In this update:

Newly released features: username changes and automated donation processing

Volunteer applications are open

Donations FAQ updates

Final thoughts from staff

Automated donations and name changes have been released!

Name Changes

There is no longer a need to contact moderators for username changes! You can change your username in your user settings. You will be able to change your name once every 30 days, as long as you have name changes available.

We’ve automatically given every user their initial 1 name change, regardless of whether you used your free one up. In addition to this, all users will now receive 1 name change every year on January 1st!

If you’re looking to change your username more often than that, extra name changes can still be obtained as a bonus for making donations. 1 extra name change will now come with every $2 USD you donate within a single transaction. If you have donated since July 1st 2019, we are retroactively awarding name changes to your account based on your total donations made within that time. If you have already "used" your name change(s) from those donations, consider this an extra gift from us!


Your account is able to hold up to 12 name changes at a time - if you are currently at that cap, you will not receive additional name changes on January 1st, or when making donations.

Please note that minor name changes (capitalization, number removals, etc) are still available for free by contacting a mod on the contact us page.

Automated Donations

On-site donation rewards are now automated*! This means that once you donate, your (on-site) rewards will automatically go through without any manual work needed. You'll also be able to view your donation history, where you'll find information about donations you’ve made, your current donation tier, and lifetime donation total. Keep in mind that discord rewards are still manually given out and may take longer to receive.

(*The “Custom Symbol” reward in the VIP+ tier still requires communication with an Administrator as symbol choices need to be approved before use.)

We have imported records from PayPal of all donations from July 1st, 2019 to present. At this time, we don’t know whether or not we will be able to add donation records prior to this date, but we may in the future.

Along with this update, we've made the decision to retire the current donation progress bar in the site's footer. All funds earned from donations are currently going towards server and image hosting, site assets, and other expenses directly related to Art Fight.

Should there be a specific goal in the future (for example, running the fight in 2023) that we project needing additional funds for, the donation progress bar will return for that goal.
If the donation progress bar is not present, it means that we're receiving enough donation funding for current operating costs, and will be putting any further donation funds towards future costs.

As always, we're extremely grateful for all of the support we've received- we're able to keep Art Fight running thanks to you!

Rules Update

Quick reminder that we recently updated our rules as of March. Please take the time to read through them, as a lot of changes were made!

Volunteer Applications Open

Our annual volunteer form is now open! Ever wanted to help out Art Fight? We have positions for both Site and Discord moderators. If you think you have what it takes to be a moderator, you can apply below!

If you have already applied in 2020 and have nothing new to add, please do not re-apply. We are still considering and processing those applications.

You must be at least 18 years old to apply

You must have participated in one Art Fight Event (does not include minigames)

We are looking at users who are active on the Art Fight site or Discord server

Being in the Art Fight Discord server is a requirement

Any applications from people that don’t meet the above requirements will be ignored

Click here to be sent to the form. We look forward to seeing your responses!

Donations FAQ Updates

In the newspost about transparency we put out a feedback survey where you could ask questions. Here are Takaia’s answers to those questions.

Have you considered having volunteer artists?

Yes, we have considered having volunteer artists! However, we’re still discussing what exactly that entails and will likely bring in volunteers only for the smaller tasks, and not the big tasks. We will be looking into it more next year.

Will Art Fight ever start happening twice a year?

Making Art Fight a semi-annual event is currently not feasible due to the risk of burnout and amount of work / time that needs to be put into each event from the entire staff well in advance of each event. It's a fairly common suggestion, so if it ever does become feasible, we'll let you know!

Why don't you put ads on the site?

Based on the positive responses to people suggesting this, ads are something that we may be bringing to the site in the future! I originally chose to not put ads up because I assumed that people would find ads too annoying to deal with, but you guys have told me that that isn't the case. The end goal is to just have internal ads that any user can pay for and have displayed. If we find ourselves needing to host external ads, we will commit to using non-intrusive ad services.

How long until the money runs out?

The expenses for the site itself have always been fully funded by the amazing people who donate their money! If donations continue as they have, we don’t have to worry about the money running out 💖

Why didn’t I receive my discord role?

Usually, one of the following are the reason why you don't have the Donator role:


If you haven’t received your discord role from a donation, please contact Takaia on Discord: @ Takaia#0135

Going Forward

We love our users, and will be doing our best to make sure you’re satisfied. In the coming months we will be doing various bug fixes and general preparation for this year's fight. You can also expect a revamped maturity guide and ratings guide, as usual. Please check out our Suggestions Trello for more information about the future!

Additionally, if you are waiting on deleting your Art Fight account and have emailed [email protected], we apologize that there has been no reply. We are currently working on improving our deletion system, but the limitations of our current system have caused us to fall behind. If you have emailed [email protected], then we will get back to you. Thanks for your patience!
 

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