Secret Santa 2016! Pairings sent! Shipping early November, e.g. NOW!

7bit · 20 Oct 2016, 16:54

Yes, please!

andrewjoy · 20 Oct 2016, 18:35

webwit wrote: ↑

you can count to 12 on your normal fingers , use the segments on your fingers ( not thumb)

webwit · 20 Oct 2016, 18:39

Count the nails too and now we're talking. Base 16.

fohat · 20 Oct 2016, 19:28

An epic off-topic diversion.

7bit · 20 Oct 2016, 20:34

I can count until 2^10-1 = 1023.

alh84001 · 20 Oct 2016, 20:51

And here I thought your limit was 127

chuckdee · 20 Oct 2016, 21:32

alh84001 wrote: ↑And here I thought your limit was 127

Not if he falls back on 7bot

7bit · 21 Oct 2016, 15:56

7bot has 36 fingers and can count until 2^32-1=4294967295 (4 fingers are for internal purposes, like poking in the nose or biting on a thumb, during complex calculations).

Rimrul · 21 Oct 2016, 16:10

kbdfr wrote: ↑ After all, it would be rather awkward to use a language which is not a native language to any EU citizen.
And if it were to be so, I would advocate Esperanto or Volapük instead of English

Klingon or Sindarin, please

gcardinal · 25 Oct 2016, 12:59

Not a club member but would really like to join Secret Santa. Have a great present ready

XMIT · 25 Oct 2016, 14:05

gcardinal wrote: ↑Not a club member but would really like to join Secret Santa. Have a great present ready

Okay! Welcome! Please sign up using the form, and please send me a PM saying what this present might be.

vsev · 26 Oct 2016, 09:19

Lately but I just subscribe to participate into this event that I lurked on last years

XMIT · 26 Oct 2016, 15:13

Sign-up closes tonight at midnight Texas time!

Sign up here:
https://goo.gl/forms/k95VPD6EmnVzgnuB2

snuci · 26 Oct 2016, 23:40

XMIT wrote: ↑Sign-up closes tonight at midnight Texas time!

Sign up here:
https://goo.gl/forms/k95VPD6EmnVzgnuB2

What do the numbers look like so far?

Last chance guys and gals!

XMIT · 26 Oct 2016, 23:47

21 sign ups so far.

kbdfr · 27 Oct 2016, 07:43

Suddenly in doubt: did I already sign up?

alh84001 · 27 Oct 2016, 13:05

What happens if there is an odd number of participants?

snuci · 27 Oct 2016, 13:10

alh84001 wrote: ↑What happens if there is an odd number of participants?

I will volunteer to be out, if that happens. I was thinking about that too

Khers · 27 Oct 2016, 13:16

As long as you don't map people 1to1, there is no need for an even number of participants.

alh84001 · 27 Oct 2016, 13:23

It looks morning coffee still hasn't kicked in

. There can obviously be cycles of more than two people.

snuci · 27 Oct 2016, 13:29

I had also assumed it would be 1 to 1 but mixing it up means you don't know who the Secret Santa was. I'm back in!

hypkx · 27 Oct 2016, 14:51

I am really excited about this secret santa, I hope this time will be more pictures from presents as least year.

XMIT · 27 Oct 2016, 16:30

Sign up is closed! You had your chance! If you're desperate to get in send me a PM, and beg.

I'll work on the pairings this weekend.

This is important:
1. If I send you an e-mail, PM, or similar, I expect a response within 48 hours (ideally ASAP). Something as simple as "got it!" is enough. If I don't hear back I may remove you from the rotation.
2. An extension of 1: please send me a tracking number for the package as soon as you have one. All packages must be shipped tracked! I recommend shipping insured as well.
3. To remain in good standing you must post a photo of your received item to this thread on or after Festivus, December 23rd. If you don't, we'll flame you. If you are unable, please let me know!

I myself am in the rotation and will assign myself a Secret Santa recipient and sender somewhat randomly (e.g. constrained by my shipping preferences, possibly enabling me to connect the US-based and the EU-based participants).

If a club officer or someone in good standing wants to audit the Secret Santa process send me a PM and we can work something out. I only really have the bandwidth for one auditor. I'm being transparent about everything except sensitive data such as names, addresses, and pairings.

This is going to be great! Looking forward to this materializing.

Thumper · 27 Oct 2016, 17:24

Got it.

Thisishowilurk · 28 Oct 2016, 04:12

I'm pretty excited about this

XMIT · 29 Oct 2016, 06:02

chuckdee has volunteered to be an auditor. Thanks chuckdee!

I don't think the auditor should need do anything here. However, if someone thinks I'm not running this Secret Santa fairly, or that I'm not being responsive or whatever, feel free to PM chuckdee who can then bug me.

I'm hoping to work out the pairings this weekend.

XMIT · 29 Oct 2016, 20:35

Okay, all 23 participants have been pinged! Since it is a weekend I'm giving everyone 72 hours to respond. Everyone who is sending something, should start packing it and getting it ready to go, expecting to ship it within the next two weeks. Let's get this started!

mecano · 31 Oct 2016, 20:40

But… but… but… packing already without knowing pairing members?

Scarpia · 31 Oct 2016, 21:19

mecano wrote: ↑But… but… but… packing already without knowing pairing members?

Seconding this. I suspect I will have different gifts depending on who I'm sending it to. It might depend on, say, whether it's a Cherry lover or an Alps fiend