Urban Art Association

Secret Santa 2017! The List Thread (only), by Coach on Oct 24, 2017 21:09:48 GMT 1, Back by popular demand! It's the UAA Secret Santa, and I'm honoured once again to start the ball rolling!
Ho Ho Ho!

I started a thread recently so that there could be a discussion as to whether there should be any changes. There was no concesus, so I have made none.  I hope that is ok with one and all.

I apologise in advance to those that are irritated by lists - I appreciate that this can irritate those in particular who use the recent posts function, like I do. Hopefully the disruption will not be too significant.

Once again, I shall shamelessly plagiarise the thread from last year.

How it works:

a) Decide if you are in and have something to send someone (do not simply jump on board without giving this proper thought!)

b) Quote the post before you and add your name and number at the end of the list
(e.g 1. coach
2. Freerange 
3. 8Mail
4. Yougetthepicture)

c) You PM your name/address to the person ABOVE you in the list so that they can send to you your Secret Santa gift (I get the most PM's about this - it's the person ABOVE you);

d) The next person to post after you, is who you send your package to (with you paying for postage).

e) And so it continues....
Last person to post on the closing date sends to me (being 1st poster)

A few rules and bit of clarity:

a) Santa's Sack opens now and will close 8pm on Sunday 3rd December UK time (allows for the packages to arrive before Xmas - particularly international ones)

b) There's no minimum/maximum value as to what you send (it's whatever you can afford, has been sitting in your portfolio/shelf, how generous your feeling etc). But it's good to put some thought in to it. 

c) This is open to forumites anywhere in the world

d) Don't be a dick by not sending your Secret Santa gift to your recipient (in the past we have had a small handful who didn't get anything, I'm sure a few of us can chip in for a happy new year consolation gift if that happens this year, but let's try to get a full house again, as we did the year before last ;-) )

e) keep this thread for straight forward lists. I will start another thread for chat, suggestions and comments.
    Here:

urbanartassociation.com/thread/148174/secret-santa-2018-chat-thread


Once again, and I can't stress this enough, please think before you add your name to the list - and only do so if you will without doubt (without any doubt whatsoever!!) send something. It is very unfair for anyone to send a gift but not receive something.

Only enter if you feel content to send your address to another forum member.

Also, whilst there is no minimum or maximum value/price please do think "would I be happy to receive this myself?" In the past we have had a few people receive a few stickers. That's not really in the spirit of our secret Santa, unless it genuinely is all you can afford.

Any questions, feel free to send me a pm, or ask them on the other thread.

Happy Christmas one and all!