Hello and welcome to the first ever waifu-bro Secret Santa! This is a collaborate event intended for participants of both /mai/ and /waifu/, as is fitting for the holiday season if the British and German soldiers of 1914 on the western front could have a ceasfire on Christmas, then we can damn well get along during the holiday season too! Although in no way mandatory, everyone is encouraged to participate in some manner. With that, I will answer some questions you all may have in regards to how we'll be enacting this all out
>what is a secret santa event?
For those of you that are unaware, a secret santa event is one where the participants are randomly assigned a person from the group to give a gift while another group member is assigned to give that person a gift. While you know who you are assigned to give your gift to, the person of whom you are receiving a gift from is to remain a secret until you actually receive your gift.
>can I participate even if I can't spend any money?
YES. We will have a “free” option for waifu-fags that are unable to spend any money. People in this group will be able to exchange gifts that wont cost them any money through email or private messages, such as drawings or creative writing.
>how are you all going to have this all set up?
Everyone that wants to participate will need to make a response in this thread with their waifu AND send an email to the provided email address (throwaway email accounts like cock.li emails are fine, so long as you can retain access of it) with all of the necessary information. Our reasoning for this is to allow for moderators to check your posting history and make sure you aren't someone with no posting history that is merely trying to cause conflict in the secret santa event such as getting a gift without sending one out. We reserve the right to refuse anyone from participating in the event if we have reason enough to believe that you aren't trustworthy. In your email (read: NOT the post you make in the thread), you will need to provide the following information: who your waifu is, what your budget is, what kind of gifts you deem acceptable and unacceptable (please try to make sure all of these are things that fit in your budget, as if you were going to be buying them yourself, and be more general with the types of gifts you want instead of linking ONE SPECIFIC gift if at all possible. You wouldn't want to ruin the surprise, would you?), your address OR your PO box/similar mail receiver OR if you prefer to receive online-only gifts along with any appropriate contact/profile information, and finally what waifu-related merchandise you already own (so as to avoid getting a gift you already have).
>what determines who my secret santa is?
Everyone is going to be grouped up based on the maximum amount of money they are willing to spend, with one other slot being for folks in the free slot. For example, we could have 4 members willing to spend $40, $40, $35 and $30. With that, we would make that group the $30 group. Obviously, what the actually grouping will be will depend on many factors such as how many participants we get and what everyone's budget is.
>how can I be sure that my information is kept safe?
Yuno-bro is going to be taking everyone's information through email and doing the bulk of the work, while homu-bro (me) will act as a helping hand that helps him keep things organized and walks him through it all. The only people who will be getting any of your information will be Yuno-bro and your secret santa. Unless you specify otherwise, we can have any possible packages in the mail be addressed to “[waifu] bro”. For those who do not wish for others to have their address, we are allowing the use of a PO box or a similar receiver of mail such as an “Amazon Locker” http://www.findlocker.com/amazon-lockers-all . If even using one of those doesn't make you feel secure enough, we have allowed for an “online-only” gifts option for things such as art commissions or other digital gifts such as games from Steam or GOG. Please leave any appropriate contact/profile information if you are allowing gifts of that nature.
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