Community FAQs & Guidelines
A bit confused? Having some DDGD type issues? Check out out FAQs below, and if they are absolutely no help at all, email us at info@dropdeadgorgeousdaily.com and we'll try and help you out.
QUICK LINKS: JOINING | ADDING ITEMS | EARNING POINTS | SWAG | dLISTS | IMAGES | APPROVING POSTS
Guidelines
1- DDGD is a place for loving, not hating, any harassment or nastiness of any kind is just not cool (and users will be banned)
2 - DDGD is also a place for to bookmark, share and discuss their favourite fashionable things online. People who Spam (aka add lots of rubbish), who add items that are deemed off-brand (racey, tacky, rude, stuff-your-mum-would-wear or not even slightly fashion-related etc..), who are are adding 100s of items per day (just so they can claim prizes) or who clearly work for a store or brand (and are just here to be sneaky and promote their own products) will be shown the door (aka banned and all items & points removed).
3 - DDGD Swag is open to be claimed by everyone, but only one item per week. Patience is a virtue ladies!
4 - Keep DDGD beautiful - Any items that are added that are off-brand or just "not DDGD" (see point 2), or are added with broken images etc.. will be deleted, and all points for those items removed.
FAQS
JOINING DDGD
Yes, totally free
I stuffed up and added something twice/wrong/that I hate?
DDGD Staff members patrol the site daily removing items with no images, bad images, massive spelling errors or that are just plain ugly (so don't worry about it).
How do I earn DDG$?DDG$ are reward points for interacting in the DDGD community. You can earn points for the following activities;
Think of it as your own online wishlists or lookbooks. Where you can save all your favourite items off DDGDaily to be shopped later. You can share them too!
How do I create a dList?
Once you are logged in just look for the little + signs on all dSHOP items, click it and follow the instructions.
Where can I find my dLists?
Your dLists are all saved above your fashion cupboard (so just click the link on your username at the top of the site).
Easy! Just click through on any item you like (once you've earned enough DDG$) and fill out the quick form. The points will then be deducted from your account and your goodies will be on their way!
How much swag can I claim?
Each user is limited to 1 swag item per week.
Does it costs anything to claim SWAG?
No, not a penny!
How do I get the images of items to share on the site?Well there are a few options depending on what kind of computer/software you have and how the website is set up.A) Try right clicking your mouse on the image, if you see an option to 'Save image as' just select it, save it somewhere on your computer and you are good to go.B) If that doesn't work try a screen shot (or screen capture), most Macs have this option built in, for PCs if you have Windows 7 or Vista look in the Accessories menu for the 'Snipping tool' application. And if all else fails download 'Snippy' a clever and FREE screen capture tool here.
What kinds of images can I use?
This is a tricky one and a bit of a grey area but here are some general "guidelines":
1) Images of products - A-OK as long as the store and item are properly credited.
2) Images of yourself - also OK (as long as they aren't rude!)
3) Papparazzi shots of celebrities - not OK to use, most are copyright.
4) Celeb images from other websites - again not OK to use, still copyright restricted.
5) Images from magazines or ad campaigns - usually OK to use as long as source is credited and it's presented in it's original form.
6) Images of bloggers, from blogs - this varies from blog to blog (look out for a copyright message on the blog for guidance). Most personal style bloggers are happy to have their images used as long as they are credited back to them, most street style blogs require you to ask permission.
6) Images from lookbook.nu/ chictopia etc - these are OK to use, but again must be linked back to the persons profile.
It says my rank is Window Shopper? What does it mean?
Your rank is our little way of showing how much you've been contributing to the site. The only catch is that your rank is determined by how many DDG$ you have, so if you cash your DDG$ in for some swag, you might also get a demotion.
1 - Image included was of poor quality, too small, or was a copyrighted image (ie red carpet, runway or papparazzi pic) that we didn't have the rights to publish.
2 - Not enough text.You need to earn your DDG$, so one or two short sentences just won't do.
3 - Incomplete text. If you are going to post a recipe etc.. please make sure you post ALL of it.
4 - Content was off brand, or out of date. Sometimes we might have already covered something, OR it might just not fit in with the DDGD brand.
5 - Content was spam, aka was just submitted to promote your own blog or brand.
6 - The content wasn't Fun, Friendly & Fashionable (the DDGD mantra).
7 - The content didn't have a clear purpose. If you want to post about your fave new season colour, make sure you tell people why you love it, were you've seen it and even how you're going to wear it.
Why did my post get changed?
Just like if you were to submit to any publication, our editors will always check over posts, and might make adjustments to include important information or bring the copy more in line with the DDGD tone of voice.
Why did it take a while for my post to get published?
Maybe you submitted an item on easter, and it's still 5 weeks away, so we will hold on to it until it's closer to the time.
Or maybe someone else submitted something similar, so we want to space them out.
There are methods to our madness, trust us!
