Elsanna Secret Santa 2016

Woohoo! A little later than we planned, but yes, a secret santa is absolutely going ahead this year.

This is going to be similar to last year, and it will run the same way except for a few minor changes. Last year, we had participants send us an ask saying they wanted to join (and we always responded to ensure Tumblr didn’t eat anything without someone realising). After they were added to the list, they wrote a little wishlist for things they would like.

This year, it’s going to be a list of things they don’t. We’re doing this because we think it’ll be easier to create a gift the person will like if it doesn’t have something they hate in it, and it will also be easier to create something if people know what not to do, as opposed to what to do.

This year, were hoping for all gifts to be submitted by December 20. Last year, we cut it just a little too fine. This way, we have just under a week if something goes awry. If you think there’s going to be a problem (even the slightest inkling of one!) please let us know so we can organise and ensure that everyone receives a gift. Thank you :)

How to join:

Same as last year, for those who participated. Just send us an ask, letting us know that you want to participate. We will be accepting participation prompts up until November 20. After that, they will be closed so we have time to organise the givers and receivers. The names will be randomly drawn; we have no say in who gets whom.

Now, once you’ve asked to join, one of our members will get back to you, letting you know that we’ve received your ask (just because Tumblr has a bad habit of eating things). If you don’t get this confirmation, feel free to send us another one!

Content:

Currently, the idea is to not police the content the different users create. That is, if you are an artist, you may receive art in return, or you may receive a story. Preferably, these two mediums are the gift, however there are users who do create other types of content: videos and animations and the like.



Please be aware that, if you like creating NSFW content, the recipient may be underage, or may not like it. Remember, it’s for them, not yourself :)

Participants:

Absolutely anyone is welcome to join and participate! The more the merrier, as they say. If you want to participate but not receive anything, that’s wonderful, too – we will be creating extra content, just in case someone’s secret santa falls through. We don’t want anyone to go without, after all. It doesn’t matter if you’ve never done something like this before, and never created content. Just make sure it is of a standard that you would like to receive for yourself.

When you’ve been confirmed as a participant, it would be really wonderful if you could make a post on your Tumblr with your preferences (tagged under ‘secret santa’) for your gift-giver to peruse. This way, non-icest shippers won’t get incest, no one will be triggered, and no content that they don’t like (for instance, self-harm) will be added. We’ll be making a master lift of the wishlists in order to make it easier to see.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact the blog. And, once again, don’t be shy about participating. It’s Christmas – it’s the thought that counts. Don’t fear, and don’t stress, that you aren’t good enough, because you are. As long as you put in the effort that you would like to receive, it will be wonderful :)

Good luck!

~EPP