Secret Santa 2015! [Status: Success]

Iggy · 2015-11-30T03:00:36Z

S E C R E T S A N T A : 2 0 1 5 Due Date: December 15th 11:59 PST Hello one and hello all! Welcome to Secret Santa, a YWS event that has happened, on and off, for the past few years now, but something I would like to make an annual thing! This is an event in which you are assigned to be an anonymous Secret Santa to a member of the site. To enter, members will fill out the form below and post it in this topic. When the time comes, I will take all the names of the participants and put them into a hat, then randomly draw names and assign aforementioned name to a SS! I will then send you the name of your recipient and it's now YOUR job to complete a gift for them. It's a very fun thing to do, something you have all probably done at least once in your lives (I hope). Before we can get to the form, though, there are some rules. These terms are final and non-negotiable. Violation of these rules will result in your disqualification from the event, so listen close and listen well, because ignorance will not be taken as an excuse! 01: You are to keep the name of your recipient anonymous. After the event is over (and that's when I say it's over), anyone is allowed to come forward and share the name of their recipient, either publicly or privately. This is not mandatory; if you wish to not know or to keep your recipient private, then you are more than welcome to. Sharing the name of your recipient either with friends or with the recipient before the event is over is not allowed, period. It's SECRET Santa, peopleee. 02: Do not enter this event if you do not have the time to finish your gift. It isn't fair that you'll receive a gift and someone else won't because of whatever excuse you have to give. It's not cool, so don't do it. 03: If, for some reason, you need to drop out of the event or you know that there will be a delay with turning in your gift, then PM me right away. 04: All gifts will not involve any sort of real-life transaction of goods or money. There should be no exchanging of addresses, Paypal accounts, etc. Any requests for such information should be immediately reported to a staff member. YWS is not responsible for any off-site transactions. 05: Please respect your SS' form. If they say they don't like something, don't do it. If they request something, do your best to fill that request. It's up to you to explore that person's profile to get a better idea of what they're like if you don't quite know them that well. Subtly asking them questions is fine, but be cautious and don't make them suspicious! Just do your best to make a gift they will like and I promise that they will appreciate you for it. :) 06: There will be no requests for a new name draw. Take what you get and make the most of it. This event is to help open you to new friendships, not so it can be dominated by cliques. 07: Please post your completed form here. 08: PLEASE be appreciative of what you get. This person put a LOT of hard work into making something for you, so be nice and enjoy what you've got. 09: HAVE FUN! Okay, now for the best part... the form! [b]Username:[/b] [b]Name/Alias:[/b] [b]Interests:[/b] [b]Color Preferences:[/b] [b]Where do you spend most of your time on YWS?:[/b] [b]Favorite Artists/Songs/Shows/etc.:[/b] [b]Favorite Books/Fandoms:[/b] [b]Preferred Type of Gift:[/b] Gif set, graphic, writing, etc. [b]What Do You NOT Want to Get?:[/b] As in, disliked fandoms/ships, colors you don't like, etc. Please do not put "I don't want a crappy gift" or anything like that. Be nice or Santa will give you coal. [b]Other:[/b] I forgot to say that by entering and COMPLETING this event, you are eligible for a December Event badge, made by the lovely @Lumi! Please note that failing to complete a gift will result in you not getting a badge. Have fun, you crazy kids!

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Sat Dec 26, 2015 4:17 pm

Elinor says... · Sat Dec 26, 2015 4:17 pm

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@Steggy I hope you liked yours!

I really want to know who did my Secret Santa! I adored it!

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Sat Dec 26, 2015 7:50 pm

Lefty says... · Sat Dec 26, 2015 7:50 pm

Thank you to my Secret Santa for the pic! It was great and made me smile.

And, @CHRISSY321 I had the privilege of being your Secret Santa. I'm so glad you liked your gift! It was fun making it.

Hear me out, there's so much more to life than what you're feeling now. Someday you'll look back on all these days, and all this pain is gonna be invisible. - Hunter Hayes

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Sat Dec 26, 2015 8:39 pm

deletedaug23 says... · Sat Dec 26, 2015 8:39 pm

Oh yeah.

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@BlueAfrica I wrote yours while sleep deprived and listening to ska punk, so it was really an all over story. I hope you enjoyed the image of you drunkenly screaming Drops of Jupiter!

"Words say little to the mind compared to space thundering with images and crammed with sounds."

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Sat Dec 26, 2015 9:05 pm

TriSARAHtops says... · Sat Dec 26, 2015 9:05 pm

Thanks again to my Secret Santa. Your picture's currently the desktop on the laptop I got for Christmas!

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@jumpingsheep Hope you enjoyed your playlist/mixtape! It was a lot of fun to make.

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Sat Dec 26, 2015 10:01 pm

Wolfi says... · Sat Dec 26, 2015 10:01 pm

Thank you again for your amaaaazing drawings, @steward!

They make me very happy.

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@Hiraeth, it was a pleasure to look into your past on YWS and create a mini book for you. I'm happy you enjoyed it; I enjoyed making it myself!

John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.
I do not give to you as the world gives.
Do not let your hearts be troubled
and do not be afraid.

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Sat Dec 26, 2015 10:05 pm

Steggy says... · Sat Dec 26, 2015 10:05 pm

I definitely loved my gift, @Elinor!

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It was an honor to make your gift, @CandyWizard! I hope you liked it, including the picture.

You are like a blacksmith's hammer, you always forge people's happiness until the coal heating up the forge turns to ash. Then you just refuel it and start over. -Persistence (2015)

You have so much potential and love bursting in you. -Omnom

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Sat Dec 26, 2015 10:08 pm

Persistence says... · Sat Dec 26, 2015 10:08 pm

Yeah, I loved it, thanks! It was a picture of The Flash and Jake the dog and I loved it!

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I had @Birkhoff

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Sun Dec 27, 2015 12:12 am

steward says... · Sun Dec 27, 2015 12:12 am

my secret Santa really had me laughing

thank you!!

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it was great drawing for you @wolfie36

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Sun Dec 27, 2015 8:21 pm

Lavvie says... · Sun Dec 27, 2015 8:21 pm

Thanks to my darling @Iggy who had me in tears because her gift was so touching and adorable.

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Glad you liked it, @steward!

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Mon Dec 28, 2015 12:33 am

BluesClues says... · Mon Dec 28, 2015 12:33 am

@Stranger thank you!!! I did enjoy it, mostly because I have soberly screamed the lyrics to Drops of Jupiter before, so...it was not that far off the mark.

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