First of all, Happy Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, New Year, and all that! Welcome to Fanpop's সেকেন্ড Annual Secret Santa User Guide, filled with tips to make the most out of this year's Secret Santa.
Those of আপনি whose names are on link will receive your Secret Santa Assignment tonight at midnight Pacific Standard Time. At that time, the তালিকা will be closed and no আরো people will added PUBLICLY. If আপনি still want to যোগদান in on the fun (as I expect some people will) please message me PRIVATELY. If I have enough stragglers, I can probably work something out.
Now, whether অথবা not আপনি participated last বছর অথবা not, আপনি probably want to know how this বছর is gonna work. আপনি will be প্রদত্ত another user to find a special gift for this holiday season. Your mission, should আপনি choose to accept it, is to craft something (a video, image, virtual card, icon, story, poem, etc) that আপনি think will appeal to this user. Don't worry if it's not a user you're familiar with. Here are my tips for dealing with a user আপনি don't know very well.
1) Look at the spots they have পদক in. If the user has added a lot to that spot, it's a very good indicator of their likes and obsessions. If it helps, theme their gift after their পছন্দ টেলিভিশন show, অথবা make a slide প্রদর্শনী to the সঙ্গীত of their পছন্দ band.
2) Look at their profile. Most people fill out what their পছন্দ movie, সঙ্গীত and book is in their little পরিলেখ square. This is similar to looking to see what spots they have পদক in.
3) Check their websites. Not everyone lists a website in their profile, and don't go stalking anyone to find out who they are on ফেসবুক if আপনি don't know them that well. But if they do তালিকা a website, অথবা a link to their ফেসবুক অথবা MySpace, try checking that out, just to know what their tastes are.
So now আপনি know what kind of tastes your assigned user has. But আপনি still don't know how to turn that into a thoughtful gift, do you? Well, not a problem. Here is a great তালিকা of examples from last year.
If আপনি want to make a video, just see what these users did:
link is megloveskyle's Secret Santa from Kegel
link is Sweetmonkeytoes' Secret Santa from Kathiria82
link is Kegel's Secret Santa from myself
link is caintil31's SUPER Secret Santa from myself
link is sallywag's Secret Santa from leuron
If আপনি are আরো of an image kind of person, maybe আপনি should learn from what these users made:
link is hsm123's Secret Santa from Snerkie
link is dazl's Secret Santa from nonames
link is johnminh's Secret Santa from sweetmonkeytoes
link is PkmnTrainerJ's Secret Santa from dazl
link is Shandy's Secret Santa from johnminh
link is TheLostBrotha's Secret Santa from caintil31
link is iheartadam2's Secret Santa from PkmnTrainerJ
The lovely and amicable link was sweet enough to make me several প্রতীকী last year. Take a look at a handful of them:
So are আপনি still at a loss for something to do? Are আপনি just no good with প্রতিমূর্তি অথবা videos? No fear: pretty much anyone can write. If not poetry, than a mock biography. If আপনি don't know them well enough for a biography, try having your user তারকা in an adventurous short story. If আপনি feel that's too ambitious, a basic limerick অথবা haiku should suffice.
Basically, folks, the options are endless. The only limits are that of your imagination.
I also wanted to inform আপনি folks about your insurance plan. Yes, আপনি have an insurance plan. দ্বারা signing your name on that list, আপনি are guaranteed a gift this year, if not from your assigned Secret Santa, than from the team of Secret Elves (to be assembled in January) who will pick up the slack of the failed Santas. The Secret Elves, a highly dedicated task force, will take anyone who did NOT receive a Secret Santa this বছর and build gifts for them. Secret Elves insurance gifts will be made and delivered in January, but better late than never! If আপনি are interested in being one of the Secret Elves, please message me privately.
So this is your Secret Santa Coordinator signing off, saying Merry বড়দিন to All and to All a Good Night.
PS: বড়দিন is the time for প্রণয় and charity, so I urge আপনি to do good deeds this বড়দিন and tell all of ফ্যানপপ about it on the link দেওয়াল of Humanitarians.
If you're too busy to actually volunteer, maybe you're আরো suited to participate in Fanpop's First Annual link. All আপনি have to do is change your প্রতীকী to include a Human Rights theme, promoting peace and প্রণয় this holiday season. Also, keep an eye out for daily Human Rights related quotes, facts, games and goodies over at the link spot.
Those of আপনি whose names are on link will receive your Secret Santa Assignment tonight at midnight Pacific Standard Time. At that time, the তালিকা will be closed and no আরো people will added PUBLICLY. If আপনি still want to যোগদান in on the fun (as I expect some people will) please message me PRIVATELY. If I have enough stragglers, I can probably work something out.
Now, whether অথবা not আপনি participated last বছর অথবা not, আপনি probably want to know how this বছর is gonna work. আপনি will be প্রদত্ত another user to find a special gift for this holiday season. Your mission, should আপনি choose to accept it, is to craft something (a video, image, virtual card, icon, story, poem, etc) that আপনি think will appeal to this user. Don't worry if it's not a user you're familiar with. Here are my tips for dealing with a user আপনি don't know very well.
1) Look at the spots they have পদক in. If the user has added a lot to that spot, it's a very good indicator of their likes and obsessions. If it helps, theme their gift after their পছন্দ টেলিভিশন show, অথবা make a slide প্রদর্শনী to the সঙ্গীত of their পছন্দ band.
2) Look at their profile. Most people fill out what their পছন্দ movie, সঙ্গীত and book is in their little পরিলেখ square. This is similar to looking to see what spots they have পদক in.
3) Check their websites. Not everyone lists a website in their profile, and don't go stalking anyone to find out who they are on ফেসবুক if আপনি don't know them that well. But if they do তালিকা a website, অথবা a link to their ফেসবুক অথবা MySpace, try checking that out, just to know what their tastes are.
So now আপনি know what kind of tastes your assigned user has. But আপনি still don't know how to turn that into a thoughtful gift, do you? Well, not a problem. Here is a great তালিকা of examples from last year.
If আপনি want to make a video, just see what these users did:
link is megloveskyle's Secret Santa from Kegel
link is Sweetmonkeytoes' Secret Santa from Kathiria82
link is Kegel's Secret Santa from myself
link is caintil31's SUPER Secret Santa from myself
link is sallywag's Secret Santa from leuron
If আপনি are আরো of an image kind of person, maybe আপনি should learn from what these users made:
link is hsm123's Secret Santa from Snerkie
link is dazl's Secret Santa from nonames
link is johnminh's Secret Santa from sweetmonkeytoes
link is PkmnTrainerJ's Secret Santa from dazl
link is Shandy's Secret Santa from johnminh
link is TheLostBrotha's Secret Santa from caintil31
link is iheartadam2's Secret Santa from PkmnTrainerJ
The lovely and amicable link was sweet enough to make me several প্রতীকী last year. Take a look at a handful of them:
So are আপনি still at a loss for something to do? Are আপনি just no good with প্রতিমূর্তি অথবা videos? No fear: pretty much anyone can write. If not poetry, than a mock biography. If আপনি don't know them well enough for a biography, try having your user তারকা in an adventurous short story. If আপনি feel that's too ambitious, a basic limerick অথবা haiku should suffice.
Basically, folks, the options are endless. The only limits are that of your imagination.
I also wanted to inform আপনি folks about your insurance plan. Yes, আপনি have an insurance plan. দ্বারা signing your name on that list, আপনি are guaranteed a gift this year, if not from your assigned Secret Santa, than from the team of Secret Elves (to be assembled in January) who will pick up the slack of the failed Santas. The Secret Elves, a highly dedicated task force, will take anyone who did NOT receive a Secret Santa this বছর and build gifts for them. Secret Elves insurance gifts will be made and delivered in January, but better late than never! If আপনি are interested in being one of the Secret Elves, please message me privately.
So this is your Secret Santa Coordinator signing off, saying Merry বড়দিন to All and to All a Good Night.
PS: বড়দিন is the time for প্রণয় and charity, so I urge আপনি to do good deeds this বড়দিন and tell all of ফ্যানপপ about it on the link দেওয়াল of Humanitarians.
If you're too busy to actually volunteer, maybe you're আরো suited to participate in Fanpop's First Annual link. All আপনি have to do is change your প্রতীকী to include a Human Rights theme, promoting peace and প্রণয় this holiday season. Also, keep an eye out for daily Human Rights related quotes, facts, games and goodies over at the link spot.