May 1st! VOTE HERE! (also a lot of blocks/declines) (Patreon)

The 1st of May! While I'm sure the total number of patrons and pledge amount will bounce back up from its usual start-of-month fluctuations as pledges are processed, declined, and re-tried by the system, there's a STAGGERING amount of declined pledges this month. It makes me wonder if something on Patreon's end screwed up, again, or not. It's 69 declined at the moment of writing this; but about 22-23 of those are, I'm pretty sure, fake/bot accounts, so it's probably closer to 48. Which is still WAY high. Lot higher than it usually is/supposed to be. I'm going to send Patreon an email and ask what's up.

Blocked? Here:

I think part of the reason is that Patreon removed the ability for me to just "remove" patrons, instead I have to BLOCK them, which can be a bit tricky, as it also removes them from the total patron count, which, I don't know why it adds them in the first place if they haven't been processed yet? I don't know, it's weird. But if you've been blocked, email me at fkevlar [at] gmail dot com and I'll un-block, but I'm pretty sure all my blocks so far have just been bots. Just correct me if I'm wrong.

Anyway! Here's the voting rules, and comment below! Note: I can't add your votes if you're declined, so if you were, please make sure your pledge clears up ASAP please! Thank you for the support!

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How voting works:

I make a roster of characters to choose from for my primary artwork each month. Each level of pledge gets a different number of votes, and you guys pick what I end up doing! Rules are...

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Votes:

-The roster keeps it's vote count from month to month.

-1$ Patreons get one(1) vote to spend. 5$ get two(2), 10$ get three(3), 25$ get four.

-$5 and up Patrons: Your votes can be on one character, or split up between a few.

-You can vote after it ends, but it will be counted next month.

-Votes only count if your pledge processed that month. If your pledge is declined, I will put the votes "on hold", and add them later if the pledge goes through. Likewise, If the pledge doesn't go through, the votes aren't counted. I check all votes for number and pledge accuracy.

-If your pledge is worth more votes than you use, say a 10$ tier patron casting only 1 vote, I will automatically assign all 3 votes to that one vote. If they vote "1 for character A and 1 for character B", then I will pick myself either A or B to receive the unassigned 3rd available vote.

Add/Remove Character Rules:

-Fandom and Other OCs will be removed when won...

-...But FK OCs will go on a six(6)-month cooldown MINIMUM, after which they will be vote-able again. I'll pick when I want to throw them up there again.

Open slots:

- Open Slots can be filled by $5+ Patreons simply suggesting a new one when votes open. You have to spend at least one of your votes on this character when you suggest them on an Open Slot. If it doesn't go up, or goes on a wait list, you can put your vote to something else. I can turn down a character suggestion, but please don't take it personally! I will only do this when I -really- can't see myself enjoying the subject.

- If there is an open slot, and multiple people make a character suggestion, I will default to the patron with the highest lifetime Patreon support. The other suggestion will go on a waitlist.

-Open Slots under 'Artist's Choice' won't follow strikes or anything, and instead are added/removed as I deem desired or necessary. Could be other's OCs, fandom characters that haven't been suggested that I'd love to do... etc. A free-form nomination category. Can still be characters supporters suggest.

Strikes:

-If a character receives less than 3 people voting on them each month, they will get a strike. They won't lose votes, but they need at least 3 people voting.

-Three(3) strikes total removes them from the roster, but they can always be re-added later.

-50 votes will remove any strikes and prevent future ones.

====(Completed Fandom Pinups)====

-Krystal-Renamon-Isabelle-Amaterasu-Mink-Lola-Amelia-Ahri

====(Waitlist Characters)====

Nidalee-Red XIII-Lilith[Dreamkeepers], Kat[TwoKinds], Florence[Freefall]-

====(Removed Characters)====

Sally Acorn[38]

Voting ends on 5.5.2016, 11:59pm EST

Votes after that will carry over into June