lore (lore) wrote in lupin_snape, @ 2012-05-29 08:50:00 |
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Entry tags: | exchange: postcards, fun, prompt: postcards/letters |
Fun: Postcard Exchange!
So, I had to think this one through for a while, but now the time has come to exchange some postcards and letters of our own!
Sign-ups end June 9. Mail must go out by June 30.
In an effort to keep this as simple as possible for all of us, if you send in your address for this exchange, you agree to the following:
1. You will accept as your exchange an address from anywhere in the world unless you write me a personal note with a very good excuse in your sign-up. Cost, especially, should not be a factor for you. Most postcards from the U.S. to overseas destinations cost $1.05. Cards are about $1.25. U.S. Residents can calculate postage here. Members in other places, please check the card and letter rates in your area if you feel you are on a tight budget.
2. You will accept a postcard, card, or letter in exchange. Personally, I have many more interesting cards than postcards, and no one should feel like they have to go out and buy something to be a part of the exchange.
3. You will accept that no matter what you write in your exchange, you might only receive back a signed postcard or card (I would hope an actual letter would contain a few lines!). No one should feel they have to write drabbles or stories, or to get personal, in this exchange. The idea is fun and mail!
4. That said, you will be honest about your age and scrupulous in minding the very few guidelines we'll be asking for here. That includes never revealing the address you receive for the exchange, no matter what.
5. You will reply to your assignment email once to acknowledge it and once again when you receive your exchange.
Sign-up:
A. Email snupinletters at gmail dot com with your LiveJournal or InsaneJournal or Dreamwidth username in that preference order and your country in the subject line.
B. Give your name and address in the most precise format possible for cutting and pasting. Any address where you can receive and check the mail regularly is acceptable. For example:
Lore Lorenstine
Hogwarts University
123 Mockingbird Lane
Springfield, IL 90210
USA
C. Copy and paste one of the following onto the next line of the message: Adult/Mature content accepted or Adult/Mature content not accepted.
If you accept adult content, you might not receive it, but the option will be made clear to your exchangee. Notice that I'm not asking who will be willing to create adult content. Again, this is a fun exchange and while I don't want to see anyone limited, I also don't want anyone to feel like they have to go beyond an interesting image and their name.
D. Copy and paste one of the following onto the next line of the message: Item in plain Envelope or Item can be open or envelope decorated
This should address whether you want to keep the whole Snupin/Harry Potterishness of this exchange to yourself or if you don't mind the mailman reading a drabble on the back of a postcard or seeing "Snupin Forevah" written on an envelope. Etc.
E. Copy and paste one of the following onto the next line of the message: I am over 18 and agree to keep all address information private. --or-- I am under 18, but participating with parental/guardian permission, and I agree to keep all address information private (and then include an email address for your parent or guardian).
I can't think of anything else I'd need to know. Can you??
I'm posting this unlocked, and while I would prefer to keep this to members only, if you're someone I'm familiar with from fandom and you can adhere to a Snape/Lupin, Snape, Lupin, or Neutral theme, you're welcome to sign up.
I only gave the email address once, so I hope you all read this entire message carefully. I made a new email account for this so that I would be the only one to have ever had access to the account. The only people you'll be trusting with your address are me and your exchangee, and I plan on making 1-1 matches (you and another person will be trading directly with each other). This is to cut down on confusion and add motivation to both keep addresses private and follow through on your half of the exchange.
I'll take sign-ups through June 9 and send out exchange emails the next week. You must send your postcard/card/letter by June 30. I know that will only give about two weeks, but that's plenty of time to get a simple item in the mail, right? Again, no one should feel motivated to do anything for this exchange besides finding a good card and signing it. Everything else is bonus. The idea is to get some cool mail and have fun. If you make a new friend, though, that would be swell, too!
Questions, comments, worries? Bring them up now while there's still time to adjust. If this goes well, we could do this a few times a year, but only if you help iron out the kinks. ^_^
love, lore