Season's Greetings to all cube forum members! Welcome to the 2015 Secret Santa thread. We have run a Secret Santa in the Cube Forum since the Christmas of 2011. I have participated in every one of them so far, and I figured I would take up the responsibility of running this year's Secret Santa.
FAQ
1. What's a Secret Santa?
A Secret Santa is where where the people who sign up give gifts anonymously to other members of the group. Each person who signs up will be given a random person to send a gift to, and will receive a gift from a random person in return. It's a nice way for everyone to get a gift, without having to spend lots of money.
2. Is this for me?
If you're a member of this esteemed Cube Forum, and you have a desire to connect with the community by giving (and receiving!) gifts, then this could very well be for you. We have had some issues in the past with people not sending gifts etc. so while we do not wish to be exclusionary, we do expect you to meet some criteria. Ideally, you are an active poster within the cube forum, and you have a cube, or are building a cube yourself. I reserve the right to deny entry into the Secret Santa if you are a very new member (i.e. no posts, or no posts in the cube forum). Please don't be offended!
3. Is this expensive? How do I know what to get?
Slow down there! That's two questions! We have found that a gift of around $15 in value (or more) is reasonable, as that can really make someone's day with a cube staple or two. Be as generous as you like, however!
As for the question of what to get, I will be asking people who sign up to send me a wishlist of cards that they want. Please make your wishlist as big as you can possibly make it, to give your Santa more options!
4. Do I have to give cards?
Nope! You can get as creative as you like. If you've signed up, at your request, I can potentially ask your recipient if they would like something that isn't on their wishlist. For example, I usually ask if they would be happy to receive altered cards.
5. Hot Damn, how do I sign up?
Follow these steps:
1. Reply in this thread with your intention to sign up.
2. Private Message me with your postal details and your wishlist.
3. I will then get back to you when signups close with your recipient's details.
6. How soon should I mail my gift?
As soon as you can! You don't want your gift to arrive late, so get on it!
7. What do I do when I receive my gift?
Post a picture of it up here in this thread! It's great to see the gifts that get sent each year.
Current list of participants
Juju
Spike Rogue
Sparki
DSF
6jerfz
mrbrightside
Salmo
MerfolkMagic
winterlude
sacknase
Dr. Tom
War Dachshund
I just re-read the full post and noticed I still was not on the list for the exchange. I understand I am not an avid poster by any means and may be excluded because of it, but I am an big reader of the cube forum and mtgs as a whole. I did take part last years exchange despite having even less posts at the time and both sent and received gifts in a timely manner.
If I am being excluded I'd just like confirmation of that. Otherwise I look forward to seeing my name up as a participant. Last years exchange was one of the highlights of my magic career as I got to connect with two people thousands of miles away in a common interest that I otherwise wouldn't have been able to.
I just re-read the full post and noticed I still was not on the list for the exchange. I understand I am not an avid poster by any means and may be excluded because of it, but I am an big reader of the cube forum and mtgs as a whole. I did take part last years exchange despite having even less posts at the time and both sent and received gifts in a timely manner.
If I am being excluded I'd just like confirmation of that. Otherwise I look forward to seeing my name up as a participant. Last years exchange was one of the highlights of my magic career as I got to connect with two people thousands of miles away in a common interest that I otherwise wouldn't have been able to.
Sorry buddy, I just forgot to put your name up. It's fixed now.
Season's Greetings to all cube forum members! Welcome to the 2015 Secret Santa thread. We have run a Secret Santa in the Cube Forum since the Christmas of 2011. I have participated in every one of them so far, and I figured I would take up the responsibility of running this year's Secret Santa.
FAQ
1. What's a Secret Santa?
A Secret Santa is where where the people who sign up give gifts anonymously to other members of the group. Each person who signs up will be given a random person to send a gift to, and will receive a gift from a random person in return. It's a nice way for everyone to get a gift, without having to spend lots of money.
2. Is this for me?
If you're a member of this esteemed Cube Forum, and you have a desire to connect with the community by giving (and receiving!) gifts, then this could very well be for you. We have had some issues in the past with people not sending gifts etc. so while we do not wish to be exclusionary, we do expect you to meet some criteria. Ideally, you are an active poster within the cube forum, and you have a cube, or are building a cube yourself. I reserve the right to deny entry into the Secret Santa if you are a very new member (i.e. no posts, or no posts in the cube forum). Please don't be offended!
3. Is this expensive? How do I know what to get?
Slow down there! That's two questions! We have found that a gift of around $15 in value (or more) is reasonable, as that can really make someone's day with a cube staple or two. Be as generous as you like, however!
As for the question of what to get, I will be asking people who sign up to send me a wishlist of cards that they want. Please make your wishlist as big as you can possibly make it, to give your Santa more options!
4. Do I have to give cards?
Nope! You can get as creative as you like. If you've signed up, at your request, I can potentially ask your recipient if they would like something that isn't on their wishlist. For example, I usually ask if they would be happy to receive altered cards.
5. Hot Damn, how do I sign up?
Follow these steps:
1. Reply in this thread with your intention to sign up.
2. Private Message me with your postal details and your wishlist.
3. I will then get back to you when signups close with your recipient's details.
6. How soon should I mail my gift?
As soon as you can! You don't want your gift to arrive late, so get on it!
7. What do I do when I receive my gift?
Post a picture of it up here in this thread! It's great to see the gifts that get sent each year.
Current list of participants
Juju
Spike Rogue
Sparki
DSF
6jerfz
mrbrightside
Salmo
MerfolkMagic
winterlude
sacknase
Dr. Tom
War Dachshund
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Cool, send me a PM with your details and your wishlist.
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Also thank you for taking the time to put this together!
Bondafong and Mrbrightside, don't forget to send me your wishlists!
Cheers everyone.
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It's a christmas miracle!!!
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If I am being excluded I'd just like confirmation of that. Otherwise I look forward to seeing my name up as a participant. Last years exchange was one of the highlights of my magic career as I got to connect with two people thousands of miles away in a common interest that I otherwise wouldn't have been able to.
Sorry buddy, I just forgot to put your name up. It's fixed now.
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At the moment, I have no idea what I'll put on a wish list, though, so I'll need a couple days to figure that out. In the meantime, I'll send my info.
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Karador, Ghost Chieftain
I am literally sorting it out now. If you get me your postal details and wishlist within the next hour, I'll put you in.
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