Community Member Guide

TheDropVote is a community-driven merch platform where fans design, the community champions, and stars crown the winners. Here is how to get started:

1. Create your account — Sign up using email, Google, Apple, or X. It is free to join.
2. Set up your profile — Add a display name and avatar to stand out in the community.
3. Follow your favorite stars — Find the stars you love and follow them to see their latest designs.
4. Start championing — Browse designs and vote for the ones you want to see produced.

Find designs you love across the platform:

• Star pages — Visit a star's page to see all designs submitted for them.
• Gallery — Browse the full collection of designs, filtered by star, category, or status.
• Search — Use search to find specific designs, designers, or stars.
• In Play — See designs currently in live voting where your vote counts.

Your votes directly influence which designs get crowned by stars:

• Click the champion button on any design you want to see produced.
• Each community member gets one vote per design.
• Top-voted designs rise to the top of the star's review queue.
• You can see the current vote count and ranking on each design.
• Share designs with friends to help them gain momentum.

TheDropVote thrives on positive, constructive community interaction:

• Leave comments on designs to share your thoughts and feedback.
• Be respectful and constructive — help designers improve.
• Report inappropriate content using the report button.
• No spam, harassment, or hate speech — violations may result in account suspension.
• Engage authentically — real feedback makes the community better.

Stay updated with the creators you care about:

• Follow stars to get notified when new designs are submitted for them.
• Follow designers to see their latest submissions across all stars.
• Receive notifications when followed stars crown new designs.
• Manage your follows from your notification settings.

When designs are crowned, they become available as drops in the shop:

• Browse crowned designs in the shop, filtered by star or category.
• Choose from available product types, sizes, and colors.
• Some drops are limited edition — grab them before they sell out.
• Campaign drops require a minimum number of orders before production begins.
• Track your orders from your account settings.

Show your support for your favorite designers with monthly subscriptions:

• Visit a designer's profile and choose a subscription tier.
• Tiers offer perks like early access, exclusive content, and direct messaging.
• Subscribers receive a supporter badge on their profile.
• Manage your subscriptions from Settings → Subscriptions.
• Cancel or change tiers at any time — changes take effect at the next billing cycle.

Star groups let multiple stars collaborate under a shared identity:

• A star group is a collection of stars who share designs and drops.
• Designs submitted to a star group are visible to all group members.
• Any star in the group can crown designs for the group.
• Follow star groups to see combined activity from all member stars.