![]() Rule seven- well, not really rules, but some guidelines. Rule six- once matches are made, you will have ONE WEEK to make contact with your partner, and to confirm that contact by posting again in this thread. Rule five- if you have previously signed up for the gift exchange, and then not held up your end of the exchange, you will not be permitted to participate this year. If there’s a problem, contact me via e-mail or IM, and I'll do my best to get it sorted out. Name calling, trash talking or other violation will not be tolerated. Rule four- this thread will follow all of this site’s COC rules. I’ll do my best to politely and honorably assist in any SNAFU’s, but at the end of the day, it will come down to each participant’s personal integrity. Gift exchanging will not be enforced by the moderators, staff, or me. If your only purpose in joining is to get rid of a moth eaten, tye-dye "Vote for Pedro" tee shirt you found in the parking lot of your local big box store after last winter's flood. Rule three- this is not a dirty Santa type of exchange. Come up with a mutually acceptable amount, and then have fun with it. Both are OK, but if you fall into the category where spending $50.00 puts an unbearable strain on your finances or prevents you from eating, it’s best to bow out. Others spend substantially more on their partner. But understand that some people might honestly not be able to afford that amount. ![]() Rule two- previous years have set a suggested precedent for a dollar amount of +/- $50.00. It is my opinion that the joy should be in giving. ![]() I have personally been very fortunate in getting hooked up with extremely generous and thoughtful people through the years, and I have tried to operate under the same guidelines with the gifts I’ve sent. Nor do they have any say in what they get from you. It’s not a trade, it doesn’t follow the rules of the equipment exchange, and you basically have no say in what comes your way from your partner. Pay close attention to the dates and make sure you can work with them before signing up. I hope that the results of this year’s gift exchange will confirm that. We have been blessed with a community of generally like minded, generally upstanding, and generally honorable members. It’s my goal as the quasi-ringmaster of the survival forum gift exchange to do everything within my very limited power to ensure that this runs smoothly.
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