I would suggest a three month timeframe for GoodRiddance, and also that at that time we throw out a call for pinch hitters for anyone that remains ungifted. Though in that case we'd want to hold the thread open longer - maybe another month?
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brenda m - Nov 01, 2009 2:56:00 pm PST #4148 of 6786
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
aurelia - Nov 01, 2009 4:12:08 pm PST #4149 of 6786
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Nilly should not feel bad.
As one of the giftless, I'll just say that this is absolutely the least of my worries right now. I am happy to just let it go and I have no objections to closing the 2008 thread without further ado.
Vortex - Nov 01, 2009 4:36:53 pm PST #4150 of 6786
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Me, too. shit happens. i have no hard feelings and will cheerfully participate next year.
Pix - Nov 01, 2009 5:01:44 pm PST #4151 of 6786
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
I do like the idea of a slacker deadline. I might participate if I knew something would remind me I really needed to finish the job.
I should clarify that my earlier comment was more about vague deadlines than deadlines themselves.
JenP - Nov 01, 2009 5:05:15 pm PST #4152 of 6786
A vague deadline is nobody's friend either, I'd say. I know it's not mine, because I have the same issues as Kristin.
I like the idea of a set close date for the thread.
Pix - Nov 01, 2009 5:13:23 pm PST #4153 of 6786
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Should we make this an official proposal--something that includes setting a closing deadline (I kind of like the end of March to give the slackers a little extra time) for the GBandGR thread each year, with the caveat that any ungifted Santa giftees at that point will have the option to throw their names back into the pool to be gifted by other volunteers (with the wonderful, "shit happens, no hard feelings" attitude Vortex and others demonstrated above)? Even if I didn't participate in the regular gifting, I'd probably pick up an orphaned giftee at that point, and it would be a way for people who found themselves unable to gift for one reason or another to bow out gracefully without the thread going on for months.
Anne W. - Nov 01, 2009 5:17:47 pm PST #4154 of 6786
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
any ungifted Santa giftees at that point will have the option to throw their names back into the pool to be gifted by other volunteers
I really, really like that idea a lot.
beth b - Nov 01, 2009 5:22:13 pm PST #4155 of 6786
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I like it too. I might be able to pick up an orphaned giftee , because christmas pressures will be gone.
esse - Nov 01, 2009 8:24:27 pm PST #4156 of 6786
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Pinch hitting! We should definitely do that.
Laga - Nov 01, 2009 9:11:55 pm PST #4157 of 6786
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I enjoyed pinch hitting when I was a brand new buffista but I'm not sure I like the idea of a deadline as early as March for Slackers. One of the best gifts I ever got was (iirc) delivered in June.