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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is Claiming?
A: Claiming is basically showing your love for a character or anime or anything else you can claim.

Q: How do I claim stuff?
A: Go to any of the topics in the club, 75% of them are claim topics. Depending on the topic, pick the person, place, or thing you want to claim and check the Claim Count Master List to see what number you'd get when you claim the thing. Then use the provided form to request your claim.

Q: I saw someone with a *insert holiday* related banner from here, how do I get one?
A: Seasonal claims, such a Christmas gifts and Valentine Dates claims come for a limited time around that holiday only.

Q: How do I show off what I claimed?
A: You either make a claim banner or have a Claim Banner Maker make one for you.

Q: How do I get a Claim Banner Maker to make my banner?
A: In each of the claim topics, included in the request form, there is a place to ask for a banner. Where is says "Banner" put "Please, make the banner for me" and provide a good quality picture for the Banner Maker to make your banner from.

Q: My banner disappeared! What happened?
A: Your banner was most likely deleted. Unless the Banner Maker says you can use that URL, they usually tell you to save it to your computer and upload it to your own hosting site and that it will be deleted from their account in a certain amount of time.

Q: How do I upload stuff to a hosting site?
A: First, right click on your banner(s), click "Save Picture As..." and save with whatever name you want, wherever you want on your computer, most of the time in your pictures folder. Then go to a hosting site (Photobucket, Imageshack, etc.), make an account (optional on some sites), and upload it to your account. It should give you a link to the picture then. Either use the one called Direct Link and use the [*img][*/img] tags or use the one called something like Forum Link and it should come with the [*img][*/img] tags already attached.

Q: How do I make a banner for myself?
A: Use a graphics program (Photoshop, Gimp, etc.) or a grapics website (Piknic, Photobucket, etc.). I'm not going to give tutorials on how to actually make it, because I'm no expert myself. Use Google to look up tutorials on what effect you'd like to use.

But DO NOT forget to to read the general Banner Rules before you start making anything!

Banner Rules (Unless Otherwise Stated):
#1. Member-made banners must be posted in the "Finished Banners" thread.
#2. Banner size must be between 200x100 and 200x125 pixels.
#3. Banners must have -AC- on it somewhere for the club name, your (user)name, character's/pairing's/anything else's name, your request number (i.e. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.), and a part of the claim topic somewhere on them (i.e. Male Manga claims must have the word "Manga" somewhere on them).

Q: How many claims do I get in each thread?
A: One.

Q: Only one? But I want more!
A: You can earn more by invited people to the club and having them post something like, "*your name* invited me to the club" in the Members Claiming/Inviting System thread.

Q: How many people do I have to invite?
A: 10 total for 2 claims each thread, 25 total for the maximum claims.

Q: Is there a lesser amount I can aim for?
A: Of course. The ranking system tells you how many you need.

Q: What's the Ranking System?
A: The Member Ranking System helps everyone keep track of how many people they've invited and how many claims they've earned.

Ranking System:
0-9 Total Invited Members = 1 Claim Per Thread = Rank 1
10 Total Invited Members = 2 Claims Per Thread = Rank 2
15 Total Invited Members = 3 Claims Per Thread = Rank 3
20 Total Invited Members = 4 More Claims Per Thread = Rank 4
25 Total Invited Members = 5 More Claims Per Thread = Rank 5

Q: I have an idea for a new claim topic! Where and who should I tell about it?
A: In the Claim Topics Ideas thread. But first be sure to check the current list of topic ideas,
Coming Soon topics, and Already Done topics first.

Q: What's this about voting for claim topics?
A: We can't add all the topic ideas at once, so they're voted on. The ones that get 50 votes will be moved to the Coming Soon list. We then work on finding an Updater and Claim Banner Maker for the topic. After that, at the end of the month, we add the new topics.

Q: I requested a banner and it's not done yet! Why?
A: Hold on there. Unfortunately, our banner makers aren't supercomputers who on are 24/7, so please be patient and wait for your banner. It may take from a day to maybe two weeks, but you will receive your banner, so BE PATIENT!

Q: This is an awesome club! I want to help out! How can I?
A: Invite more members or sign up for one of the available job positions in the Help Needed thread.




Comments, Feedback, Complaints,
Suggestions, and Other Unanswered Questions

If you'd like to give feedback on the club, have another question the FAQ didn't answer, have an idea for the club that's not claim topic related, or you're ticked off at something, post in here and the next admin to check the thread will help you out.