures. Any pictures that say "RPG" can be used for anything else. Also, "Generic" is spelled wrong. Sorry!
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Mumbling on September 06, 2020, 02:46:04 AM
Thanks LittleBro! :D This bumps your total up to 16!  :celebrate

And no worries regarding the typo/RPG award. Gonna have to rename them all on my end eventually anyway  :Tickles
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Mumbling on September 07, 2020, 07:14:58 AM
Just as a note: Stardust has some screenshots he'd like to send in as well, but might need some more time for this. So I'm extending this quest for suitable screenshots to the end of this month (30 Sept).
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Anagnos on September 07, 2020, 11:07:42 AM
@Mumbling Just say the word if you need more. I'd be happy to find you more. :)
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Mumbling on September 08, 2020, 02:55:17 AM
Assuming we hand out ~20 banners per year, that gives us at least 5 years worth of material that you guys have provided in this topic, so I think we are good for a while. However, if you wish to contribute more because you feel like it, I certainly don't mind :D
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Anagnos on September 08, 2020, 02:56:38 AM
Assuming we hand out ~20 banners per year, that gives us at least 5 years worth of material that you guys have provided in this topic, so I think we are good for a while. However, if you wish to contribute more because you feel like it, I certainly don't mind :D

5 years? Wow... at least we won't be running out for a while, huh? :p
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: StardustSoldier on September 08, 2020, 03:32:03 AM
:)
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: StardustSoldier on September 08, 2020, 03:34:05 AM
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Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: StardustSoldier on September 08, 2020, 03:35:38 AM
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Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: StardustSoldier on September 08, 2020, 03:36:32 AM
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Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: StardustSoldier on September 08, 2020, 03:37:14 AM
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Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Mumbling on September 08, 2020, 04:07:49 AM
Thanks Stardust! :D
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: StardustSoldier on September 08, 2020, 04:11:42 AM
My pleasure.
:)littlefoot :Mo
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Mumbling on September 12, 2020, 10:17:02 AM
Here's some Feedback banners! I guess I went kind of over the top on this one, but I just kept coming across scenes that matched this theme in funny ways. It goes without saying that you don't have to use all of them!
@RainbowFaceProtege was just editing these feedback banners and had a good laugh at Feedback3.png :D Everyone's face in it is brilliant!
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: StardustSoldier on September 12, 2020, 05:37:36 PM
Are my images still usable? I really want that gold banner...
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: RainbowFaceProtege on September 15, 2020, 09:26:57 PM
Here's some Feedback banners! I guess I went kind of over the top on this one, but I just kept coming across scenes that matched this theme in funny ways. It goes without saying that you don't have to use all of them!
@RainbowFaceProtege was just editing these feedback banners and had a good laugh at Feedback3.png :D Everyone's face in it is brilliant!
Ikr!! Bro and I thought that one was hilarious. Cera makes the best feedback banners possible! ;)Cera
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: DiddyKF1 on September 21, 2020, 12:38:39 PM
Here's my last submission, and the Gang's all here! :)petrie
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Mumbling on September 23, 2020, 07:29:04 AM
Thanks Diddy!

One more week to submit more screenshots if anyone still had bright ideas. We've converted about 50% of them so far into usable banners, and I don't think we'll be able to go through all of them before the month is over, so I've decided that I will grant people their thank-you banners based on the number of submissions in general, instead of submissions that we can use :)

As some of you might have seen, we've used some of your screenshots for this year's awards already! They have been a great help!

I'm moving this topic to the projects section now to keep the award section clean and organized.
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: StardustSoldier on September 29, 2020, 06:26:25 AM
Decided I'd submit a few more here.
:Mo
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: StardustSoldier on October 02, 2020, 01:16:18 PM
I realize it's no longer September, but here's a couple more if you're interested.
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Mumbling on October 02, 2020, 04:14:19 PM
Oh right, thanks for the reminder Stardust! I'll still count these two as well :D

Thanks again for all your submissions everyone! I hope I did the counting right, here are the totals I came up with:
Anagnos : 47 (6 through Discord)
DiddyKF1 : 5
Little Bro : 16
OwlsCantRead : 17
RainbowFaceProtege : 35
StardustSoldier : 24

I really haven't had the time to go through all of the screenshots yet (converting a screenshot to a single banner takes about 20 minutes  :RubyAngry) and therefore I am not sure if all screenshots are viable. So we're handing out banners based on participation  :ChomperPOG

Seems like most of you went for the gold category (or way above that  :Mo). So for @Anagnos @Little Bro @OwlsCantRead @RainbowFaceProtege @StardustSoldier feel free to add the following banner to your signature:
(https://i.imgur.com/nrZAMqB.png)

@DiddyKF1 your submissions are also very much appreciated. The following banner is yours  :)petrie
(https://i.imgur.com/CFowAHU.png)

We should have enough banners now for 5 ish years, but who knows :D
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: Anagnos on October 03, 2020, 04:03:02 AM
Thanks for the award helper banner, Mumbling! They look great! Like I previously said in Discord chat, if you suddenly run out of banners, holler and I'll come to your aid asap. :Mo
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: DiddyKF1 on October 03, 2020, 12:14:05 PM
Thanks for the banner! Submitting those pics was actually a lot of fun! I'd be happy to submit more if it gets to the point we need more. :)petrie
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: RainbowFaceProtege on October 03, 2020, 02:37:38 PM
Yay, my first banner!! :spikeblush Thank you, Mumbling, this is really cool!
Title: Re: New award banners
Post by: StardustSoldier on October 03, 2020, 05:11:34 PM
The same goes for me. I'm happy to contribute more screenshots in the future if ever the need should arise. :)