Post by Fraze on Aug 26, 2014 6:50:56 GMT -5
Yes indeedy, it's happening yet again! (And this one too, because it didn't fit in the previous sentence.)
Most of you are probably familiar with the Warm Fuzzy Project. For those who aren't:
Commence shameless copy/paste of last year's thread.
People sign up. Each person who participates will write a compliment for each of the other participants. Participants will send these compliments (hereafter referred to as fuzzies) to the people running the event. At the end of the activity, each participant will be sent the fuzzies that the other participants wrote about them, with the names of the senders removed. To reiterate: these compliments are anonymous. Nobody will know who said what, only that it was said.
There are a few standard caveats that have been given in the past, but they all bear repeating:
Ginz ❤, Jayeee, and I will be working together on the fuzzies this year. We'll be dividing the work between us: some of you will send your fuzzies to me, some will send them to Ginz, and the fuzzies for the two of us will be sent to Jay. (More details on this will be provided once we have a better grasp on who's going to participate.)
As usual, Warm Fuzzies will run for three months this year. This means that:
The deadline for signing up for Warm Fuzzies will be November 19.
The deadline for completing and sending off fuzzies will be November 26.
And so, we begin! You can sign up on this thread. Any questions about the event can go here as well, or if you have questions/concerns that you would rather be addressed privately, you can PM Ginz ❤ or me.
Participant list:
Ginz ❤
Fraze
Celestial
Thundy
Kozma
Selm
Yoyti
Jayeee
icon
♥ Azzie
Lizzie
Stephanie (swordlilly)
Alyssa
Pixie
Most of you are probably familiar with the Warm Fuzzy Project. For those who aren't:
Commence shameless copy/paste of last year's thread.
People sign up. Each person who participates will write a compliment for each of the other participants. Participants will send these compliments (hereafter referred to as fuzzies) to the people running the event. At the end of the activity, each participant will be sent the fuzzies that the other participants wrote about them, with the names of the senders removed. To reiterate: these compliments are anonymous. Nobody will know who said what, only that it was said.
There are a few standard caveats that have been given in the past, but they all bear repeating:
- Warm Fuzzies compliments need substance. "Your picture looks sexy" or "I like your avatar" aren't acceptable, since they're generic and don't actually say anything about the person receiving them. "Your posts make me laugh" is a bit better, but still isn't specific--why do the person's posts make you laugh? "I appreciate how you contribute to X, Y, Z on the forum," "I really like your art/writing because _____," or "You're always so kind/helpful, it made me smile when ______" are much better, because they address something(s) that the person does, as well as why you like it. When I ran the event last year, the participants were very good at writing meaningful, substantial things about the other participants, so let's make sure to keep that up.
- Because of the above, as participants in previous years will tell you, Warm Fuzzies compliments take lots of time, as well as lots of thought. Traditionally, the deadline for sending in your fuzzies has around three months after the start of the activity. If you try to bang out compliments to 20-30 different people two hours before the deadline, they're going to be sloppy. Work through the list of participants slowly and steadily--try writing one or two a day, and take time to think before putting anything down. You'll be given plenty of time, make sure you use it.
- You need to write something for everyone. This can be difficult, since you are bound to find participants who you don't know very well, or possibly even don't care for too much. This is the real challenge of Warm Fuzzies--not just saying nice things about your friends, but finding meaningful nice things to say to the people who aren't your friends. If you're having trouble finding things to say about someone, try dropping them a line and starting a conversation! This can be a great reason to get to know people, and it's likely that they're having just as much trouble finding things to say about you.
- We encourage everyone to sign up, both old-timers and newbies. However, for our newer members: please understand that people might not know you too well, and therefore might have trouble finding things to say about you; similarly, you might have difficulty finding things to say about other members of the forum. Once again--a great reason to get to know people!
- Similar to the above, while everyone is encouraged to sign up, people who do so late may have trouble finding time to write compliments for everyone; at the same time, people who signed up earlier may not immediately notice the new participants. If we get a number of late participants, we will send out occasional PMs notifying current participants of the new arrivals. Also, to make sure that everyone has time to complete their final fuzzies, signups will be closed a week before the end of the activity as a whole.
Ginz ❤, Jayeee, and I will be working together on the fuzzies this year. We'll be dividing the work between us: some of you will send your fuzzies to me, some will send them to Ginz, and the fuzzies for the two of us will be sent to Jay. (More details on this will be provided once we have a better grasp on who's going to participate.)
As usual, Warm Fuzzies will run for three months this year. This means that:
The deadline for signing up for Warm Fuzzies will be November 19.
The deadline for completing and sending off fuzzies will be November 26.
And so, we begin! You can sign up on this thread. Any questions about the event can go here as well, or if you have questions/concerns that you would rather be addressed privately, you can PM Ginz ❤ or me.
Participant list:
Ginz ❤
Fraze
Celestial
Thundy
Kozma
Selm
Yoyti
Jayeee
icon
♥ Azzie
Lizzie
Stephanie (swordlilly)
Alyssa
Pixie
