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Title: IMPORTANT! READ THIS!!
Post by: Luth on December 16, 2004, 04:52:09 pm
I am talking with Ereshkigal... and we have had an idea. It can be difficult to do, but it can be really funny.

Do you know what the "invisible friend" or "secret friend" is? A group of friends cut so many papers as people are: in each piece of paper, the name of one of them is written. Then, the papers are distributed, one per person. The name you have in the paper is your "invisible friend": you have to make to him/her a gift. You usually have some days to buy or make it, and in a decided date all friends make a meeting: all gifts are put in the same place with the name of the owner, and distributed. You don't know who has sent your gift, but you have to guess it. Finally, all people has made the guess and i told if he/she is wrong or not... All it ends with the knoweledge of who has sent what to whom.

Well... the idea is doing something like it but, obviously it has to be different. We can decide a date to have the names of all NTSMS member who want to do it. After it, we can ask to some friend who knows us but don't participate to do the lottery (without tricks!) and sending a PM to all participants telling who is the "invisible friend". The gift would had to be no material (normal mailing can be too expensive): it had to me MADE by some electronic source, and it have to can be sent by e-mail (as an attached file...).

Well, this is th idea. We want to know who would like to participate and we ask for ideas. About how to do the lottery, how the gifts can be....

PLEASE, ANSWER IT! It can be funny, but only if enough people decides to do it and compromises to do it!
 :D
Title: IMPORTANT! READ THIS!!
Post by: Markus on December 16, 2004, 08:46:24 pm
Hi Luth,

nice idea! In German this is called "wichteln", from "Wichtel", a friendly kind of imp. I would surely join, as long as we get enough time to prepare something.

Cheers!

Markus
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Post by: stay heavy on December 16, 2004, 11:14:29 pm
now I can post and this is cool!!  so,add me in the list please!
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Post by: Fallen Seraph on December 16, 2004, 11:38:57 pm
Sure, I'll join it, sounds like something fun, though would have no clue what gift to get...
Title: IMPORTANT! READ THIS!!
Post by: Luth on December 16, 2004, 11:54:27 pm
GOOD! I see our idea had some followers.

Well, the idea of this topic is not only to make you know about the idea, but expressing your ideas too! I'll leave this topic opened for a time, in order to:

1.Know who will participate.
2.Getting more ideas

When inscriptions will be closed, we'll had to decide how the lottery will be done (I think that Ereshkigal has some idea) and what's will be the limit date to have the gifts. As an unusual form of "invisible friend", I suppose we won't had to meet us all the same time of the same day  :P . But it will be good having some limit, long enough to have time to do it!

See you!

Luth
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Post by: Carlios on December 17, 2004, 08:41:34 am
It sounds like a good idea... count me in... I'll have to think of something too...
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Post by: Ereshkigal on December 17, 2004, 02:37:01 pm
Well I suggest that the person that asings the "invisible friend" should be neutral when he does it. Maybe someone from the forum that won't participate or someone else outside the forum that is willing to do so!

But she/he should also make it like a raffle! No cheating alowed! So I suggest this person writes down the names of the people that will play (including me of course) in excel or whatever....and then he makes some real papers with all the names too. She/he folds them and mixes them up and starts taking out one by one and assigning them to people of the list that he has made on the computer.

If for example "Ereshkigal" gets "Ereshkigal" then I should then be assiged to the next person of the list! And voila!  :)

Since it is very hard for all of us to gather in one place, and do this raffle thingy she/he who assings the "invisible friend" should PM us all.  (except for Sirius who needs to be either Pm'ed from the official megatherion.com forum, or e-mailed).

And... we must think of something creative to make to our secret friend!  :D
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Post by: MegaCharles on December 17, 2004, 04:38:59 pm
nice......in spanish this is call...AMIGO SECRETO.....well I'm in
Title: IMPORTANT! READ THIS!!
Post by: Luth on December 17, 2004, 05:05:08 pm
Well... "amigo secreto" in spano-america... because for me is "amigo invisible" :P

Good to see you here! We are more and more! btw... Manolo told me he want to participate, too. I suppose he will reply something.
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Post by: Tzar-0 on December 17, 2004, 05:39:57 pm
I want to participate too !  :rolleyes:

And it is a very cool idea ^_^
Title: IMPORTANT! READ THIS!!
Post by: Luth on December 22, 2004, 10:36:20 am
I think that time of opened inscriptions have to finish soon. Since we have to send the name of the participants to the "innocent hand" (it's so in english?) to do the lottery, what do you ting? Can we close the inscriptions tomorrow, Thursday 23? If you agree, tomorrow is the last day you can say "Ey, I want to be in!". And Friday, the list will be send.

Btw... The innocent hand maybe will have to send the names not with PM, but with e-mail. Please, tell it to Ereshkigal if you have not it in your profile. The innoncent hand is our friend Rick (Sirius13).
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Post by: Ereshkigal on December 22, 2004, 06:37:16 pm
Hello everyone!

I agree that inscriptions should be closed tomorrow. Pls find a way to send me ur e-mails in case it is not in ur profile no later then the 23rd.

Thanks!

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Post by: Carlios on December 22, 2004, 06:49:59 pm
Just a question, when will be the delivery day, and what kind of presents can we give the other person?
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Post by: Luth on December 22, 2004, 06:54:32 pm
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Just a question, when will be the delivery day, and what kind of presents can we give the other person?
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The delivery day will be more or less 15 january, but not decided yet. About the present, I asked for ideas and noone has sai nothing! It has to be something which can be sent by e-mail, and you have to be sure the other person will receive. You can use photoshop, Word, power point... (all participants had this?)... I don't know, imagination!!!!

btw... you're one of those without e-mail adress in your profile!
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Post by: Carlios on December 22, 2004, 07:39:36 pm
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btw... you're one of those without e-mail adress in your profile!


Problem solved... Well, I have 25 days to think of something...
Title: IMPORTANT! READ THIS!!
Post by: Luth on December 22, 2004, 07:41:16 pm
Exact day have to be told, yet.

Btw... I have all e-mail adress with my admin tools. I'll send them to Rick, ok?
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Post by: Fallen Seraph on December 22, 2004, 08:02:31 pm
Sounds good... Hmm... Should be getting started on this present.
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Post by: Luth on December 24, 2004, 04:18:05 pm
Well... a problem that might rise for someone here: we don't know all which software has the other. I mean... maybe you are making a wonderful Power Point presentation... and your secret friend has no Power Point. Or you are writting sometink in Word, and the same problem!

So, I think that all of us have to writte what we have or what no, in order to help our secret friend. Here are my software:

Well, it's easy. As I use Windows, I have Word, Powe Point, Excel and all the stuff... -_-

What about you??
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Post by: Manolo on December 24, 2004, 04:26:33 pm
If you send me something my pc cannot read, I'll just downlod the program, so bring it on! :)
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Post by: MegaCharles on December 25, 2004, 08:09:21 pm
I haven't receive any email...I don't know to who give a gift..or make..( sorry ..my english is not to good)
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Post by: Fallen Seraph on December 26, 2004, 12:59:24 am
Hey, just to make sure Luthien can you say, when the e-mails have been sent out. To know if I should have recieved one yet.
Title: IMPORTANT! READ THIS!!
Post by: Luth on December 26, 2004, 01:03:00 am
Mails have sent!! If you've not received, there's some problem! I've get mine... and I am not the only one.
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Post by: Carlios on December 26, 2004, 08:20:54 am
Haven't been online since the 23rd...

I just checked my mail account, and I received Rick's mail...

The idea is fun and everything, the probles is that I have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA what kind of present I can give, and it's making me crazy... :wacko:
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Post by: TheOFFman on December 26, 2004, 01:46:40 pm
Do you have to make something by yourself or you can find something on internet and send that as a gift. I don't know how to make something. I don't work in any program.
Maybe next time (if there is going to be next time) I can do what Sirius13 is doing now.

I guess that I am neutral now so if you find some present you could send it first to me to check it. Or you may ask me for sugestions. Just send me a mail if you need me.  :D
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Post by: MegaCharles on December 26, 2004, 03:35:39 pm
I think it's better  if we make the gift....because in that  way we can say  " hey this girl (guy) work hard to make this gift  to me"
Title: IMPORTANT! READ THIS!!
Post by: Fallen Seraph on December 26, 2004, 07:53:11 pm
NO! Didn't recieve the e-mail.
Title: IMPORTANT! READ THIS!!
Post by: Luth on December 27, 2004, 11:13:26 am
Anyone else have not recieved any Rick's mail? Please, tell here quick in order to tell it to Rick when the sooner the better!!
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Post by: Ereshkigal on December 27, 2004, 03:11:57 pm
Hey everyone!

I propose that everyone who has not updated the profile or even made it, should go ahead and do it. In that way we get a chance to see the tastes and interest of the secret friend. It should give us some ideas.
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Post by: Sirius13 on December 27, 2004, 05:42:48 pm
Hi Megacharles & Fallen Seraph!

I have sent out your secret friend messages again:

@Megacharles:  Luthien has now given me 2 email addresses for you, so I have sent it out to both addresses.  If you don't get it, post here and I'll send you a PM.

@Fallen Seraph:  The email address that Luthien gave is the same one as I sent the original message to, so if you don't get it for a second time post here to let me know, and I'll send you a PM instead.

Cheers!  :)
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Post by: Fallen Seraph on December 27, 2004, 05:48:16 pm
Grr... Damn my hotmail. I cannot see the e-mail. Bah, just send a PM.
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Post by: Luth on January 04, 2005, 07:36:49 pm
Eya people!!

We are at... *looks at the calendar*... 4 of January!! And 16th is the last day to send the gifts to Sirius, remember? So... don't get asleep!! Work on your secret friends! Think that there's not too much time since the day will come. HURRY!! :P

PS. It's really exiting!! :lol:

PD2. Don't forget to put the mask before sending the gift! :ph34r:
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Post by: Ereshkigal on January 12, 2005, 10:06:48 pm
Hey guys!

I have heard rumors of getting an extension on the day the gifts are due??? Is it or are we still aiming to the 16th?
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Post by: Sirius13 on January 13, 2005, 01:06:06 am
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Hey guys!

I have heard rumors of getting an extension on the day the gifts are due??? Is it or are we still aiming to the 16th?
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Hi Ereshkigal!  Nothing escapes you!!  :ph34r:

I may have to go away with work for a few days next week (to Amsterdam! wooowohooo!), so I may have to delay sending out the gifts...  

send them to me by the 20th January

Sorry for this delay, but you can use the time to put some amazing finishing touches to what you have already prepared!  Make it wonderful!  It won't matter if you send it early, of course.

BTW  It seems that no-one with a hotmail address received my original message, so maybe people with hotmail addresses will not receive the gifts....  I will post here when they are issued.  Hotmail users may need to check their junk mail folders!

A reminder of the email to send your gifts to:  triocton@yahoo.co.uk

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Post by: Sirius13 on January 13, 2005, 01:33:34 am
Please also note that the maximum message size that I can receive at the yahoo address is 3MB.

Please ensure that your gift is smaller than 3MB!
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Post by: Ereshkigal on January 13, 2005, 04:56:10 pm
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Hi Ereshkigal!  Nothing escapes you!!  :ph34r:

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I have had some serious spying training! muahuahuahuahua!!! :ph34r:
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Post by: Luth on January 19, 2005, 11:10:45 pm
REMEMBER!!!! If all goes well, tomorrow gifts will be send!!
 :P
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Post by: Sirius13 on January 20, 2005, 10:20:02 pm
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REMEMBER!!!! If all goes well, tomorrow gifts will be send!!
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Hey all Secret Friends!!!

The gifts are arriving, but not all are received yet.  Some people are in very different time zones to me, though, so not to worry yet!  :)

I will not be able to send them out tonight, as I cannot be online any longer, and I want to wait until I receive ALL gifts.  I will keep you informed, and only start to chase people up tomorrow!  :ph34r:

Thanks to all who have sent them so far!
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Post by: Sirius13 on January 22, 2005, 12:54:46 pm
Hey all!  I'm still 2 gifts short of the full set!  :rolleyes:

I will send the names to our leader, and I know that she will issue them a very gentle reminder!  ;)
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Post by: Luth on January 22, 2005, 01:33:21 pm
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Hey all!  I'm still 2 gifts short of the full set!  :rolleyes:

I will send the names to our leader, and I know that she will issue them a very gentle reminder!  ;)
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Sure!!! :ph34r:
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Post by: MegaCharles on January 22, 2005, 04:50:29 pm
I think That I send the gift...right sirius? .....or not ?....Idon't remember..damn vodka....:(
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Post by: Luth on January 22, 2005, 05:32:02 pm
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I think That I send the gift...right sirius? .....or not ?....Idon't remember..damn vodka....:(
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Don't worry. Your gift is in Rick's hands. ;)
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Post by: Sirius13 on January 23, 2005, 02:57:17 am
ok, the delay is beyond anyone's control.

I will wait a couple more days and then give out what I have.  Any later gifts will be given out when I get them.

Please do not post any apologies for being late!!  We don't want to give away any identities!!  :ph34r:

To everyone:  Trust me, there is a very good reason for the delay!  :)

To Megacharles:  Damn Vodka!  ...yes I do have the gift you sent  (damn!  now whoever gets a late gift will be able to work out that their missing gift is not from Megacharles.  I need more practise to be a good agent!  :ph34r: )
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Post by: Sirius13 on January 30, 2005, 01:46:31 pm
I am still a couple of gifts short, but I have decided that there should be no more waiting!

Gifts will be sent tomorrow at about 19:00 GMT.

If you are one of the 2 people who have no gift, then I will send you a message to say so, and I will forward your gift as soon as it is received by me.

Hail!  :ph34r:

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