Change to how and when Animated Pin-up Polls are posted (Patreon)

I have been giving some thought as to how my animated pin-up polls on Patreon work. From now on, instead of beginning a poll on the 2nd of the month, I will begin the polling process when I begin work on the next-in-line animated pin-up. This means that instead of posting the next poll on the 2nd of April, I will post the next poll when I begin work on Rihanne's Envy animation (sometime around the 12th / 13th of April, depending on complications / problems).

For example, right now I am working on Annie Valentine's animation, and the next (big) animation project after this will be Rihanne's “Envy” animation. With the new polling system, I will begin the poll for the next animated pin-up when Annie's Deluxes are finished and I begin work in earnest on Rihanne's animation. The same will happen for the next animated pin-up: only once I have finished Rihanne's animations and begun work on the winner of the last poll will I begin the next poll.

As I work on animations at a “when they're  ready” pace, I feel that the polls should also happen on a “when they're ready”, or perhaps a “when they're required” pace. Posting a poll on the 2nd of every month will only lead to a backload of animations (like I already have XD), and also means a lot of people who cannot be pledged at the beginning of the month will miss out on voting. The new system should be a bit looser, and allow for folks to pledge when voting is about to begin. If you see me posting the final Deluxe for an animation project, that means a new vote is about to begin.

Wait! How will character suggestions work if you're not posting a poll every 2nd of the month, you ask? I offer you this: for every month you are pledged to my Patreon at the Suggestive Pixel tier and above and I have yet to post a new animated pin-up poll, you can suggest one character per month. This means that if I post a new Character Suggestion post on the 20th of a month, and I do not post the next poll by the time the month ends, you may suggestion ANOTHER character in the new month. This means you can have multiple characters in any poll (unless I somehow finish an animation project before the month ends), although you only get one set of bonus votes per poll. Note: yes, when the poll ends, you may suggest a fresh character for the next suggestion post, when it goes live (which is when all character polls have ended).

To sum up: 

* polls for the animated pin-ups will only be posted once I begin the next-in-line animated pin-up (which I will warn you about in advance, so keep an eye out for the email reminder!). No need to worry about being pledged at the beginning of the month to get your vote in!

* Suggestive Pixels and above are able to suggest a new character for every month you are pledged and I have yet to post a poll. This will likely mean you have two characters in every poll (at least, for the first round of voting). Of course, they still need to get through to the final round...

This might mean that the first round of voting might be more than one poll (Patreon only allows 25 options per poll), but I think it would be worth it. If I didn't explain anything clearly enough or I've neglected to mention something relevant, please feel free to ask for clarification!

If you dislike this system or foresee a problem I have not planned for, feel free to leave or send me a comment!