The Great DCTP Lottery III - Assignments have been sent out!
Posted: November 30th, 2012, 7:10 pm
Two years ago, the Great DCTP Lottery was held here on the forums. The result of this tradition ended the only way it could with this group of people that, diverse as it may be, is as close as any family. Despite innumerable chances for participants to turn on one another for their own benefit and do so anonymously, never once was that opportunity taken. As expected from the beginning, the outcome was a cert.
An year later, a second lottery took place, officially known as...
Which brought up the dedication and creativity of all our participants to prepare a gift, a present, a nice detail for a fellow, cared partner of our community. Results were extraordinary, in every possible way that could or could not be imagined, they showed the truth behind our community, the bonds over the years of feeling part of us, feeling we added something to this community and the same time feeling special because of what we added.
Today, a new Christmas is arriving, and with it, The Great DCTP Lottery III arrives! There's no wonder as to what we're going to see this year, given the comforting memories that more than one reader must have gotten up to now. No need to present more, here it comes...
HOW IT WILL WORK!
Everyone that wishes to participate will be entered into the Secret Santa lottery. After the sign-up deadline passes, you will be given a name to prepare a gift for that you will send to the manager, Conia, anytime before Christmas Day. On Christmas Day, all of the gifts will gradually be posted here in this topic (without the giver's name, of course). All assignments will be determined randomly, and the gift can be literally anything—a picture you drew yourself, a story you wrote, some image you found, quotes from the person in question or others... anything you'd like!
THE RULES!
— Everyone who posts in this topic will be considered signed up for the Secret Santa 2 lottery (unless they specifically post that they would like to opt out for whatever reason).
— The gifts may be images, text, a song, a link, or anything else appropriate. The gifts do not need to be elaborate or time-consuming if you do not wish—even just some in-joke would perfectly suffice for most people, I would imagine.
— Because this is meant to be anonymous, we encourage everyone to avoid revealing who they have been assigned and especially not to reveal who they've been assigned to the person in question. It is, of course, up to you, but if possible, attempt to ensure that your gift is not one that is immediately traceable to you by everyone else on the forums. If this is unavoidable, don't worry! This aspect isn't so important—it's more for the suspense than anything.
— Your assignments will be PMed to you by Conia, and your gifts also need to be sent back to him.
— If you sign up, you will receive a gift. Even if one is not sent by the person assigned due to inactivity, a replacement will be ordered and it will be delivered. Similarly, if we end up with late sign-ups that are still confirmed and after all other assignments are already handed out, you will still receive a gift.
THE DEADLINES!
December 2nd: Sign-ups open
December 10th: Sign-ups end
December 11th: Gift assignments sent
December 24th: Gifts due
December 25th: Gifts revealed!
(If you miss a deadline, please PM Conia and see if there's still time to participate—we'll try to get everyone involved if at all possible!)
THE PARTICIPANTS SO FAR!
1. Raifuujin
2. Jecka
3. sstimson
4. Kaito Lady
5. Meme
6. Akonyl
7. CoolKid
8. StopWatch
9. KainTheVampire
10. Miyano_shiho
11. Kleene Onigiri
12. Hime-chan
13. Jefufuh
14. Aly_angelflight
15. Kogorou
16. Raiden
17. Yuri Iwamoto
18. Yurikochan
19. pofa
20. PhoenixTears
21. Nix
22. Giogio
23. Jd-
24. Callid
25. lyndsi
26. blurfbreg
27. Mdavid
28. Borealis
29. Kamite
30. mangaluva
31. Misaki-chan
32. Shinlover101
33. Commi-Ninja
34. miakakiri
An year later, a second lottery took place, officially known as...
Spoiler:
Today, a new Christmas is arriving, and with it, The Great DCTP Lottery III arrives! There's no wonder as to what we're going to see this year, given the comforting memories that more than one reader must have gotten up to now. No need to present more, here it comes...
Spoiler:
Everyone that wishes to participate will be entered into the Secret Santa lottery. After the sign-up deadline passes, you will be given a name to prepare a gift for that you will send to the manager, Conia, anytime before Christmas Day. On Christmas Day, all of the gifts will gradually be posted here in this topic (without the giver's name, of course). All assignments will be determined randomly, and the gift can be literally anything—a picture you drew yourself, a story you wrote, some image you found, quotes from the person in question or others... anything you'd like!
THE RULES!
— Everyone who posts in this topic will be considered signed up for the Secret Santa 2 lottery (unless they specifically post that they would like to opt out for whatever reason).
— The gifts may be images, text, a song, a link, or anything else appropriate. The gifts do not need to be elaborate or time-consuming if you do not wish—even just some in-joke would perfectly suffice for most people, I would imagine.
— Because this is meant to be anonymous, we encourage everyone to avoid revealing who they have been assigned and especially not to reveal who they've been assigned to the person in question. It is, of course, up to you, but if possible, attempt to ensure that your gift is not one that is immediately traceable to you by everyone else on the forums. If this is unavoidable, don't worry! This aspect isn't so important—it's more for the suspense than anything.
— Your assignments will be PMed to you by Conia, and your gifts also need to be sent back to him.
— If you sign up, you will receive a gift. Even if one is not sent by the person assigned due to inactivity, a replacement will be ordered and it will be delivered. Similarly, if we end up with late sign-ups that are still confirmed and after all other assignments are already handed out, you will still receive a gift.
THE DEADLINES!
December 2nd: Sign-ups open
December 10th: Sign-ups end
December 11th: Gift assignments sent
December 24th: Gifts due
December 25th: Gifts revealed!
(If you miss a deadline, please PM Conia and see if there's still time to participate—we'll try to get everyone involved if at all possible!)
THE PARTICIPANTS SO FAR!
1. Raifuujin
2. Jecka
3. sstimson
4. Kaito Lady
5. Meme
6. Akonyl
7. CoolKid
8. StopWatch
9. KainTheVampire
10. Miyano_shiho
11. Kleene Onigiri
12. Hime-chan
13. Jefufuh
14. Aly_angelflight
15. Kogorou
16. Raiden
17. Yuri Iwamoto
18. Yurikochan
19. pofa
20. PhoenixTears
21. Nix
22. Giogio
23. Jd-
24. Callid
25. lyndsi
26. blurfbreg
27. Mdavid
28. Borealis
29. Kamite
30. mangaluva
31. Misaki-chan
32. Shinlover101
33. Commi-Ninja
34. miakakiri
