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<p>[QUOTE="Cazkaboom, post: 1575814, member: 33215"]<span style="color: #000000">Hello Folks of Cointalk</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000">I am Cannyn and I will be the host of this year's Secret Santa gift exchange. Last year's exchange was a fun one, and lots of people enjoyed it. I asked around and the people who participated previously said they'd happily do it again. So I am here to get all of you in the holiday mood. I found that if I put it in the Contest section (though not much of a contest) It'll stay up top of the sub-forum longer so this is where it'll lie.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">If you are interested in participating, Feel free to comment here, PM your name and address; and for giggles, include something you're interested in that can relate to numismatics (Example: Horses)</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000"> I will give until December 12th for the people interested to post, then I will put the names in a hat and draw for you. </span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Here are the rules of the exchange:</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span>Participating members must have 55 or more posts</p><p><span style="color: #000000">The item(s) must be numismatically related</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">The item(s) will amount to the price of $15 or slightly around. Please have a conscience and do what is right. </span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">You must mail your gifts when I send you the address of whom you are sending to</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span><span style="color: #000000">Do not put your screenname on the package unless you really want to let the cat out of the bag.</span><span style="color: #ff0000"> But for our friends at the Post Office, please do write your residential name</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"></span>Unless somebody states they are willing to ship internationally, this contest will be only open to people in the US (Sorry <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p>I reserve the right to deny somebody the privilege to play if I do not trust them</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000">The procedure:</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Put every participating person's screen name in a container</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Put every screen name and address in another container</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Draw one member, and draw out of the other bag and match them up.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">If the name and member match, I will throw them back in and draw again so nobody gets themselves</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">If I draw people sending gifts to eachother, I will re-draw</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span>I send the addresses to those who are participating and the participants and you send a gift</p><p>You Send/receive gifts</p><p>You Open</p><p>You enjoy, thank, and boast on cointalk</p><p>Thread dies off eventually</p><p>Another exchange opens up next year</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000">If the gift comes early, as a challenge try to restrain your excitement of wanting to tear it open and wait until christmas (I lasted 20 minutes). Then feel free post what you got from your "secret" Santa (we love pictures here). </span></p><p><br /></p><p>Now Last year, there was a bump in the road from a member who didn't get the memo, and promptly got banned, so if you feel cheated, please don't make it public. Take it to either them, or me. Thanks in advance. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Let the gifting begin!</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="2"><br /></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="2"></font></span><font size="2"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #ff0000"></span></span></font></p><p><font size="2"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #ff0000"></span></span></font><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #000000">-Cannyn</span></span><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Cazkaboom, post: 1575814, member: 33215"][COLOR=#000000]Hello Folks of Cointalk[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]I am Cannyn and I will be the host of this year's Secret Santa gift exchange. Last year's exchange was a fun one, and lots of people enjoyed it. I asked around and the people who participated previously said they'd happily do it again. So I am here to get all of you in the holiday mood. I found that if I put it in the Contest section (though not much of a contest) It'll stay up top of the sub-forum longer so this is where it'll lie. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]If you are interested in participating, Feel free to comment here, PM your name and address; and for giggles, include something you're interested in that can relate to numismatics (Example: Horses)[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] I will give until December 12th for the people interested to post, then I will put the names in a hat and draw for you. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Here are the rules of the exchange: [/COLOR]Participating members must have 55 or more posts [COLOR=#000000]The item(s) must be numismatically related[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]The item(s) will amount to the price of $15 or slightly around. Please have a conscience and do what is right. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]You must mail your gifts when I send you the address of whom you are sending to [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]Do not put your screenname on the package unless you really want to let the cat out of the bag.[/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000] But for our friends at the Post Office, please do write your residential name [/COLOR]Unless somebody states they are willing to ship internationally, this contest will be only open to people in the US (Sorry :() I reserve the right to deny somebody the privilege to play if I do not trust them [COLOR=#000000]The procedure:[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Put every participating person's screen name in a container[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Put every screen name and address in another container[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Draw one member, and draw out of the other bag and match them up.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]If the name and member match, I will throw them back in and draw again so nobody gets themselves[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]If I draw people sending gifts to eachother, I will re-draw [/COLOR]I send the addresses to those who are participating and the participants and you send a gift You Send/receive gifts You Open You enjoy, thank, and boast on cointalk Thread dies off eventually Another exchange opens up next year [COLOR=#000000]If the gift comes early, as a challenge try to restrain your excitement of wanting to tear it open and wait until christmas (I lasted 20 minutes). Then feel free post what you got from your "secret" Santa (we love pictures here). [/COLOR] Now Last year, there was a bump in the road from a member who didn't get the memo, and promptly got banned, so if you feel cheated, please don't make it public. Take it to either them, or me. Thanks in advance. [COLOR=#000000]Let the gifting begin![/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000] [SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/COLOR][SIZE=2][COLOR=#000000][COLOR=#ff0000] [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][COLOR=#000000][COLOR=#000000]-Cannyn[/COLOR][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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