*~Hello!Online Secret Santa 2020~*

Hello!Online Secret Santa 2020

Welcome one and all to the end of the collective worst year in recent memory!

To celebrate the close of the year and to give the community a fun distraction from any and everything that may be going on in our lives, Hello!Online will be hosting a virtual Secret Santa gift exchange for our users.

What is Secret Santa?

Secret Santa is a gift-giving game that originated in the Western Hemisphere. All participants are given the name of one other person, the name selected at random, and they are to provide a gift for that person and that person only. The name selection is also secret, so you will only know who you are giving a gift to, not who you will receive a gift from. Names are revealed once gifts are exchanged so that you can thank your Secret Santa!

Note:

Although the game and name originate in the Christian tradition of Christmas, this is a secular game. Santa belongs to no single religion and this event is not intended to isolate or exclude any other winter holiday tradition.

All are welcome to participate no matter what winter holiday you do or do not celebrate!

What gifts are we swapping on Hello!Online?

Because this is an online community, we will not be exchanging material gifts. No real names will be used, no addresses will be needed, and no money will be spent. Instead, we will be exchanging heartfelt gifts using our own individual talents: graphics for profile pages or avatar sets, fan art of favorite idols, nice letters about the other person, fan-fiction, homemade cards, poems, etc. As long as it comes from the heart, not your wallet, and can be sent digitally, it works.

Please keep all submissions G-rated, no matter what you send.

(I don't know if that needs to be said but I said it just in case some of you are feeling freaky)

How do I join?

Simple!

Fill out the form below in a PRIVATE MESSAGE to yours truly (Lurkette). The information you provide will only be shared with me and the person assigned to be your Secret Santa.

Once the deadline for entries has passed, I will be assigning everyone another user who they will be getting a gift for. This will be communicated to you via the same PM you started with me. You will then have until the deadline for gifting to send your gift (either a link or posted directly in the PM, depending on what you want to give) DIRECTLY TO ME.

I will be collecting all the gifts for everyone and then distributing them, along with your name. This is so that everyone receives their gifts at the same time.

Username:

Favorite idol groups:

Favorite individual idols:

Favorite idol songs:

Favorite colors:

Favorite holiday treat:

Anything else you want your Secret Santa to know:

What are the rules I should know?

Here are all the rules. They will keep everything fun and light for you and easy for me.

You sign up for this event by sending the questionnaire above to me (Lurkette) via private message. I will remove any surveys that are posted in the thread.
Everyone will receive their assigned user to give a gift to on the same day, and it will be given in the same PM you sent to me.
You will provide your gift submission in the same PM, as well. This will allow me to make sure your gift is appropriate and working properly, if that is called into question.
Everyone will receive their gift from their Secret Santa on the same day. I will send it via the same PM, but I will provide the username of the person who gave you the gift so that you can thank them personally.
You do not have to fill out every question in the form, but the more information you can provide, the easier it will be for your Secret Santa to decide what to do for you.
Do not tell anyone who you are giving a gift to until the names have been revealed to everyone. It's less fun that way.
Do not spend money on your gift. No gift cards, no Cameos, no anything that requires you to spend money.
If you sign up but change your mind about participating, please let me know as soon as possible. It's not fair to the person you're supposed to give a gift to if you want until the last few days to decide you're not getting them anything.
General questions can be asked in the thread, and you're more than welcome to share your gifts and thank your Santas here, as well. If you have a more specific question about who you're buying for or you just don't want to ask publicly, use the PM.