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-Evelon Secret Santa 2017-[IMPORTANT RULES UPDATE, READ]

Postby Freezair » 12/01/2017 2:49 PM

-Evelon Secret Santa 2017!-

THERE IS A BRAND-NEW RULE 9. READ IT EITHER IN THIS POST OR ON PAGE 2.

I know a handful of you were worried about this, but I promise you, it's on like clockwork!

-How This Event Works (I'm Glad I Stopped Writing Out These Rules By Hand Every Year, That Got Tiresome)-


1. You sign up by posting below! Yep, that's all you have to do. If you want to be extra helpful, provide a link to your wishlist as well. :) But this isn't necessary.

2. Once the signup period is over, I will put all of the names of the people who have signed up into a hat (literally; I use my Santa hat for this) and draw them out one at a time. Through this random draw, every person on the list will be assigned a Secret Giftee. They are that person's Secret Santa. Their job is to find that person a gift!

3. By hook or by crook, you, the Secret Santa, obtain your gift for your Secret Giftee! But because it's a secret Santa, you keep your identity a secret from that person. In other words, don't tell them who you are until you find that person's gift!

4. Send your gift to your Secret Giftee and reveal yourself! And they'll be all happy 'n' stuff. In the meantime, someone else will be your Secret Santa, and you'll receive a gift from them!

It really is that simple.

-RULES! (I'm Sure You Know How These Work, But You'd Best Check Anyway For the Important Dates and the Arbitrary Ridiculous Code Word)-


1. Post in this topic to sign up. You will have until FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15th to sign up! After this date, SIGNUPS ARE CLOSED!

2. I will send you the name of your Secret Giftee in a PM. Once you receive this PM, please PM me back to confirm you have gotten it. (This instruction will be repeated in the PM itself.)

3. Once you receive your Secret Giftee, you may not tell them who they are! Remember, it's a secret!

3. You may give your giftee a gift any time after getting their name. Once you send your Giftee a gift, you MUST PM me saying that you've given them a gift. Otherwise I won't know that you've done it! And you'll get in trouble for not making the deadline...

5. The deadline for gift-giving this year is Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018. You MUST send out your gifts by this date! If for some reason you feel you will not be able to make the date, PLEASE PM me and explain why! I'm generally pretty forgiving when it comes to excuses, especially given how busy this time of year is. But I also know lame excuses when I see one! (Also, if your Secret Santa is going to be late, I'll send you a PM telling you about it. Don't want to leave you in the dark!)

6. You MUST give your giftee SOMETHING. No skimping out! Everyone who gets something also have to give something. It's like Christmas Karma. And just in case you get to thinking, "Oh, Freezair isn't a mod, she can't get us if we don't give anything," know that this counts as a contract just like breeding restrictions do. You will get in trouble if you don't send anything! Don't make me use this. *points to tinsel-decorated red-and-green Bat of Semi-Rule Enforcement*

7. Please try to find your Giftee a NICE gift. I know not everyone has the same resources and not everyone can purchase a whole bunch of dazzling customs for all their friends. However, around this time of year, the mods do open up numerous "gift shops" specifically to help people find gifts! Seasonal Specialties giftboxes are usually appreciated, and many years we've had a "gift custom" shop. Try to keep your wishlist updated with a few easier-to-find things for the benefit of those people who can't afford mega-customs. Remember that it's ultimately the thought that counts!

8. ABSOLUTELY NO WHINING. None. No whining about the gift you got, no whining about how the person you have to gift to is not your favorite person in the world, and definitely no giving bum gifts because you don't like your Giftee! Whining results in an immediate permanent ban from ALL Secret Santas, this and any future SS's. If you feel that you have something to complain about--if you feel like your gift had no real thought put into it, or if your Secret Santa has been late (and you didn't receive a PM telling you about it from me)--then I ask that you please PM me discreetly instead of raising hullabaloo about it in the forums. We can then discuss it and decide what to do about it, depending on the nature of your problem.

9. AN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT ART AS A SECRET SANTA GIFT:
Evelon is lucky enough to be home to many talented artists, but like many things, art is very subjective. If you want to put art on your wishlist, PLEASE be aware that we cannot guarantee the art skills, style, or artistic choices of your Secret Santa. If you want to ask for art, know that unless you are VERY specific, there are risks associated with it and you may not get exactly what you were expecting. Please remember that ultimately, it's the thought (and effort) that counts. Your Secret Santa made you something and did it in good faith you'd like it, even if it's different than what you imagined.
 
If you are planning on giving art to someone and making it your main gift, I recommend you only do this if your giftee specifically requests art and that you put a good amount of effort into it. Make it colored, and if you make a traditional art piece, try to use a proper scanner to upload it so the image quality is clean. If they don't list specific characters they want drawn, poke through their pen and RP history to see what pets they've used most. If you give art as a side present, you can be a bit messier, but still try to get the nicest-quality image you can so your SS can admire it.  

At the end of the day, remember that this event is about making people happy. Do you best to make your giftee happy and remember that your Secret Santa tried to do the same for you.  

10. Hey, I told you we'd have an arbitrary code word. I've decided this year that it's "craft." I expect to see this worked into your posts in crafty ways.

-Participants-

1. Night
2.Sarah
3.ToxicShadow
4.[url]jaden_wolf[/url]
5.Saahs
6.Flame
7.Kyrit
8.Middy
9.crow
10.Adelie
11.FrostWynd
12.zapdragon555
13.RiDragon
14.Mojave
15.[url]FieldsOfIris[/url]
16.Moofius
17.Omnisearch
18.Indigo
19.Silver
20.Thunder
21.Lilith Michaelis
22.BaalsBaby
23.jobiehanna
24.Kreepy
25.Isalynne
26. Kylo


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I'm so cool (too bad I'm a loser).
I'm so smart (too bad I can't get anything figured out)!
I'm so brave (too bad I'm a baby).
I'm so fly
That's probably why it feels just like I'm falling for the first time!

I'm so green (it's really amazing).
I'm so clean (too bad I can't get all the dirt off of me)!
I'm so sane (It's driving me crazy)!
It's so strange
I can't believe I'm falling for the first time!

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Re: -Evelon Secret Santa 2017-

Postby Night » 12/01/2017 2:54 PM

I'd love to sign up! I can't wait to craft an awesome present to send off to my giftee!
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Re: -Evelon Secret Santa 2017-

Postby Sarah » 12/01/2017 3:07 PM

Craft! I would also like to sign up~
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Re: -Evelon Secret Santa 2017-

Postby ToxicShadow » 12/01/2017 3:09 PM

I think I'll have to get pretty crafty this year. Please sign me up~ <3
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Re: -Evelon Secret Santa 2017-

Postby Jaden Wolf » 12/01/2017 3:21 PM

Gift-giving is a craft I'm not very good at, honestly, but I'll do my best! Sign me up!
You can pretend that when you hear my voice, darling, it's your choice not to fall in.

But it's all an act, 'cause I know exactly what you're wanting. You know it's what I'm wanting

Boy I know what you desire, oh, you're such a bad, bad liar

This could be perfection, or venom dripping in your mouth

Singing like a Siren, love me while your wrists are bound


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Re: -Evelon Secret Santa 2017-

Postby Saahs » 12/01/2017 3:26 PM

I don't remember if I've ever done this before, but I think I'd like to try and come up with something to craft for someone! Sign me on up :D
when that light goes out this eve,
some will run, and some will grieve.

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if you have a reason, or if you believe,
in darkness we trust.

the whores and gentlemen, they lead,
trails of insecurities.

i am not a watchman, i do as i please.

in darkness i trust.




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Re: -Evelon Secret Santa 2017-

Postby Flame » 12/01/2017 4:08 PM

On my phone so I don't have much time to craft a proper message, but I'd like to sign up as well! ^^
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Re: -Evelon Secret Santa 2017-

Postby Kyrit » 12/01/2017 4:09 PM

*slams hands down on a table*

SIGN ME UP AND I'LL CRAFT SOMEONE A GIFT WITH GREAT CARE
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Re: -Evelon Secret Santa 2017-

Postby Middy » 12/01/2017 4:54 PM

I'm a crafty person when it comes to gifts. Sign me up!
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Re: -Evelon Secret Santa 2017-

Postby crow » 12/01/2017 5:31 PM

I don't have the frame of mind to craft a fun thing to say, but sign me up too :U
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Re: -Evelon Secret Santa 2017-

Postby Adelie » 12/01/2017 5:40 PM

waddles in anxiously

It's been a while since I participated in one of these, but I'm really excited to hand out (hopefully) well-crafted gifts again! :')
and if you ask how i regret that parting:
it is like the flowers falling at spring's end
confused, whirled in a tangle.

what is the use of talking, and there is no end of talking,
there is no end of things in the heart.

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Re: -Evelon Secret Santa 2017-

Postby FrostWynd » 12/01/2017 6:03 PM

As much as I really want to, I'm not crafty enough to come up with a pun. I might have much better luck with a gift instead. So sign me up, please!  :D

Oh Raven won't you sing me a happy song

You don't want me to stay alone
That's why you gotta sing your song
You keep tapping at my door
Nevermore, nevermore, nevermore
But can I ask you something
A favor from you my friend
This song you keep singin'
Nevermore, nevermore, nevermore




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Re: -Evelon Secret Santa 2017-

Postby Kitsumi » 12/01/2017 6:14 PM

-Never mind, disregard this and please do not add me to the list. Thank you-


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Re: -Evelon Secret Santa 2017-

Postby zapdragon555 » 12/01/2017 10:00 PM

Sign me right up!! <3 In the meantime I'll be crafting these essays :')



But there will come a time
You'll see, with no more tears
And love will not break your heart
But dismiss your fears
Get over your hill and see
What you find there
With grace in your heart
And flowers in your hair



"Tomorrow will be a good day."


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Re: -Evelon Secret Santa 2017-

Postby RiDragon » 12/01/2017 10:07 PM

Question:  Does the gift have to be Evelon related?  I'd be super happy with some art of my characters for a gift tbh.....  But anything I'd be happy with!  If I can get character art I think i'll link my charahub account  and my new and improved zoo-pen>w>  but again, I'd be happy with Evelon stuff toooooo!!  Also gonna link my STEAM WISHLIST cuz I love video games too.  So now whoever gets me has a ton of options!

(Trying to think of a pun including craft.  Didn't work out good.  So I gave up.)



I see the stars,

Drifting aimless
I feel their heat
warming, selfless
I will give... I will take



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