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[hkk_secretsanta]

You know what I think sucks? I'll tell you what sucks, not everyone has gotten their secret santa gifts while other people have held up thier end of the bargain. It is disappointing to have done all the work and made someone else's Christmas wonderful and did not get what you expected in return. This was an exchange not a take! You've gotten your

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[anonymous]

I agree. There are usually extenuating circumstances though: RL schedules, lack of access to a computer, unexpected problems, etc. Occasionally someone accidentally posts to hkk_secretsanta instead of the community. But overall, you make an excellent point. People need to think ahead and figure out whether they can actually commit to doing fics for four weeks.

...As an aside, anyone know what's going on with the reveal list? It's, er, 5 days late (depending on your time zone). slumber? o.o

[anonymous]

I'm not the original poster, but I agree with her in the fact, a note or something could be posted as courtesy when the fourth week was closing in and nothing had been done. I'm still waiting on several, and I would like to know what's going on. I've seen some posts in the community like that, so I know you can do them. It's just a courtesy issue I think.

And I'm waiting to know about the revealing too.

[anonymous]

As someone who is behind on the last week, I do understand your frustration. I've been totally out of commission due to illness and I do owe my giftee an apology and a drabble ASAP.

But do try to remember how busy this last week can be. I'm not talking about those who haven't kept up throughout the exchange (and I know there are some - for example, I didn't receive anything after the first week). I'm referring to those who are running behind on Week 4.

Perhaps my feelings are due to my own situation, but I know so many who are sick/busy/both with the holidays that I am willing to be a tad patient. Also, I'm more than willing to be patient with slumber and the reveal list. It must be a huge job to orchestrate an exchange like this and she is one person. I think we can cut her some slack and just be grateful she was willing to do this at all.

[anonymous]

I've been busy this week as well, but I'm speaking about people that haven't heard anything since the first week or so of the exchange. And I am patient, and I do understand, but having absolutely no contact on what's going on when you're scrambling to get your own fics done does not a happy person make. I don't mind the people that are say, a week behind, yes things come up, but I don't think it's a big problem to write out a quick "I'm sorry, life is hectic, I'll post them as soon as I have time to work them." It's a simple easy, solution and would make a lot of people who haven't been contacted (or gifted at all, if there are those) a chance to know what's going on. I was behind myself, but I found a half hour to write something up, then another for the last one I needed done. Perhaps I was just raised to at least alert of major problems around the 11th hour.

And I'm not being impatient with Slumber either. I am simply saying I would like to know too, because I'm curious.

[anonymous]

Possibly you're referring to me; I'm not sure how many other people have been totally behind, but I apologize a million times over to my recipient, whoever they may be, and I promise to have everything up by New Year's. :/

[anonymous]

I don't know who you are; and it wasn't directed at anyone in particular but to the group of people who -- for whatever reason -- couldn't do what they had intended to do. Perhaps it came off a bit bitchy, but that wasn't my intention at all. I just noticed that there were a lot of people who didn't get everything s/he were promised and it annoyed me a bit.

But as long as you let your giftee know what's up it's all good.

Merry Christmas.

But there is more than one person who could be 'me'.