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UPN Secret Santa 2014: Marginally More Secret, Marginally More Santa
Sign-ups and requests have officially ended! However, you can still claim Wild Card requests, which are listed over here! Presents threads: 2013 l 2012 l 2011 ~ Main threads: 2013 l 2012 l 2011 That's right, another year of this stuff. What is this? Right, we have new people every year. This is the main thread for the fourth annual UPN Fanart and Fanfiction Secret Santa! Put simply, you send in a request and somebody, chosen at random, carries it out for you. Or maybe you're the volunteer and you're carrying out someone's request. Maybe you're both, or... oh, you get it. Okay, how does it work? Read on and you'll find out: A GUIDE FOR VOLUNTEERS -You may volunteer as an artist, writer, or spriter. If you're wondering about the Wild Card, which was introduced last year, or why you can't do two categories anymore, keep reading... -If you would like to volunteer, all you need to do is post in this thread. -Volunteers are assumed to be ready to handle up to two requests, though volunteers are not likely to receive two requests unless there is a high volume of requests for their chosen category. If you don't think you'll have time to do more than one request, or you don't want to, please please please let me know when you sign up or before the volunteer sign-up deadline, and I'll make sure to give you only one request. A GUIDE FOR REQUESTERS -Changed from last year: You are allowed to make one request. Well, technically, three. One normal request, two Wild Cards. These are the rules for normal requests, while Wild Card stuff is detailed a bit later. -The rules for request content are as follows: You can request in any of the three categories: art, writing, and sprites. Keep it worksafe, not too complicated, and Pokemon-related (I'm kind of lax on that last one, I'll allow general stuff like, say, "a poem about snow."). They don't have to be holiday-related, but they can be! Crossovers with other games/shows/comics/etc are allowed, but if you decide to take that route, you should provide some reference material and give your volunteer another option in case they have no idea what you mean when you ask for Tina Belcher riding a Rapidash. -You don't have to be a volunteer to make a request. -All requests are to be PMed to me. Seriously, don't post it in the thread. THE WILD CARD The Wild Card gets a revamp this year, because I am never satisfied with anything ever and the reduction on requests requires an equal and opposite reaction. -Wild Card is not a volunteerable category this time, but its role is expanded this year. All requesters are allowed to send in up to two Wild Card requests in addition to their normal request. Request guidelines from last year still apply: they should be about a general theme or subject (ex. "Anxiety," "Jumpluff," "Ecruteak City," "Fire") instead of a specific scene (ex. "A Jumpluff having a fire-induced anxiety attack in Ecruteak City"). Intentionally vague and open-ended requests are the name of the game here, and they don't have to be Pokemon-related. -After PMs are sent to the volunteers, the entire batch of Wild Card requests will be posted in the main thread. From there, anybody, including non-volunteers, will be allowed to claim up to two requests each. Requests are to be claimed via PM, and the thread will be updated a couple times per day to reflect which requests have been claimed. Claiming will be done on a first come first serve basis, so if you wanted to claim something but got in a minute after someone else, sorry. ;; I'll let you know. You can claim Wild Card requests at any point before the presents thread is posted, so if you still have a claim left and want to pick something up a day or two before the deadline, go for it. -Rules for carrying out Wild Card requests are the same as last year - you can use any format or medium you want, from ASCII art to gifs, photography, staged plays, mixed media, music, or some old-fashioned drawing/writing/computer graphics. So if you're looking to request something and specifically want a drawing, you should probably make that your normal request. Okay, walk me through this one more time. You get one normal request, and that's where you're allowed to be more specific with what you want. Wild Card requests are one word or phrase - a general subject or concept instead of a specific scene. You get two Wild Card requests. Here's a few sample requests to outline the differences: Quote:
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Sounds good. When are we doing this? Here are the dates, same as last year: December 1st Secret Santa thread gets posted. The minute that thread goes up, you're allowed to sign up as a volunteer and PM requests. December 10th Volunteer sign-ups and request submissions will be closed at 6 PM EST. I'll post to confirm that sign-ups are over, then rev up the RNG so I can start assigning requests to volunteers. After that, all volunteers will be PMed with their assignments. This process usually takes at least a couple of hours, so if 6 or more hours have passed since the confirmation post and you don't have your assignment, let me know! After PMs are sent, all of the Wild Card requests will be posted in the thread, and people will be able to claim Wild Cards until the presents thread goes up. December 25th This is the deadline for volunteers to send me their finished requests. Around late morning or early afternoon, I'll create the presents thread and post everybody's work. Can I see what people did last year? Sure! All of the previous Secret Santa threads are linked at the top of this post. The presents threads are what you want if you'd like to see everyone's work. FAQS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS Can [USERNAME] do my request, please? Sure, if they sign up and the RNG gives them your request. I'm no good at artsy/written/graphic stuff. Should I sign up? Requesters, by and large, just want to see what someone came up with for their request, regardless of your skill level. If you want my opinion, one of the best parts of Secret Santa is seeing work from people who don't normally post here, and that's where a lot of the most positive feedback comes from. It shouldn't only be the usual suspects around here, and if you're interested and have enough time to carry out 1-2 requests, then by all means, sign up! Are there any length requirements for writing requests? Unless your requester gives you a specific word count, no. It's as many or as few words as you need to complete your request. I don't like this request! Sorry, I don't know what to tell you. I have a question about this request! What do I do? Let me know via PM and I'll ask your requester about it. What if I don't get done by Christmas? Post it in the presents thread when you're finished with it, whether that's on December 26th or next December. I would generally prefer that volunteers be fairly certain that they will be able to carry out their requests before they sign up, but considering sign-ups are early in the month and the holidays are hectic, nobody can be completely sure. Do what you can. VOLUNTEER SIGNUP LIST Artists Request Count: 14 1. KamenAeons 2. lilbleucorsola 3. DaisyInari 4. phoopes 5. Tyranidos 6. Hanatori 7. Myles Fowl II 8. Extroph 9. Loki 10. empoleon dynamite Writers Request Count: 8 1. Pink Harzard 2. Sparkbeat 3. Apollo77 4. Lanturn 5. Marion Ette 6. Lost™ 7. RealMrGame10 8. Concept 9. DaveTheFishGuy Spriters Request Count: 2 1. Machamp-X 2. Mew The Gato So, to summarize everything: Volunteers post here, and requests are to be PMed to me. Sign-ups and requests will run until Wednesday, December 10th, at which point I'll assign requests to volunteers and post the Wild Card requests. You'll have until Thursday, December 25th to finish up your requests and PM them to me. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to post them here!
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12-01-2014, 12:16 AM | #2 |
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*looks for obligatory Hunger Games gif*
*crumples up idea* I VOLUNTEER AS AN ARTIST! *shot* I wonder who'll like some Kamen-grade scritch-scratch art. I'll try to do two requests, but I'm not sure for the time being. |
12-01-2014, 12:21 AM | #3 |
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Sign me up for arting, o Hana of Tori.
P.S. I'm totally stealing that Corsola idea.
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12-01-2014, 12:27 AM | #4 |
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Some more spriting can't hurt. Sign me up.
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12-01-2014, 03:57 AM | #5 |
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I have some RL stuff, but I still would like to do one writing request. ^^
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12-01-2014, 08:25 AM | #7 |
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Hmm... art or writing...
It's been a while since I've used Paint so it should be fun. Sign me up for art!
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12-01-2014, 11:32 AM | #9 |
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I could just edit the OP and throw my name on the art volunteer list without posting, but that seems so improper.
Thanks for the sign-ups and requests so far!
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12-01-2014, 11:44 AM | #10 |
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Gonna try my hand as a writer! May pick up some Wild Cards for Paint though ;o
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12-01-2014, 04:10 PM | #11 |
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Ah what the hell. I might as well use Photoshop for something that's not MC textures for my mods-I'll take one art request. Just be warned that it will not be that great.
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12-01-2014, 07:29 PM | #12 |
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Sign me up as an artist please!
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12-01-2014, 08:30 PM | #13 |
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I want in this year, I think I'll write! Though I'll be sure to do something interesting for a Wild Card or two...
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12-01-2014, 11:54 PM | #14 |
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I guess I can write =p
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12-02-2014, 11:42 AM | #15 |
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I'll sign up for writing. Someone's going to have a very spooky Christmas.
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12-02-2014, 11:56 AM | #16 |
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Sign me up for spriting, please?
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12-03-2014, 01:21 PM | #17 |
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I'd like to write! If that's fine.
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12-05-2014, 06:57 PM | #18 |
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Quick heads up on the Wild Card draw: If request numbers fall short and at least a few volunteers don't get a request, I might make it so only those volunteers can claim Wild Card requests for the first couple of days after requests are sent out.
Thanks to everyone who has signed up and sent in requests so far! If I don't reply to your PM, you're doing it correctly.
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12-05-2014, 07:26 PM | #19 |
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I don't know if peeps will like it, but I'll sign up for writing.
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12-09-2014, 03:18 PM | #21 |
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*doesn't forget this year*
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12-09-2014, 06:46 PM | #22 |
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Hey everyone, here's a reminder that you have one day left to get your sign-ups and requests in! At about this time tomorrow, request assignments will be going out, and all of the Wild Card requests will be posted afterwards.
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12-10-2014, 01:08 AM | #23 |
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Holy cow, thanks for the sudden influx of requests. Since this came up: If you haven't sent a request and are busy tomorrow, general policy is to accept and send off requests that come in during or a few hours after the time period when request assignments are being made. If it's Thursday afternoon (in the Eastern US, anyway) and you finally came up with your request, that's a fair shot too late, but if you're sick, swamped with work, or otherwise away and can't send your request until later tomorrow night, I'll take your request.
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12-10-2014, 02:28 PM | #24 |
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What the hell, volunteering to write, but limiting myself to one request and hoping that I actually can be arsed to do it this year.
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12-10-2014, 05:08 PM | #25 |
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I'll volunteer to draw. I need to get some use out of the Intous I bought a few months ago >>;
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