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CygnusTM
 
(frozen)
| #1 posted October 23, 2007 at 3:45pm (EST)
edited January 9, 2008 at 10:56am (EST) |
Yes, I have returned from the dead. It's time for the... GameTZ Secret Santa
Once again, we will be using a subtime "bond" to encourage people to follow through on sending. If someone gets stiffed on a gift, at least they will get something. Any subscriber without a BTR is eligible to sign up. If you don't have at least a Bronze Star , you will have to put up double the bond. Everyone will signup in one of three pools: United States, Canada, and Anywhere. Signups for the US and Canada pools are limited to users in that country, respectively. Everyone else must signup in the Anywhere pool. Residents of the US and Canada may signup in the Anywhere pool if international shipping is not a problem. Everyone will be assigned a partner from their own pool.
Everyone must put up 8 weeks subtime. (16 weeks if less than Bronze Star ) If you don't have that much, someone else can put it up for you, but the bond will be returned to you. It is up to you to repay your benefactor. You will get one week (two weeks if less than Bronze Star ) back when you provide a valid tracking number that proves you've sent, and you will get the rest back when your partner receives. Signups are open now and will continue until November 29. Partners will then be assigned and mailed out. There will be weekly reminder e-mails sent to those whose partners have not received. Items must be received by December 25. At that time, anyone who hasn't received will receive one-quarter of his/her Santa's subtime bond. If a gift still isn't received after one week (January 1) another quarter will be awarded. If yet another week passes (January 8) the remaining half will be sent. Sending and receiving will be tracked through the signup site. It is very important that you update the site as soon as you send and receive so the subtime bond can be handled appropriately.
The target gift value is $10-20 US. Gifts MUST be worth at least $10 US not including shipping. Every effort should be made to send a complete item. If you are sending something used, it should be complete and in at least "very good" condition. This is not a way to unload your unwanted crap.
Tips:
 Look at your partner's wants and check his/her lists and posts. Put the same effort into selecting a gift for your partner that you would want someone else to put into yours.
If your partner has inadequate "wants", don't just give up and stiff him/her. Just get a gift card to Walmart or something like that.
Make sure you provide adequate "wants" for your Santa. There should be at least 4-5 things on your list that fit in the target range.
When you get assigned a partner, go out right away, get something and send it. Immediately. Especially, if you have to send international.
If, before signing up, you already have something picked out to send to your partner, don't bother signing up. You just don't get it.
WARNING
People suck. Despite our best efforts, I guarantee there will be people who will get stiffed. If you don't intend to follow through on your commitment here, please do not sign up.
I'm sure the moderators will keep a close eye on this thread. Please keep discussion here about the SS, so things get don't out of hand like in the past.
Signup at http://gtzss.cygnustm.com and send your subtime bond to me. Just posting here will not get you in. Please use your GameTZ username when you signup. This makes it easier for your Santa to find your list. None of the accounts from the previous SS's are there. Everyone will have to re-register.
When you get your gift, post here and log in to http://gtzss.cygnustm.com and indicate that you have received.
This graphic will track who has received:
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HAMMER
| | #241 posted November 29, 2007 at 5:00am (EST) |
A New Zealander? You know I'm down.
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Bruce_34
  
| | #242 posted November 29, 2007 at 5:02am (EST) |
I recommend an island in Greece. practically anything is between here in New Zealand, what is it? like 12,000 miles away?
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Windmill
| | #243 posted November 29, 2007 at 5:05am (EST) |
HAMMER wrote:
> Alright I'll be in New Zealand...never in my life.
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Haw. If I get you then... I don't have to send you anything 
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Windmill
| | #244 posted November 29, 2007 at 5:07am (EST) |
HAMMER wrote:
> A New Zealander? You know I'm down.
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PUN!
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HAMMER
| | #245 posted November 29, 2007 at 5:08am (EST) |
This is true...I don't think you are like that though.
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Windmill
| | #246 posted November 29, 2007 at 5:13am (EST) |
HAMMER wrote:
> This is true...I don't think you are like that though.
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Why must you be right?
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HAMMER
| | #247 posted November 29, 2007 at 5:17am (EST) |
I'm usually wrong so I must not always be right...am I wrong?
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Windmill
| | #248 posted November 29, 2007 at 5:20am (EST) |
You know, I just had a calculus exam today [final one w00t summer holidays yeah!] so I can't get my head around that 
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HAMMER
| | #249 posted November 29, 2007 at 5:24am (EST) |
That's no fun...since you are in school, how old are you?
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Windmill
| #250 posted November 29, 2007 at 5:27am (EST)
edited November 29, 2007 at 5:28am (EST) |
17 blissful years old
So yes, here? It wouldn't be legal.
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HAMMER
| | #251 posted November 29, 2007 at 5:28am (EST) |
17 will get me 20 lol.
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sinnie
 
| | #252 posted November 29, 2007 at 10:33am (EST) |
ha
s i n n i e
http://www.ephiny.net |
CygnusTM
(frozen)
| | #253 posted November 29, 2007 at 10:41am (EST) |
Signups closed. xavierklaw didn't send a bond and was removed from the pool. Partners will go out shortly. |
Helen
 
| | #254 posted November 29, 2007 at 10:43am (EST) |
Yay, partners!!
/me starts gathering lumps of coal and rocks |
John
  
| | #255 posted November 29, 2007 at 10:47am (EST) |
They're done! I can see my partner on the signup site now! 
- John...
Join the GameTZ Secret Santa now! |
jaric
| | #256 posted November 29, 2007 at 10:55am (EST) |
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Helen
| #257 posted November 29, 2007 at 11:13am (EST)
edited November 29, 2007 at 12:07pm (EST) |
Er... why has a gift already been sent?
Also, I'd like to politely point out that the target gift value is $10-$20, so my partner may want to adjust their expectations a bit based on their supplied wants and GameTZ want list. |
Jeffro
 
| | #258 posted November 29, 2007 at 11:34am (EST) |
Man, my person wants stuff I dont already own, bummer, I wanted to flex my cheapo muscles. I suppose I'll have to actually go out and find something.
YOUR SUCH A SUPER LADY!! |
sinnie
| | #259 posted November 29, 2007 at 11:35am (EST) |
So if there's 33 users did someone get screwed without a partner?
s i n n i e
http://www.ephiny.net |
CygnusTM
(frozen)
| | #260 posted November 29, 2007 at 11:41am (EST) |
It doesn't need to be an even number. Example with 3 users: A sends to B, B sends to C, C sends to A. |
mmm40x
(frozen)
| #261 posted November 29, 2007 at 11:45am (EST)
edited November 29, 2007 at 11:55am (EST) |
Thank you Todd.
Yo, all you cheap skates! Listen up! When you get your subtime back, SERIOUSLY consider sending AT Least a week back to Todd as a thank you for his efforts. This has got be be a pain in the ass to deal with. Besides, Remember when when Todd didn't rise from the dead to put it together? Everyone sat around asking, "Where's Cyngus" "Is he going to do SS" "Anyone know where he is" Are we gonna do SS" Let's show our appreciation and toss him some subtime to thank him for his efforts! Maybe the communities lack of appreciation was what kept him in his coffin last Christmas! SHOW SOME LOVE AND GRATITUDE PEOPLE!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! |
mmm40x
(frozen)
| | #262 posted November 29, 2007 at 11:47am (EST) |
Admiral wrote:
> OH - and for the person getting me a gift - I hate
> to do this, but I don't need Pheonix Wright 3 anymore
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> Is there a way to change our "wants"? Since the time
> that I made that list, my wants have changed a little
Just log in an modify your list.... |
CygnusTM
(frozen)
| | #263 posted November 29, 2007 at 11:49am (EST) |
Helen wrote:
> Er... why has a gift already been sent?
Someone could have used Amazon or something like that to send a gift. |
virtuadept
(frozen)
| | #264 posted November 29, 2007 at 11:50am (EST) |
my partner didn't list anything on the santa site, guess i'll go look at wanted page... 
on that note, i updated my wanted page, and removed a couple of games i have gotten since this sign up started. so if you got me, plz cml.
is it considered okay to send used games (vg/complete) for this or is that a no-no? |
Jeffro
| | #265 posted November 29, 2007 at 11:52am (EST) |
Its too bad that touching post by Miranda is written in my most hated color, now I have to disregard everything it stood for.
YOUR SUCH A SUPER LADY!! |
mmm40x
(frozen)
| | #266 posted November 29, 2007 at 11:58am (EST) |
If My SS has looked At my list...please look again. I changed it. |
OuTrAgE
 
| | #267 posted November 29, 2007 at 12:00pm (EST) |
Note to my SS. I'm sure you have noticed there's currently nothing on my list. I will be adding stuff to it some time today or tomorrow.
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Bruce_34
| | #268 posted November 29, 2007 at 12:00pm (EST) |
My person is one of you who just posted since they were closed. OMG!
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Helen
| | #269 posted November 29, 2007 at 12:01pm (EST) |
Cygnus, if someone updates their wants on your site, does an email update get sent to their Santa? |
John
| | #270 posted November 29, 2007 at 12:02pm (EST) |
Just to note it, my Wanted list is pretty small, but I'm really open to whatever. So, if someone has me, don't feel like you're locked into the list or anything. I'm really pretty open to stuff. Heck, it doesn't even have to be video-game related if it is just something fun. No pressure.
- John...
Join the GameTZ Secret Santa now! |
Noltillian
(frozen)
| | #271 posted November 29, 2007 at 12:02pm (EST) |
Bruce_34 wrote:
> My person is one of you who just posted since they were closed. OMG!
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same here.
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Bruce_34
| | #272 posted November 29, 2007 at 12:05pm (EST) |
Also to anyone who may have forgotten their password (I did and as I write this I think I remembered what it was) Check your spam for the re-pass email. Apparently Gmails sees it as spam for me
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Jeffro
| | #273 posted November 29, 2007 at 12:05pm (EST) |
I want everything on my list or I'm stabbing John in the eye.
YOUR SUCH A SUPER LADY!! |
Noltillian
(frozen)
| | #274 posted November 29, 2007 at 12:16pm (EST) |
I didn't put anything on my want list. At the time, I decided to wait and do it later when I had a better idea of what I wanted but I forgot to do it. So to whoever got me... I'm sorry. If my GTZ page doesn't offer a solution I won't be too choosy or get upset over what I get.
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mmm40x
(frozen)
| | #275 posted November 29, 2007 at 12:49pm (EST) |
OuTrAgE wrote:
> Note to my SS. I'm sure you have noticed there's currently
> nothing on my list. I will be adding stuff to it some
> time today or tomorrow.
>
I sent your refund ast night Then I sent you 10.Thank you again.  |
OuTrAgE
| | #276 posted November 29, 2007 at 12:50pm (EST) |
No problem.
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sinnie
| | #277 posted November 29, 2007 at 1:25pm (EST) |
just purchased my gift. I kinda went over the limit. Hopefully I get something good for my effort.
s i n n i e
http://www.ephiny.net |
Helen
| | #278 posted November 29, 2007 at 1:32pm (EST) |
sinnie wrote:
> just purchased my gift. I kinda went over the limit. Hopefully
> I get something good for my effort.
Did you splurge for a harness to go with the toy?  |
Jeffro
| | #279 posted November 29, 2007 at 1:36pm (EST) |
*me prays for dildo goodness w/ harness action.
YOUR SUCH A SUPER LADY!! |
Xena
| | #280 posted November 29, 2007 at 1:46pm (EST) |
nice to know i wasn't the only one thinking that. oh wait, this site is full of perverts, my bad.
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