WeBuiltThePyramids

Hello lovely posters!

So the holidays are coming up - or what some people refer to as 'the holidays'. I know usually does a holiday fan-art competition, but this year I was thinking of doing some extra stuff just for this board.

I was thinking of a Secret Santa type thing, where we'd make stuff for another poster that they'd get through a third party, or doing TBBT versions of other holiday traditions. Now I'm open to suggestions, and I also want to ask - is everyone okay with something like this? I know Secret Santa is specifically tied into Christmas, whereas other stuff could be more generically "holiday," and Christmas is a Christian holiday. The whole "Santa" concept is pretty secular nowadays and nothing we'd be doing here would be religion focused, which is why I still take part in it even though I'm a Deist, but I'm one individual and I don't claim that my opinions should be everyone's opinions, and I feel I need to ask you guys before I move forward with planning stuff.

So 1. tell me if this all sounds good to you guys, and 2. if you have any suggestions, feel free to post them! This would be going on during our winter hiatus.

What's a hickey?

1)I love this so much! We should totally do it!

I like making the fan art as well.

2) hmmmm, maybe we could a contest to see who can write the best TBBT themed carol or holiday song? I know we could do a fic thing, but not everyone writes.

I love your suggestions Nicole!

phantagrae

Sounds like fun!

On LiveJournal, in the TXF fandom, they have often done a Secret Santa project.
One person, or a "committee" has to kind of honcho it.

The way they did it was that people would submit a post as to what they'd like from Santa--a video, some kind of fan art, like icons or whatever, or a fic.
And then they'd also sign up for whatever they're capable of providing, like writing fics or making videos, etc.

And I don't know that the stories or videos have to be at all holiday-themed. I think that depends on what people ask for in their letters to Santa.

So, Sally writes her "Dear Santa" post and asks for a fic. She kind of has to define it a bit--say, a general rating, or pairing. In our case one might have to make it clear if they can't stand Shenny fics, or if they want a Shenny fic, for instance.
Or she'd say she wants a Shamy video, or a Johnny Galecki avatar or whatever.

Sally would also be able to be an "elf" and do something for someone else, like fic or videos, etc.

Then Mary signs up and says that she's really good at making avatars, or maybe she's a good fic writer, but she doesn't write Shenny, or she doesn't write smut.
And of course, Mary would also write a "Dear Santa" letter for what she wants

So then the Committee (or Honcho) would match up the Dear Santa letters with the "elves" and would email or PM each "elf" and assign them to provide a gift for the request.

Then we would have a certain date range during with to post our gifts for each other.

Does that make sense? It doesn't have to be that complicated, I guess, but it worked that way on LJ for a few years (though one year, Santa never found my chimney...)

WeBuiltThePyramids

Yes. I've organized several real life Secret Santas and I'm very familiar with how it works as well as how to incorporate it into an online setting. By "suggestions" I mean what other sorts of things should we do.

Captain Riterra Smith

I think that all sounds awesome! Also I think it would be a riot if the more creative people could do Weird Al style parodies of Christmas carols with Big Bang lyrics. (This was something people did for House M.D. years ago.) I'll make a sincere effort to come up with something, but... I'm not as talented as I wish I was.

stefi62

That is a good idea. Whatever is decided, I will try my best to participate efficiently.

smoguntia

I'm not a very creative person but I like the idea

Whimsical Elf

This is a lovely idea, but I don't think I'd be able to take part as I don't have the creative/technical skills to make things. Sounds great though!

SargeantFuzzyBoots

Loving all the ideas, and would definitely like to participate.

phantagrae

Sorry

WeBuiltThePyramids

Don't be sorry! I needed to clarify my question.

bigbangsheldon

sure
hmm not sure what else we could do, icon challenge based on christmas episodes/themes?

WeBuiltThePyramids

If you'd like to organize it.

smoguntia

We get a list of favorite motives/themes from the presentees, draw its respective Secreat Santa and the Santa can choose his favorite sort of fanart (gifset/icon/clip etc.)

bigbangsheldon

only if people would sign up