FORUM EVENT: "I-MOCKERY'S 2012 SECRET SANTA EVENT!"
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OFFICIAL SIGN UP THREAD Christmas is approaching once again and that means one important thing: getting price estimates from a roofer due to the damage that Santa's reindeer caused when they landed on it. Aside from that, it's also time for I-Mockery's annual Christmas Secret Santa event! Every year, registered users from the forum community come together to share in the holiday commercialism by buying and sending each other gifts that range from hilarious to just plain awesome. It's tradition, so whether you're a new member or an old one, you should absolutely join in the fun, so be sure to reply to this thread. 10,000 Volt Ghost is running the event this year, so be sure to read the important rules he'll be posting below BEFORE you reply to this thread and sign-up: |
How it works:
You sign up in this thread by stating that you want to join. The last day to sign up is November 24th. Send 10,000 Volt Ghost a private message with your full mailing address, real name and your forum name/alias. On November 25th, you will receive a PM with the name and address of the person you will be sending your gift to. At this point, you send out your gift before December 7th and get ready to receive a gift of your own! Upon receiving your gift, you must post pictures in this thread to show everyone what you got! It’s not mandatory, but many participants in the past have made a little story out of enjoying their gift(s), so do that if you wanna have extra fun! But at the very least, you need to post photos of what you received. Everyone needs to get pictures of the gifts they received posted by December 22nd. Everyone has plenty of time to do all of that, so do it! Special note for those of you who live outside of North America: You’re more than welcome to participate, but pay special attention to the “how people will be split up” section below. Rules and Guidelines: This whole thing is for fun, but there has to be some assurance that everyone will keep up their end of the bargain, so failure to follow the rules and instructions will result in a permanent ban from the forums. Plus, we know Santa pretty well, and he’s assured us that messing up in any way will result in a nice big chunk of coal being rammed up your rectum! :D Here are some general rules and guidelines everybody should follow:
In an effort to cut down on people who might sign-up just to get free shit, new users need to take the following steps to be eligible to join in the fun: 1. Provide a picture of themselves holding up a hand-written sign that says both "I-MOCKERY SECRET SANTA 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" along with their message forum name/name in plain view. 2. Post this picture in this thread for all to see. 3. PM 10,000 Volt Ghost, informing him that you are a new member who wants to participate in the secret Santa event. He will then send you a letter with a mailing address. 4. Send a test letter to the mailing address that you were provided with by 10,000 Volt Ghost. The letter needs to include your full name, return mailing address and your name here on the I-Mockery forums. 5. To ensure that you’re eligible to participate, do all of that as quickly as possible! These steps are necessary to verify that you have a working camera and the motivation to get your ass to a post office. DEADLINES!!!! -The last day to SIGN UP is SATURDAY, November 24th (watch this thread because if we have an uneven number, we might accept more) -The last day for SENDING your gifts out is December 7th (deadline was extended to this new date this year since we were a little late sending out Secret Santa assignments) -The last day for POSTING PICTURES of the gifts you receive is December 22nd (deadline may be extended since sending out Secret Santa assignments has been delayed a bit this year) MAILING YOUR PACKAGE: -You MUST send out your gifts by priority or express shipping methods to ensure that everyone receives their gifts in a timely fashion. Someone will be doing this for you, so please do it for someone else. -You MUST purchase a tracking number for your package so that you can keep track of it if there are any delays. -Do NOT send a PM or email to the person who you are sending a gift to in an attempt to let them know that you're their Secret Santa. It's called "Secret" Santa for a reason, people. Half of the fun is people being surprised when they learn who their Secret Santa is! RECEIVING YOUR PACKAGE: -Post pictures of all the gifts you receive no later than December 22nd. If you want to be funny with it and make a video or pictorial story or something, that’s great, but just make sure you post it all by the 22nd. -Take pictures of ALL of your gifts. Half of the fun of this event is seeing recipients enjoying their gifts. -If you don’t have your package and it’s getting close to the deadline for postings pictures, send a PM to 10,000 Volt Ghost so he can see what the delay is. HOW PEOPLE WILL BE SPLIT UP: Everyone who participates will be paired randomly with someone to send their gift to, but if certain conditions are met, some switches might have to be made: Because this event attracts people from all over the world, special attention will be paid to making sure people won’t have to spend too much on shipping. This doesn’t mean that you’re guaranteed to get someone from the same country as you, but if there are only a couple participants from your part of the world, it’s a possibility. Either way, we will not tolerate complaints from people who refuse to mail packages outside of their country. If you have a problem with this, you shouldn't sign up because there's always a chance you will have to pay a little extra to ship your package out. This season is about giving, so you shouldn't be picky about little things like shipping fees. CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS: Mockery 10,000 Volt Ghost BatmanJohnson Dextire Nick Ex leper Replicant Bloodpanther Thanos Stevetothepast Snoogans Mariorpg Chrisglass Dr. Boogie The Punk hippie Dimnos Protoclown Euphorixlost Also my manager and my hr department banned me from I-mock while working. i'll update the colors when I get home. Doing this from my phone can be cumbersome so if you pm me your name and info it will get put up bi-daily. |
I'm in!
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And so ends my useless attempt to avoid getting into the spirit of Christmas before Thanksgiving. :xmas1
Yeah, I'm in! |
I'm in as always!
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Awwww shit. Sign me up. I love doing I-Mockery Secret Santa.
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I'm definitely in!
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Totally down for another year of secret santa!! :D
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Also as a reminder make sure to still pm me your info even if it has not changed. I do not keep a mockery rolodex.
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Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I'm thinking about it................................................ I'll come back later
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Once again, I lurk all year, but I'm in!
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Had another great time last year with Secret Santa, so let's do it again this year!
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I missed out last year, but count me in for this year! 2013 or bust!
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I just realised t's been 6 years since the last time I particpated :O I'm back again this year!
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I'm slightly proud that you copied and pasted the rules and such that I made (and Mock edited) years ago, 10k. Not proud enough to join in or anything, though.
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Count me in.
If I'm your Secret Santa, I promise not to show up at your door like I did for GrislyGus last year. |
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Been in every year, can't stop now. I will cram your mailbox with so many goodies, you will not even need a visit from Santa. |
Ahhhh yeahhhh!
Remember to use this wrapping paper: http://mcphee.com/shop/santa-monsters-gift-wrap.html |
Dibs
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Who is snoogans?
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I'm the guy next to the pikachu.
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Is there going to be a new "Share your interests" thread or should I reference last years if I'm lucky enough to get someone who isn't new? I'm psyched!:xmas3
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That's actually a good idea.
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I'm still out of town, but the thread is up now. Have at it!
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