Guest artist winner
Added 2025-03-04 18:33:20 +0000 UTCAnd the winner is...
JAYFRID!
Interesting results!!! Last month, Jayfrid came in 3rd place and now won by a landslide! Could it be that showing the results before the poll was over impacted on other answers? What do you guys think? Do you prefer this new method or would you like to return to the Patreon one?
(To prove these results are legit, you can download the attached CSV file with all the answers)
Comments
Now THIS is DEMOCRACY
Parsely
2025-03-05 21:58:01 +0000 UTCLinks to their portfolios were included in the announcement post 👀
Syd
2025-03-05 16:03:09 +0000 UTCI wonder how much subject matter influenced the vote? Only 1 of 3 was NSFW, and it won by a landslide. It would be better to see portfolios for each artist, or maybe invite a sketch from each with a common theme like “sky and Leon taking a walk” and see how they interpret it.
OR-69
2025-03-05 09:18:58 +0000 UTCPrefiero que no se sepan los resultados hasta el final, siento que así la gente no se deja llevar por la opción que tiene más votos y escogen lo que realmente quieren
Mauricio A
2025-03-05 00:05:45 +0000 UTCnot knowing is better. it has Influenced me before to vote against characters. Like when people kept clamouring for Red So much even though he's been disprotionally featured heavily in his favour in spicy over every other character beyond sky and Leon. I will say though I don't think this is a good 'control' test. I read what was said where artists provided their own examples but in this specific poll two of the three artists provided very sfw suggestive at best examples and the third was non sfw and people get thirsty and horny. I feel people got swayed easily. I'm super happy they won though because I love their art.
Viva
2025-03-04 23:22:10 +0000 UTCI don't mind the way just make me feel bad when of the three artists I only know of 1 and they get only a fraction of the winners poll. Even when looking over the others work to me at least it helps but it is what it is.
Shadow
2025-03-04 22:43:21 +0000 UTCHonestly this new way is better
Katt
2025-03-04 21:03:43 +0000 UTCI think it's better like this. It keeps the intrigue and suspense until the end! ✨✨
PetuniaCo.
2025-03-04 20:44:44 +0000 UTCKeep the secret, it makes it more interesting
Dice117
2025-03-04 20:29:14 +0000 UTCNew method
KixError
2025-03-04 20:28:04 +0000 UTCWhen we do the announcement of the artists, we provide links to their portfolios/socials :) you can check them here on patreon
Syd
2025-03-04 20:00:41 +0000 UTCBrb sending messages to the artists to teach them about poll dynamics and furry biases. X3 <3
SpotTheCat
2025-03-04 19:34:51 +0000 UTC"I think some input from you guys would be appropriate too" Well, you are assuming wrong ;). We talk to the artists and they are very well aware of what type of content this poll is for. When we ask for examples, they know that's a deciding factor. We ask them to provide examples of what they would be willing to make for us.
Syd
2025-03-04 19:26:49 +0000 UTCwe could have had chirembo's pronz...
Jonathan Buffoni
2025-03-04 19:10:01 +0000 UTCI imagine if he had won, we'd have gotten something teasy and fun, like what he posts publicly. Something closer to the earliest ITILY spicy pictures. Or maybe he was gonna show peen. What do I know? Lol
SpotTheCat
2025-03-04 19:01:50 +0000 UTCDamn! Chirembo will get his moment one day
Diego P
2025-03-04 19:00:18 +0000 UTCI prefer the hidden results. Sometimes I believe other pick one just because they see (say) 75% pick over the others they follow. But also the pics used may have something to do with that. I don't remember if you did but maybe supply a link to the artists page/site may help as well.
Sperkle
2025-03-04 18:59:46 +0000 UTCTbf with chiernbo he doesn't post public nsfw that I know of. So that would have been hard to show for the previews But I am surprised people didn't vote for him as much since this would have been, the first time to see his nsfw for most people.
Flux Y.
2025-03-04 18:58:25 +0000 UTCThat's fair. I think some input from you guys would be appropriate too. Something like asking for both sfw and nsfw examples. I won't say one poll proves my point, but one option here earned three times as many votes as any other option, and the blind format may not be the number 1 reason why. Lol (Let it be known I'm a big fan of the comic and I'm just giving a voice to the pollsters out there who I imagine pulling their hair out.)
SpotTheCat
2025-03-04 18:55:50 +0000 UTCOnly 21% 😢
Pierro K
2025-03-04 18:49:41 +0000 UTCThe examples were provided by the artists. When we contact them, we ask them to send what they would want to show as an example of their work.
Syd
2025-03-04 18:45:57 +0000 UTCDefinitely prefer a mystery
Monny Tenerici
2025-03-04 18:43:19 +0000 UTCI don't mind the blind poll, but it does seem like you'll get skewed results if you use sfw pictures in the examples of two artists, and NSFW pictures in the examples of the third artist. The analyst nerd part of my brain hates how you did that.
SpotTheCat
2025-03-04 18:42:39 +0000 UTCI prefer doing the poll on the website
Jetski
2025-03-04 18:42:16 +0000 UTCI kinda like the current one since sometimes knowing the results early might skew the voting.
SonOfDarkHelmet
2025-03-04 18:38:54 +0000 UTCI prefer not knowing current results before voting as it avoids the the bandwagon effect.
Kirono Hasama
2025-03-04 18:38:41 +0000 UTCFeel it's a better system overall so not to gauge the winners.
Ace_knignt
2025-03-04 18:38:06 +0000 UTCWe are almost certain we will do all votes like this from now on :)
Syd
2025-03-04 18:38:05 +0000 UTCI like this way. Sometimes seeing a more popular vote can sway my vote in these types of polls, especially if I know all the artist options. Or if I don't know any of them at all.
myrontheotter
2025-03-04 18:38:03 +0000 UTCI agree! This new method keeps things exciting until the end :D
Syd
2025-03-04 18:37:33 +0000 UTCLove the new poll format!
hope steele
2025-03-04 18:36:49 +0000 UTCI think all the polls should be done like this. When I go to vote for the monthly character, I usually don't end up voting because I see the character I wanted to vote for is losing by a landslide.
Kenny Rosser
2025-03-04 18:36:39 +0000 UTCI like these new voting system. No more people going with the crowd and choose what they actually like. The Spicy voting system could use this
Nick
2025-03-04 18:36:29 +0000 UTCYeah the one with the spicy art figured lol
Lucidius
2025-03-04 18:35:50 +0000 UTCYes
Tj
2025-03-04 18:35:23 +0000 UTCYES!
Antwuane Darden
2025-03-04 18:34:44 +0000 UTCHa i knew it
Nick
2025-03-04 18:34:32 +0000 UTC
