[quote="Tsuki"]Also, I think for next time a new rule should be put in place. To make sure everyone gets their picture/graphic etc, once you have finished your Secret Santa picture, people taking part should email it / PM me the person in charge of the Secret Santa or just let them know that it's finished. Then once the person in charge has collected a confirmation from everyone, they will give you the go-ahead to post them on the forum. Thus making sure that everyone receives a picture. If a confirmation isn't sent then you wont get your picture/graphic. Simple as. [/quote]
Makes sense, but... what happens if someone puts effort into making something but the other person who has to make one for them never does anything? Would theirs not be posted for anyone? I feel like that'd be a lot of work for nothing, and not necessarily fair, either.
Sorry if I'm misunderstanding, I think I'm just a little confused by the concept, or perhaps how it was worded.
Probably my bad. .____.Now, I'm not sure how this contest has been run here in the past, this being my first time, but if this has been a consistent problem every time I would also urge everyone not to join unless you were sure you could deliver (kinda referencing myself here a bit, since I'm guilty too). Real life does happen, but for my part, I knew I would be busy around Christmas yet still volunteered anyway. It ended up getting pushed to a last minute thing. I barely got mine up in time, and it wasn't to the extent that I had hoped for.
So although you might have good intentions, be honest with yourself on the amount of time you can give to this. If you don't think you can one year, then it's better just not to enter than to enter but not end up giving anything to anyone else.
Just my two cents.