Yeah I was wondering if we're gonna even have a Secret Santa this year. I've hadn't seen BubblyWums around here at all since my return and I remember she was setting it up like last October.
So...I was thinking that maybe I or one of us to start the event for this year or shall we wait and see if Jen will come around to start it?
Actually I made uo my mind that this year I shall start on Secret Santa 2011. Just allow me a little time to organize the rules and guidelines. Also can someone be kind to link me to the old Secret Santa 2010 blog so I can go by it?
Hey all! As you know, I had brought up the idea of having a Secret Santa for this season and with the one who used to host the event being away, I had taken up responsibility to host it.
Please sumbit your infomation to
alexa.wallace@maine.edu.
What is Secret Santa?
"Secret Santa is a holiday tradition in which members of a group are randomly assigned other members to whom they anonymously give a gift. It offers a way for many people to give and receive a gift at low cost to those involved."
How do I participate?
Sign ups are currently avaliable from November, 12th to December 1st. After the sign ups, you will all have about a month until December 31st to send your gifts to your designated person.
In order to sign up to be part of Secret Santa, simply leave a comment below with the following form filled out:
Name: The name you want to be called/your nickname.
Email: Your main email address to be contacted by.
Accepting mailed gifts: Yes/No, and by mailed I mean snail mail
If you are accepting mailed gifts, please email your address to
alexa.wallace@maine.edu before 12/1. PLEASE include your TEF username or I won't know who you are!
On top of signing up, it is encourage that you create a wish list. In your wish list, you can include what your deer(s) looks like, things you would like to receive, things that you like in general so that if your Secret Santa does not know you very well (which is a possibility considering the size of our community), they can still give you an appropriate gift. You can write a wish list in a separate diary entry and link it to me in the comments, or write a small wish list in the comments below.
When does it start and end?
Secret Santa will officially start November,12th. This is when I will send out names to everyone, and this will give you plenty of time to complete your gift. For obvious reasons, please keep who you have a secret until Christmas day. It is advised that you finish your gift by the 21st of December but with the lateness on the start of this event, I shall allow a time period after the holiday up to December,31st to finish and give. If you are mailing the gift, make sure you have calculated how much time you will need for shipping in order for it to arrive by Christmas.
Start: November 12
Finish: December 31
How do I send my gift?
If your gift does NOT need to be mailed, you may send it as a note, email it, and/or upload it to the community website if it is art.
If your gift must be mailed, please email me at
alexa.wallace@maine.edu and I will give you your persons address. DO NOT make gifts that need to be mailed if the person is not giving out their address. To check if the person you are giving a gift to is accepting mailed gifts, check in the comments below.
When you do send your gift, please send me an email/message letting me know that you have sent your gift, so I can keep track of who has not given their gift.
Remember, you have made a commitment, and realize that failing to send a gift will disqualify you from any future events, if you do not have a legitimate reason. Everyone must send a gift in order to receive one.
In Conclusion...
1. Sign up.
1a. Make a wish list.
2. Get your Secret Santa.
3. Make/purchase your gift.
4. Send your gift on Christmas day (or before then).
5. Let me know you have sent your gift.
6. Receive your gift!
I shall start to make separate lists of mailed and non mailed gifts once I have enough
Ok...now everyone, feel free to make your lists and sigh up and lets make this event really showing everyone's holiday spirit
I say if you want to take it
I guess I can start it But
But what do I have to do to maintain an event like this? I'm sorta a noob on starting on something like this XD
- a list of everyone who's
- decide if there will be 2 separate lists for mailed gifts and online only
- a way for people to contact you
- a (secret) method for deciding who is assigned to who
- a cutoff date for sign-ups
- a reminder to send gifts on time
- keep track of who has sent their gift
Did I miss anything? >>
EDIT: http://www.endlessforest.org/community/%E2%80%A2-secret-santa-endless-forest-chapter-3-%E2%80%A2-please-read
Nope, that seems to sum it up
Thank you Pega Sometime
Sometime either tonight or tomorrow I shall have the blog complete
keepin' an eye on this.
Name: Leveled/ Nezz Elisa if
Name: Leveled/ Nezz Elisa if you feel so inclined as well
E-mail:
Mailed gifts: No
Ooh sounds interesting! : )
Yep, sounds great! I'll sit
Interested (:
♥ Watching this
BUMP Sign ups are now open
Sign ups are now open
You can count me in! I do
I do have some advice though that seems to work out well in terms of 'fairness'. Perhaps consider putting those who are accepting mailed gifts into a separate group. It takes a fair bit of commitment to put together a physical gift and send to to your secret Santa, particularly if the person lives overseas from where you are. I don't wish to suggest that digital art/non-physical gifts are any less time consuming, but it is a different category altogether. As well, if you put the mailed gift group separately, when you send out the emails giving the names, you could easily include the mailing address in that same note.
Anyway, just a suggestion that might help avoid some headaches.
Name/Nickname: Trigger
Email:
Mailed Gifts: yes
I'll send you an email shortly with my information.
Thanks for hosting this, and if you want any help, just let me know!
Edit: With some of the members on this site being younger, it may be slightly easier if you post the important dates in worded format (eg/ December 31, 2011) rather than numbered format...it just may offer slightly more clarity and help avoid any mistakes of 'Oh, I misread that date...'
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♥ I really want to do
Gonna keep my eyes on this.
Woah, why did it double post?
Glad to see that there was
*bumps*
Name: Honeyfur Email:
Email:
Accepting mailed gifts: No
If they'll be drawing or writing, the person who gets me can draw/write about whichever character of mine they want, be it Honeyfur, Roxanne, or Tenroe, it doesn't matter to me <3 Descriptions are under Appearance (Tenroe is pretty straight-forward).
As a gentle suggestion I'd
Name: Celtic
Email:
Accepting mailed gifts: Yes!
Anther thing, I remember something about Jen requsting "elves" for backup duty if someone wont recieve their gift or it's passed the due date it is to be sent. The elves would craft up a gift for said person and send it (via snail mail or virtually, depending on what the person signed up for of course.) Though I can't remember if the elves are participants themselves, they dont have to be.
(:
I agree with the separate
Name: mismatched or sarede
Email:
Accepting mailed gifts: Mhm:)
Name: QuadRaptor Email:
Email:
Accepting mailed gifts: Yes
Wishlist
Wishlist
Mine as well
Name: ZomB Email:
Email:
Accepting mailed gifts: Yes
Wishlist
Name: Wotsits Email:
Email: WottyWotsits @ hotmail . co . uk (without spaces)
Accepting mailed gifts: No.
♥
Name: Dinamo Email:
Email: /
Accepting mailed gifts: Nope.
If its writing, art, or something else, I'd love it for either Dinamo or Weber. ♥
I know I'm so going to stress
Name: Kohva / Ruostemarras
Email: kohva(a)hotmail.fi
Mailed gifts: Yes
Wishlist will be here as soon as I write something down.
Of course I participe !
Name: Known under the username of Laiia~
E-mail:
Mailed gifts: No
Avatar & signature by Shimmyshimmy. ♥
Initially I wasn't going to
Name: Pandora, Panda, Pan. Any of those.
Email:
Accepting mail: no.
Here's my wishlist ♥
Avatar & signature by Shimmyshimmy. ♥
Name: Zeezie E-mail:
E-mail:
Accepting mail: Nope.
[Edit:] Wishlist. c:
Name: Meadow Email:
Email:
Accepting mailed gifts: No
My two deer bios are here.
bumping C:
:3 Name: Kazzie, Kas Email:
Name: Kazzie, Kas
Email:
Accepting mailed gifts: Yes:)
Alinaquil! Hello! I sent a
Tracking for now... really
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Hello! It would like to take
Name: Foxglaive
Email:
Accepting mailed gifts: Yes
Listwish: Please sending what it conveys that holidays have a meaning for you. Wait, you know [Tasualcnas]? I mean Santa Claus? Please tell him that Glaivexof says "Hello!"
Thanking!
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My wishlist
Name: Pega Email:
Email:
Accepting mailed gifts: Yes
I'll make a wishlist later, which will probably be on my updates page.
When is the deadline for
Deadline will be on December
Oh YAY :3 Name:
Name: Butterbrot.
Email:
Accepting mailed gifts: Yes
EDIT~ Secret Santa Wishlist ~
I'm in :3 Name: LanceHill,
Name: LanceHill, Lance
Email:
Accepting mailed gifts: Yes
(Ill make a wishlist later D: )
Sign ups are closed. Thank
I'll be back with a way to pair up tomorrow and lists
EDIT: Lists are up and running
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Ugh, I emailed you my form
I can add you but I'm only
At least I didn't go around pairing people up.
So no worries
I can't believe I missed it
Can't wait to see the results.