WashingtonBay
11-30-2009, 08:06 AM
Sign up thread here....
Baywind Secret Santas - Last day to sign up! Nov 30! :~) (http://www.baywindfarm.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13159)
REMEMBER to follow up your vote with a PM to me, giving your full name and address, and an email from a parent if you are a minor.
I have a lot of people who have signed up and not yet sent me their address! Send it now! Send it today!
http://www.baywindfarm.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5704&stc=1&d=1257981810
OK everyone, it's Secret Santa time on BaywindForum!
We're far from having old tried and true ways of doing this... but I borrowed some ideas from how it was done last year, listened to the suggestions offered so far, and have added a few ideas of my own. I hope everyone who wants to participate can and will, and most of all that we all have a good time doing it!
Rules:
Only members in good standing who have been members at least six months, or have at least five hundred posts may participate. I may make exceptions to this rule for trusted and well known members, but there are reasons for the rule that are paramount in any waivers: We don't want people to sign up just to receive a present, and we do want to be careful who we give out our private information to. I am the sole final decider on who participates and those priorities will be paramount in my decision!
Your Secret Santa gifts should cost about $20 in value (not including shipping), not much more or less than that, so everyone has a fair expectation, and a fair level of giving. It's not about trying to get off cheap, and it's not about trying to outdo each other with extravagant spending... Try to stay in that range!
If you want IN - answer the poll at the top of the thread. Don't answer till you're sure! Discussion within the thread about being "in" or "out" is not official! I will use the answers in the poll as the basis for my official list! Don't make me hunt for answers on the thread. If you answer "Yes I'm in!" Follow that immediately with a private mail to me with your name and mailing address where you would like your package shipped. If you don't do this, I can't include you. If you need to change your answer after you vote, PM me.
If you want IN - answer the poll before Nov 30.
If you are under 18... Have your parent email me a permission note saying they approve of your participation before Nov 30. emails can be sent to WashingtonBay(at)baywindfarm.com.
I will give each Secret Santa their chosen member on Dec 1.Note: I'm not handing out any cheat sheets or questionnaires here to help people know what to buy because I don't think we need to! I think we're all more familiar than that! I think part of the fun will be in all the Secret Santas being secret spy to their chosen recipient, and figuring out what to buy all by themselves. Of course, people are welcome to drop hints in their posts between now and Christmas, but I think subtlety is the better part of sportsmanship here. If you don't know your selected member well enough to know what they might like... then maybe this is a good time to pay more attention to their posts and find out about them! :cool:
You should ship your Secret Santa gift by Dec 15. If at all possible, ship your package with a tracking number, and send this tracking number to me! If I can, I will do "Secret Santa Sightings" on this thread, as we go... Letting people know that a Secret Santa gift has been spotted in route. Whether you ship direct from a shopping site or from your home address, keep your identity secret as best you can.
We will reveal who everyone's Secret Santa was on Dec 31.
Go forth! Have fun! Be of good cheer!
http://www.baywindfarm.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5705&stc=1&d=1257981821
Baywind Secret Santas - Last day to sign up! Nov 30! :~) (http://www.baywindfarm.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13159)
REMEMBER to follow up your vote with a PM to me, giving your full name and address, and an email from a parent if you are a minor.
I have a lot of people who have signed up and not yet sent me their address! Send it now! Send it today!
http://www.baywindfarm.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5704&stc=1&d=1257981810
OK everyone, it's Secret Santa time on BaywindForum!
We're far from having old tried and true ways of doing this... but I borrowed some ideas from how it was done last year, listened to the suggestions offered so far, and have added a few ideas of my own. I hope everyone who wants to participate can and will, and most of all that we all have a good time doing it!
Rules:
Only members in good standing who have been members at least six months, or have at least five hundred posts may participate. I may make exceptions to this rule for trusted and well known members, but there are reasons for the rule that are paramount in any waivers: We don't want people to sign up just to receive a present, and we do want to be careful who we give out our private information to. I am the sole final decider on who participates and those priorities will be paramount in my decision!
Your Secret Santa gifts should cost about $20 in value (not including shipping), not much more or less than that, so everyone has a fair expectation, and a fair level of giving. It's not about trying to get off cheap, and it's not about trying to outdo each other with extravagant spending... Try to stay in that range!
If you want IN - answer the poll at the top of the thread. Don't answer till you're sure! Discussion within the thread about being "in" or "out" is not official! I will use the answers in the poll as the basis for my official list! Don't make me hunt for answers on the thread. If you answer "Yes I'm in!" Follow that immediately with a private mail to me with your name and mailing address where you would like your package shipped. If you don't do this, I can't include you. If you need to change your answer after you vote, PM me.
If you want IN - answer the poll before Nov 30.
If you are under 18... Have your parent email me a permission note saying they approve of your participation before Nov 30. emails can be sent to WashingtonBay(at)baywindfarm.com.
I will give each Secret Santa their chosen member on Dec 1.Note: I'm not handing out any cheat sheets or questionnaires here to help people know what to buy because I don't think we need to! I think we're all more familiar than that! I think part of the fun will be in all the Secret Santas being secret spy to their chosen recipient, and figuring out what to buy all by themselves. Of course, people are welcome to drop hints in their posts between now and Christmas, but I think subtlety is the better part of sportsmanship here. If you don't know your selected member well enough to know what they might like... then maybe this is a good time to pay more attention to their posts and find out about them! :cool:
You should ship your Secret Santa gift by Dec 15. If at all possible, ship your package with a tracking number, and send this tracking number to me! If I can, I will do "Secret Santa Sightings" on this thread, as we go... Letting people know that a Secret Santa gift has been spotted in route. Whether you ship direct from a shopping site or from your home address, keep your identity secret as best you can.
We will reveal who everyone's Secret Santa was on Dec 31.
Go forth! Have fun! Be of good cheer!
http://www.baywindfarm.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5705&stc=1&d=1257981821