Hi and welcome to the second year of the Sam and Max Secret Santa! This is all hosted by Henrietta/@vvorldtours and the help of some of my friends as well!Â
What is the Sam and Max Secret Santa?
The Sam and Max Secret Santa is an annual event in which fans of Sam and Max can have a chance to gift art to one another and receive art as well! Fans are assigned with one another anonymously and are able to create gifts for one another, which will all be revealed to their gift recipient on December 25th!
This event is something I’ve been passionate about ever since I’ve started it, despite not being very strongly into Sam and Max anymore. I still fully intend to run this event for a while until I choose to hand off the format and notes to someone else to continue. This is the second year I’m running the Secret Santa so a couple of things have changed now! I’m still aiming to improve this event as much as I can and ensure everyone is able to have fun whilst participating in it.
What’s changed?
New admins! In my first year, the event was solely run by me, which was difficult to keep up with and resulted in some issues. To alleviate this, I’m having my friends, @/wiihtigo and @/boobsometwosome, help me out in this event so that things will be able to run more smoothly.
The event will now be held over discord! In the year prior, I kept in touch with each person over their preferred social platform, which was difficult to keep up with and also made things messier. There will now be a discord server in which event participants will receive invites to and can also interact with the other participants as well. This will also be used for event updates, check-ins, and any other event-related stuff. Unfortunately, because of this, you must have discord to join this event as the server is necessary for me to be able to keep track of who is in the event and be able to keep in contact with everyone. I’m trying to keep everything as organized as possible, and this is the best way for me to be able to do this.
Longer Deadlines! Since I now have more experience in running this event alongside the items to do so, I’m now able to extend the deadlines and allow for more time for people to work on their Secret Santas.
How do I sign up?
The sign-ups are on Google Forms and are linked here! There will also be a link at the bottom of this post and a link in the bio of this account.
Anyone can sign up, with the only restrictions that you do not ask for offensive stuff or that you’re being an awful person. This includes the promotion of anything racist, LGBT-phobic, pedophilic, being shitty about what you receive, etc. I will drop you if you behave in this sort of way. I want this to be an event safe for all, including minors and those trying to stray away from anything of the sort. Please be respectful of this and of others, as this event is done mainly as a way for everyone to have the chance to be able to do something fun and do something nice for others.
What is the timeline?
The due date for all sign-ups will be Monday, November 22nd. Partner assignments and discord invites will be sent on Monday, November 22nd through Wednesday, November 24th.
I am also implementing a check-in on December 15th, for people who want to drop out or still need more time with their piece. I’m not expecting everyone to have their completed piece by this point and am mostly doing it for the purpose of partner readjustment, should it be necessary.
The final due date will be on December 23rd unless someone has specifically asked for an extension beyond this date. All pieces will be sent on December 25th and any late pieces by back-up Secret Santas or by those who need extensions will be sent from December 26th to December 31st.
Anything else I need to know?
Art and Writing are currently only the mediums that are being accepted. Art can be defined as anything that is traditional, digital, 3D, anything like that. All art is expected to be finished to some extent and any writing that is submitted will have a word count minimum of 500 words. Writing can also be posted to Ao3 as well.
If you do not send a piece to your partner without dropping out or letting me know about an extension, then this will also disable you from participating in the Secret Santa next year. I was lenient last year, but this also resulted in some participants not receiving gifts which was unfair to those who also put in the work. I’m trying to ensure everyone receives a gift, so please respect this decision.
Do not use other people’s content to gift to others. What this means is don’t trace or steal others’ works and try to pass it off as your own.
Please be respectful of others' discomforts and vice versa. If you aren’t I won’t hesitate to drop you.
When you receive the invite to the Discord server, please follow the rules that are listed and do not post any WIPs of your piece. Please do not post any WIPs on any public account or any place your partner may be able to see it.
This is a minor friendly event. This means that NSFW will not be allowed at all. This includes if you choose to post your piece on a public account, as I will not allow you to do so on a publicly NSFW account. I want to ensure the safety of minors and I will not hesitate to drop you or bar you from next year’s Secret Santa.
Once again, if you have any more questions, concerns, or comments, then feel free to let me know! I am busy with stuff in my own life, but I am trying my best to organize this and be able to respond to anything that’s needed!
Sign-ups here!
[ P.S. Reblogs heavily appreciated! ]
