misterjustin
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Miniature Exchange #11 – Smelling Suspiciously Like Cheese Since 2004
THE RULES HAVE CHANGED (slightly) – even if you’re a long time ME participant it will be worth reading the new rules.
TJeffers started this up in 2004 as he came to notice that he had more miniatures laying around in his drawers (not pants) than he could possibly paint and what once might have inspired him certainly didn\'t any longer. To give these old miniatures new life he hatched the idea for an exchange program. Modderrhu picked up the reins to keep things going and at ME10 I jumped in to the mix. We just won’t let this thing die.
THE GENERAL IDEA
Essentially a group of us get together from all over the world, dig through our piles of goodies, and ship off two miniatures that we\'re interested in seeing someone else paint. You, in turn, wait for a package from another individual with miniatures that you are supposed to paint as well.
So, basically, what happens is that you put your name down for the exchange and then when the sign-up period is over, all the names will be dumped into a hat to be drawn out randomly. The first name drawn gets to send their unloved miniatures to the second person, the second person sends to the third, and so on. At the end, the last person sends to the first. Instead of being a direct one-to-one exchange, we follow the order in which the names are drawn.
THE TIMETABLE
We do this thing every three months, and here is the calendar that is currently in use. Note that I have changed the start date from a Sunday to a Friday. This has bumped the sign up date on each of these by two days. The exchange begins on a Monday and the list should be up before the end of that day.
Sign up...................Start exchange.............Official end
January 19................February 12................May 13
April 21..................May 14.....................August 12
July 21...................August 13..................November 11
October 20................November 12................February 11
Each exchange last for 16 weeks. The three-week sign-up period overlaps with the previous exchange. This means you should have (give or take) 10 weeks with the minis to paint them. Tell a friend to join in as well - new participants are always welcome!
THESE BE THE RULES
1) You must send at least one miniature, but two is the standard - just in case the person hates the first one. YOU WILL NOT GET THESE BACK, so make sure you don\'t send anything you still want. There has been a tendency to send more than two miniatures. This is acceptable but not to be expected. The rule is one, preferably two. This is not a generosity contest.
2) All miniatures must be in an untouched state. Basically, send it as you got it, in the condition it was when it was bought. This doesn\'t mean it has to be in a blister, however, just not mangled in any way. The minis are NOT to be painted or primed. The exception is if the minis were primed when bought, like Mithril minis. These may be exchanged since primed is their original condition. Exceptions to this rule are made by the participants and should be managed via private message.
3) If you wish to participate, you must be around. Don\'t say \'I want in\' and then disappear off the face of the Earth for a month. I\'m not saying you need to be a forum regular, but you should be checking at least this thread once per week.
4) If you do not hear from either your sender or sendee within one week of the exchange list being posted, then skip them! This works in both directions, so if your sender can\'t be contacted get in touch with the person who was to send to them. If they were able to get in touch with them, but you have not, then there is a problem and you should PM me. This has happened before.
I will do my best to find a new sender for anyone who suddenly find themselves out in the cold, so to speak. There is no guarantee, however, that I will be able to do so. While it is very rare for a participant to be left without miniatures it can, and has, happened on occasion.
5) You must have at least 5 posts on the forums over a period of at least a month by the start of exchange registration, and be in generally good standing with the other members of CMON. This sounds a bit harsh, but this is to weed out people from joining CMON just to grab some quick minis. This might seem like a waste of time on the surface, but some of us are mailing out $40+ worth of stuff, so that is a nice little haul for some disreputable person. However, if a forum regular is willing to vouch for the newbie, then that is quite acceptable.
Commentary on Rule #5
Sorry guys, it\'s necessary to be inflexible on rule #5. Having to evaluate a new guy based on gut feel is not all too much fun. It\'s even less fun when a unscrupulous newbie decides to screw us around and grab some free minis: one person is left angry at sending out minis to the schmuck, another gets no minis, and I\'m the one feeling responsible for it all. This may seem somewhat harsh, but we\'ve got exchange partners sending out some stunning packages of mini goodness \' this isn\'t a freebie, and there ain\'t no such thing as a free lunch.
HOW TO SIGN UP
Reply to this thread with the following information
Location
Shipping Preference
I will add you to the list using your displayed user name. Your location is the country in which you wish the miniatures shipped. Shipping preference is used to identify people who choose not to ship outside of their country of origin – if you are willing to ship worldwide please list “anywhere” as your preference.
ABOUT THE LIST
Because of problems in the past I will not be posting the exchange list, in any form, until it is in its final form. I will not copy the previous list of participants and there will be no preview. Anyone that chimes in on this thread will be expected to participate. There is no need to post an “I’m out this time” notice as we are starting with a blank list.
No version of the list will be posted until February 12.
THE RULES HAVE CHANGED (slightly) – even if you’re a long time ME participant it will be worth reading the new rules.
TJeffers started this up in 2004 as he came to notice that he had more miniatures laying around in his drawers (not pants) than he could possibly paint and what once might have inspired him certainly didn\'t any longer. To give these old miniatures new life he hatched the idea for an exchange program. Modderrhu picked up the reins to keep things going and at ME10 I jumped in to the mix. We just won’t let this thing die.
THE GENERAL IDEA
Essentially a group of us get together from all over the world, dig through our piles of goodies, and ship off two miniatures that we\'re interested in seeing someone else paint. You, in turn, wait for a package from another individual with miniatures that you are supposed to paint as well.
So, basically, what happens is that you put your name down for the exchange and then when the sign-up period is over, all the names will be dumped into a hat to be drawn out randomly. The first name drawn gets to send their unloved miniatures to the second person, the second person sends to the third, and so on. At the end, the last person sends to the first. Instead of being a direct one-to-one exchange, we follow the order in which the names are drawn.
THE TIMETABLE
We do this thing every three months, and here is the calendar that is currently in use. Note that I have changed the start date from a Sunday to a Friday. This has bumped the sign up date on each of these by two days. The exchange begins on a Monday and the list should be up before the end of that day.
Sign up...................Start exchange.............Official end
January 19................February 12................May 13
April 21..................May 14.....................August 12
July 21...................August 13..................November 11
October 20................November 12................February 11
Each exchange last for 16 weeks. The three-week sign-up period overlaps with the previous exchange. This means you should have (give or take) 10 weeks with the minis to paint them. Tell a friend to join in as well - new participants are always welcome!
THESE BE THE RULES
1) You must send at least one miniature, but two is the standard - just in case the person hates the first one. YOU WILL NOT GET THESE BACK, so make sure you don\'t send anything you still want. There has been a tendency to send more than two miniatures. This is acceptable but not to be expected. The rule is one, preferably two. This is not a generosity contest.
2) All miniatures must be in an untouched state. Basically, send it as you got it, in the condition it was when it was bought. This doesn\'t mean it has to be in a blister, however, just not mangled in any way. The minis are NOT to be painted or primed. The exception is if the minis were primed when bought, like Mithril minis. These may be exchanged since primed is their original condition. Exceptions to this rule are made by the participants and should be managed via private message.
3) If you wish to participate, you must be around. Don\'t say \'I want in\' and then disappear off the face of the Earth for a month. I\'m not saying you need to be a forum regular, but you should be checking at least this thread once per week.
4) If you do not hear from either your sender or sendee within one week of the exchange list being posted, then skip them! This works in both directions, so if your sender can\'t be contacted get in touch with the person who was to send to them. If they were able to get in touch with them, but you have not, then there is a problem and you should PM me. This has happened before.
I will do my best to find a new sender for anyone who suddenly find themselves out in the cold, so to speak. There is no guarantee, however, that I will be able to do so. While it is very rare for a participant to be left without miniatures it can, and has, happened on occasion.
5) You must have at least 5 posts on the forums over a period of at least a month by the start of exchange registration, and be in generally good standing with the other members of CMON. This sounds a bit harsh, but this is to weed out people from joining CMON just to grab some quick minis. This might seem like a waste of time on the surface, but some of us are mailing out $40+ worth of stuff, so that is a nice little haul for some disreputable person. However, if a forum regular is willing to vouch for the newbie, then that is quite acceptable.
Commentary on Rule #5
Sorry guys, it\'s necessary to be inflexible on rule #5. Having to evaluate a new guy based on gut feel is not all too much fun. It\'s even less fun when a unscrupulous newbie decides to screw us around and grab some free minis: one person is left angry at sending out minis to the schmuck, another gets no minis, and I\'m the one feeling responsible for it all. This may seem somewhat harsh, but we\'ve got exchange partners sending out some stunning packages of mini goodness \' this isn\'t a freebie, and there ain\'t no such thing as a free lunch.
HOW TO SIGN UP
Reply to this thread with the following information
Location
Shipping Preference
I will add you to the list using your displayed user name. Your location is the country in which you wish the miniatures shipped. Shipping preference is used to identify people who choose not to ship outside of their country of origin – if you are willing to ship worldwide please list “anywhere” as your preference.
ABOUT THE LIST
Because of problems in the past I will not be posting the exchange list, in any form, until it is in its final form. I will not copy the previous list of participants and there will be no preview. Anyone that chimes in on this thread will be expected to participate. There is no need to post an “I’m out this time” notice as we are starting with a blank list.
No version of the list will be posted until February 12.
