Season's Greetings to all cube forum members! Welcome to the 2016 Secret Santa thread. We have run a Secret Santa in the Cube Forum since the Christmas of 2011. I asked about this a week ago or so in the community thread, but we're getting down to the wire here, so I figured I'd get the ball rolling. Apologies if I stole anyone's thunder.
FAQ (Shamelessly stolen from Juju's thread last year in the spirit of, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it.")
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. (Sign-ups will close Nov 30th to give people time to sign up, but also give us the month of December to ship gifts.)
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.
Handy template for PMs:
Name and postal address: Wishlist:
Please be as broad as you can...feel free to include expensive pie-in-the-sky wishes just in case, but also give plenty of inexpensive options for buddies on a budget. Are you OK with non-Magic-card gifts?
For example, in the past people have thrown in things like tokens, deck boxes, playmats, etc. Are you interested in alters and/or signed cards?
(Remember, sign-ups close Nov 30th!)
Current roster:
6jerfz
bondafong
TheGroglord
Salmo
DSF
Spike Rogue
Dr. Tom
allred123
winterlude
Juju
Sparki
simplygdog
Awesome, the more the merrier! Please don't forget to send me a PM in order to be officially counted. I edited the OP to include a PM template if that feels helpful to people.
@TheGroglord - The main point is to make sure people who join are actual members of the cube community who will hold up their end of the bargain as well. You've been posting here regularly for months and you're certainly welcome to join!
I apologize for the delay in pairings. This is the end of our grading period so I had to get report cards done and that took longer than I hoped. I should have grades wrapped up by tonight and have the pairings out before midnight. If you have posted in this thread so far, you're in as long as you send me your info by tonight. If you don't, I can't push it back anymore.
Did you get my info? I Sent it to you a few days ago, but you still have me marked at the top needing to PM.
Let me know, And I can send it early tomorrow morning (11 a.m. eastern time)
I apologize for the delay in pairings. This is the end of our grading period so I had to get report cards done and that took longer than I hoped. I should have grades wrapped up by tonight and have the pairings out before midnight. If you have posted in this thread so far, you're in as long as you send me your info by tonight. If you don't, I can't push it back anymore.
Thanks!
So you're also a teacher? Yeah crunch time for me too this past week. Had several classes worth of exams to mark, as well as write report comments for each of my students. I was so stressed.
Being the softie that I am, I want to try to include everyone.
I've split the group into two waves. If you turned in your wishlist promptly you are in Wave 1 and pairings have gone out so that you can get going with gifts.
If you have PMed me to get a spot but have not sent me a wishlist yet, I need it. You are going to be in Wave 2. I have it worked out so that nobody should be left out in the cold if a couple people flake out and still don't turn in wishlists.
Everyone, please be patient. Shipping can take some time during the holiday season, especially internationally. If you believe you have a serious issue let me know.
(On Lantern Control)"A guy who literally just sits there and mills cards he doesn't like from your library while he slowly, slowly kills you this way."
"If a person's profile includes anime or My Little Pony, feel free to ignore everything they say."
Wave 2 is up and running! At this point all partners are final and signups are really, totally, truly closed. If you have any issues or questions let me know.
Season's Greetings to all cube forum members! Welcome to the 2016 Secret Santa thread. We have run a Secret Santa in the Cube Forum since the Christmas of 2011. I asked about this a week ago or so in the community thread, but we're getting down to the wire here, so I figured I'd get the ball rolling. Apologies if I stole anyone's thunder.
FAQ (Shamelessly stolen from Juju's thread last year in the spirit of, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it.")
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. (Sign-ups will close Nov 30th to give people time to sign up, but also give us the month of December to ship gifts.)
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.
Handy template for PMs:
Name and postal address:
Wishlist:
Please be as broad as you can...feel free to include expensive pie-in-the-sky wishes just in case, but also give plenty of inexpensive options for buddies on a budget.
Are you OK with non-Magic-card gifts?
For example, in the past people have thrown in things like tokens, deck boxes, playmats, etc.
Are you interested in alters and/or signed cards?
Current roster:
6jerfz
bondafong
TheGroglord
Salmo
DSF
Spike Rogue
Dr. Tom
allred123
winterlude
Juju
Sparki
simplygdog
Signing up.
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@TheGroglord - The main point is to make sure people who join are actual members of the cube community who will hold up their end of the bargain as well. You've been posting here regularly for months and you're certainly welcome to join!
I'm in, I'll PM you when I'm off work.
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I apologize for the delay in pairings. This is the end of our grading period so I had to get report cards done and that took longer than I hoped. I should have grades wrapped up by tonight and have the pairings out before midnight. If you have posted in this thread so far, you're in as long as you send me your info by tonight. If you don't, I can't push it back anymore.
Thanks!
Let me know, And I can send it early tomorrow morning (11 a.m. eastern time)
http://www.cubetutor.com/cubeblog/63569
Yes allred, sorry I did. Updating the OP got away from me, it should be accurate now.
So you're also a teacher? Yeah crunch time for me too this past week. Had several classes worth of exams to mark, as well as write report comments for each of my students. I was so stressed.
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I've split the group into two waves. If you turned in your wishlist promptly you are in Wave 1 and pairings have gone out so that you can get going with gifts.
If you have PMed me to get a spot but have not sent me a wishlist yet, I need it. You are going to be in Wave 2. I have it worked out so that nobody should be left out in the cold if a couple people flake out and still don't turn in wishlists.
Everyone, please be patient. Shipping can take some time during the holiday season, especially internationally. If you believe you have a serious issue let me know.
Happy Holidays and Happy Cubing!
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As per point #2, this is for regularly posting members of the cube forums. But feel free to start posting here and participate next year!
Also, follow us on twitter! @TurnOneMagic
Happy Holidays!