Holiday Swap 2010...its that time of year again:) Boxes should be IN THE MAIL !! Post pics !! - Collecting Tiki

S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Wed, Dec 22, 2010 8:34 PM On 2010-12-22 19:08, Bongo Bungalow wrote: I like swaps. I like that Liz organizes these things. There's a whole bunch of great folks on TC, I'd say almost everyone. I think everyone that participates likes the swaps. Otherwise why would they join? What I don't like are whiners and people exaggerating... Not checking my PM's for 4 days leading to complaints, and people assuming the worst about someone that has participated in many swaps and been a member since early 2003. I don't come on TC much any more precisely because there are so many whiny people. There were people posting daily whining on previous swaps about not getting their packages yet as well...disgusting! At first you'd think they were kidding but then their daily posts made you realize they really are that impatient, immature, and just ...well..lame! There have, by now, been at least a couple of people skunked on swaps, and they were always well taken care of by the TC Ohana in the end. Nevertheless, some people seem to thrive off the public spectacle of portraying themselves as a victim and the chance to participate in Jr. High style bad-mouthing... If the organizers want to collect personal email addresses for future swaps that would be great...keep I.D. a secret and if there is any problem pass off the email to the receiver and let them communicate first hand with the sender instead of bludgeoning the organizer with daily complaints and questions... I also agree that requiring shipping confirmation info. from the get go would render much of this moot... Let people get angry at the post office and not the person that sent in good faith, notified the organizer that they sent, and is trying to follow the rules by not revealing their I.D. A note to some: There are many of us who sometimes go months without checking their PM's and think doing so every 4 or 5 days when a swap or some such is in progress is quite enough. T.C. is great but it isn't the center of everyone's universe nor do we owe anyone a daily check in. I don't think anyone else is responsible for my having a fun swap. I ship off goodies and expect nothing in return but a mug... if I don't ever get it I bet TC will send me some tiki love somehow or other and short of that.. it is just a mug... I will survive, and I probably won't get shafted often as this community polices itself rather well. Happy Solstice! ST [ Edited by: Sneakytiki 2010-12-22 21:09 ]

On 2010-12-22 19:08, Bongo Bungalow wrote:
I like swaps.
I like that Liz organizes these things.
There's a whole bunch of great folks on TC, I'd say almost everyone.

I think everyone that participates likes the swaps. Otherwise why would they join?

What I don't like are whiners and people exaggerating... Not checking my PM's for 4 days leading to complaints, and people assuming the worst about someone that has participated in many swaps and been a member since early 2003.

I don't come on TC much any more precisely because there are so many whiny people.
There were people posting daily whining on previous swaps about not getting their packages yet as well...disgusting!
At first you'd think they were kidding but then their daily posts made you realize they really are that impatient, immature, and just ...well..lame!

There have, by now, been at least a couple of people skunked on swaps, and they were always well taken care of by the TC Ohana in the end.
Nevertheless, some people seem to thrive off the public spectacle of portraying themselves as a victim and the chance to participate in Jr. High style bad-mouthing...

If the organizers want to collect personal email addresses for future swaps that would be great...keep I.D. a secret and if there is any problem pass off the email to the receiver and let them communicate first hand with the sender instead of bludgeoning the organizer with daily complaints and questions... I also agree that requiring shipping confirmation info. from the get go would render much of this moot... Let people get angry at the post office and not the person that sent in good faith, notified the organizer that they sent, and is trying to follow the rules by not revealing their I.D.

A note to some: There are many of us who sometimes go months without checking their PM's and think doing so every 4 or 5 days when a swap or some such is in progress is quite enough. T.C. is great but it isn't the center of everyone's universe nor do we owe anyone a daily check in.

I don't think anyone else is responsible for my having a fun swap. I ship off goodies and expect nothing in return but a mug... if I don't ever get it I bet TC will send me some tiki love somehow or other and short of that.. it is just a mug... I will survive, and I probably won't get shafted often as this community polices itself rather well.

Happy Solstice!

[ Edited by: Sneakytiki 2010-12-22 21:09 ]

Post #569953 by Sneakytiki on Wed, Dec 22, 2010 8:34 PM