#SAVEWOY GIFT EXCHANGE

Welcome to the galaxy! Please read the rules before participating, have fun, and #SAVEWOY! Deadline for this month's Gift Exchange Signups is November 7th~

[unaloid]

INTEREST CHECK: Wander Over Yonder secret gift exchange?!?!!! 🎁

i want to host a WOY christmas gift exchange for artists and writers! if you don't know what it is, you can look at @savewoygiftexchange to see ones that happened in the past.

i would assign partners in november and the deadline dec. 27, giving you about a month and a half to create your gift.

Would you join my WOY gift exchange?

yes! (artist)

yes! (writer)

maybe!

i cant (reblog and spread the word)

Voting ended onOct 30, 2024

i made a blog for it: @woyexchange2024. it is empty for now, but if people are interested, i will post updates there ^_^

[savewoygiftexchange]

Excuse me, Is this still alive? What's this blog is about?

Hi, to answer the second question, this was a gift art exchange for Wander Over Yonder themed art.

To answer your first question... unfortunately no, this project ended a little over three years ago. If you read back through the blog you will come across older posts explaining why, as well as all of the wonderful exchange art that was shared during the project by various participants. We have no current plans to restart this project.

Thanks for visiting. Safe travels!

[savewoygiftexchange]

Hii!! I like your blog project so much. I would like to participate this year, when will other savewoy gift exchange be? Great new year!

This project has ended. For more information about that, please visit this earlier post:

http://savewoygiftexchange.tumblr.com/post/181457752981/a-difficult-week

We are not taking any further questions or having anymore discussion on it, thank you.

[savewoygiftexchange]

"Backed-up" as in...?

as in backed-up. Saved as an export file. Just in case anything happens to Tumblr, Tumblr’s TOS again, or if Weev has to do some cleaning up or leaves the site. It’s something everyone was doing right before Tumblr enacted their nsfw shakedown, as a way to preserve what they could in case blogs got deleted or banned.

You can do this too by going into your Settings page for your blog(s) and clicking the Export Blog button towards the bottom of the page. Tumblr will send you an email notification when the zip file is ready for download.

I’m home sick from work today so if I can get the energy to get up to do it I’ll try to get a cache of this site up on archive.org/the wayback machine as well.

[savewoygiftexchange]

Just a note~

To let everyone know this blog’s been backed-up as of 1/3/2019. :)

Thanks again. Love y’all.

[a-bunch-of-small-aliens]

@yugimew I hope you like your gift! I also hope you have a great 2019! 

 This has been a fun exchange! Thank you @savewoygiftexchange for hosting this exchange, it has been great! Have a great new year! 😄

[residentialrobot]

@savewoygiftexchange @a-bunch-of-small-aliens

I’ll be sad to see the exchange go, but I understand that all good things end some time! I wish I could have participated more, but I’m glad to have made the last round :)

Hope you like it!! If you are comfortable giving me your mailing address I can send it to you personally!

[ace-artist-yugimew]

and my final @savewoygiftexchange gift goes to @dailybowlofstardust !  A toast to a new year and new adventures in new places!

[carlycmarathecat]

Purple haze

my @savewoygiftexchange for @leelasmall who says they like Dom n Hater, so here ya go.

[leelasmall-deactivated20190328]

Magic Hands

My piece for this month’s @savewoygiftexchange, this time for @carlycmarathecat!

I was inspired by Ralph Breaks the Internet to draw Dominator acting like Elsa, since they both have ice powers, even if Dom only has ice powers on her left hand ^^; Anyway, I hope you like it!

[savewoygiftexchange]

Happy 2019, Y’all!

Please remember that the final round of gifts is due January 1st, 2019. Let’s send 2018 out with a bang and start looking forward to bigger and better ways to show our love for Wander Over Yonder.

If you’re going to be late, please hit me up via /ask or tumblr messenger, so I can anticipate that, or if we need to get you a pinch-hitter, please let me know! 

Thanks!!!

[savewoygiftexchange]

A Difficult Week

Hey, y’all.

It’s with some sadness that I do have to say that this will be the last monthly SaveWOY Gift Exchange we will be having. It was brought to my attention that with each piece of art we run the risk of triggering the Tumblr algorithms that have been working oh-so-well over the last week or so, and therefore putting you bloggers at risk of being flagged as a NSFW blog despite the contrary.

After seeing (and partaking in) some of the workarounds up to this point being made available and then suddenly being taken away by staff due to the influx of their own mistaken flagging, as well as this site’s continued ignorance of violations of their own TOS via spam blogs that specialize in hosting adult content with #sfw tags - therefore redefining existing algorithms and essentially distributing pornographic imagery to minors that are still using this site - and the myriad of other safety issues we’ve had with regards to abusive users and hateful conduct and content, we’ve decided to end the exchange for everyone’s sake.

We do not want to be held responsible for users being censored due to Tumblr’s poor business management or site moderation skills that don’t adhere to any kind of sensible operation. There is a paradox of tolerance that should be at play here but instead the wrong things are being targeted and steamrolled.

For what it’s worth, we have had a good run; our most sincerest of thanks to @weevmo for kicking the whole shebang off and allowing us to keep up the work for as long as we’ve been under their blogging umbrella. Many thanks also to @best0utthere for their moderation work and companionship.

A special nod to @crackmccraigen and the Wander Over Yonder crew for creating such a wonderful universe for us to play in and be inspired by.

And many thanks to you participants. We’ve said it several times but without you all there’d be no exchange. Be proud of yourselves and look at how much giving you’ve done, how much love you’ve shared. How much happiness you’ve sent out into the cosmos. <3

Please remember that your final gifts are due on January 1st, in your timezones. Be sure to @ your giftee, and to @ this blog so we can queue it up and ensure that our last archival export of this exchange is as complete as it can be.

Thank you all. 

[savewoygiftexchange]

Hi, all, something quick to note as I continue to be approached by people (mostly people who do not actively participate in this project or haven’t in a very long while, which is weird and frankly a bit frustrating because I already have many personal issues with and thoughts about passive consumption of fandom works, especially fanworks that are gifts between people) about the end of the exchange. You’ve hit me up on Discord, on Twitter, in messages and a couple of asks here as well. Its enough that I have sort of a canned response now.

Please don’t assume I have not searched for alternatives to keeping this exchange running.

Many other sites had been looked at over the time leading up to Tumblr’s TOS change and the week after - even during my downtime while I was out of town at for a funeral. A lot of effort went into trying to see if this could continue but frankly between that and the dwindling participation it’s not something I can keep afloat.

This was even discussed a couple of months ago, with regards to the low participation. This project was a lot of work to keep up with and it’s not just something I’m setting aside easily, nor am I setting it aside out of relief.

We never had the means to make this a multiplatform exchange, so it was decided early on not to even entertain it. I still don’t have the means by which to do so - I had to sign up for a Patreon account recently to receive a gift for another fandom exchange and that is a wild expectation to put on people when a site doesn’t allow for content to be as accessible as Tumblr does. Taking into account a lot of different Terms of Service for other sites and the logistics of hosting an exchange on each one while still making it open and accessible to the fandom as a whole was grueling and frankly very frightening. Even when considering that this exchange was always Safe For Work.

I really hope this helps put you all at some level of ease in knowing this isn’t just being dropped like a piece of lint or trash. I’m very sad it’s come to this but I’m also very sad I have to keep repeating myself. Have some kindness and show a little restraint and mindfulness, please, especially if you’ve just been observing instead of participating. This was a way to give gifts and still benefit the SaveWOY effort month after month and to keep the tag filled with joy and activity.

But after all, it’s like I’d said at one point in the Discord, y'all don’t need to rely on a little old gift exchange for that. Get out there and make fanworks for the heck of it. Give gifts for the heck of it. Wander would want you to do good somewhat recklessly for the heck of it, and that’s the best way to keep him out and around.

See you on the first for the last roundup of gifts!!

[itstodaywoyexchange]

It’s Upon Us!

The Holiday looms!!!!

Please remember that your gifts are due Christmas Day (that’s December 25th) in your timezones!

Be sure to @ your giftee and to @ this blog also so we may queue up your gift to reblog and share!

If you have any questions or concerns, please let our mods know via /ask or drop a message to us using Tumblr’s messaging system.

We look forward to seeing what gifts show up for everyone this year!!

ETA: Please note that this exchange is separate from @savewoygiftexchange. Do not tag that blog in your Holiday exchange gifts. Be sure to tag @itstodaywoyexchange. Thank you!

[savewoygiftexchange]

Hi, all!

Just a note because we’re starting to see your @itstodaywoyexchange Holiday Gift Exchange posts... but tagged to us here at the monthly exchange instead. I know it’s a bit confusing but please be sure you’re @’ing the correct blogs and posting your gifts on the correct dates!

@itstodaywoyexchange - Dec. 25th

@savewoygiftexchange - Jan. 1st

Thanks!

[savewoygiftexchange]

A Difficult Week

Hey, y’all.

It’s with some sadness that I do have to say that this will be the last monthly SaveWOY Gift Exchange we will be having. It was brought to my attention that with each piece of art we run the risk of triggering the Tumblr algorithms that have been working oh-so-well over the last week or so, and therefore putting you bloggers at risk of being flagged as a NSFW blog despite the contrary.

After seeing (and partaking in) some of the workarounds up to this point being made available and then suddenly being taken away by staff due to the influx of their own mistaken flagging, as well as this site’s continued ignorance of violations of their own TOS via spam blogs that specialize in hosting adult content with #sfw tags - therefore redefining existing algorithms and essentially distributing pornographic imagery to minors that are still using this site - and the myriad of other safety issues we’ve had with regards to abusive users and hateful conduct and content, we’ve decided to end the exchange for everyone’s sake.

We do not want to be held responsible for users being censored due to Tumblr’s poor business management or site moderation skills that don’t adhere to any kind of sensible operation. There is a paradox of tolerance that should be at play here but instead the wrong things are being targeted and steamrolled.

For what it’s worth, we have had a good run; our most sincerest of thanks to @weevmo for kicking the whole shebang off and allowing us to keep up the work for as long as we’ve been under their blogging umbrella. Many thanks also to @best0utthere for their moderation work and companionship.

A special nod to @crackmccraigen and the Wander Over Yonder crew for creating such a wonderful universe for us to play in and be inspired by.

And many thanks to you participants. We’ve said it several times but without you all there’d be no exchange. Be proud of yourselves and look at how much giving you’ve done, how much love you’ve shared. How much happiness you’ve sent out into the cosmos. <3

Please remember that your final gifts are due on January 1st, in your timezones. Be sure to @ your giftee, and to @ this blog so we can queue it up and ensure that our last archival export of this exchange is as complete as it can be.

Thank you all. 

[savewoygiftexchange]

Hello, Everyone!

Incredibly sorry for the delay in getting December’s names out. We will have that done within the next few hours.

Truthfully, this mod has been battling a cold and burgeoning sinusitis, as well as preparing for a death in the family on top of the usual work and holiday hijinks. Not to mention backing up blogs and trying to find a new alternative to Tumblr despite this exchange being SFW for as long as its been running. It’s interesting times and admittedly it has not been handled well enough. It’s also no excuse, but just to let everyone know what is currently happening. I’m very sorry.

Allow me a couple more hours of rest and I will be up with giftee names to hand out shortly!!!

[savewoygiftexchange]

Hey hey, everyone.

Those of you participating in the monthly Gift Exchange, my apologies again for the lateness in getting names out. About forty minutes ago I've received word that my grandfather did pass away, so there is an update if anyone is interested as to why i might go dark.

But again, the blog is backed up as of last week and I'll get with @Weevmo about what they plan to do about staying or leaving Tumblr after the 17th and what that means for this blog.

I may be out of town and inaccessible for the funeral but I will ensure we have an update about the future of the project moving forward, regardless of if I've found a new site to host it at or not, or if we’ll call it all in and done by then.

If you need to reach me for a pinch hit for either this monthly OR for the @itstodaywoyexchange, feel free to message me via Tumblr, or by using the /ask boxes for either project blog, same as usual. I'll do my best to keep on top of things while this is happening. 

<3

[savewoygiftexchange]

December’s Signups Have Closed and Names Have FINALLY gone out!!!

Thanks for your patience!!!! I completely overlooked everything this month. What a failure on my part. My apologies!

Everyone should have been contacted with the name of the person they’ll be gifting to for this month!

Please make sure you’re posting your gift on the 1st of January, no later than 11:59pm in your timezone. Please don’t post your gift before the 1st, or reveal your identity until then!

And remember, if you don’t think you’ll be able to follow through with this commitment, let us know as soon as you possibly can, so that we can find a proper pinch-hitter for you!

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to visit our askbox or the mod(s) who messaged you, or visit that rules/FAQ page.

A big note - we’ll be deciding by next week what to do with continuing the exchange in the wake of Tumblr’s latest TOS snafu. This mod has migrated many times and had even narrowly survived Strikethrough and Boldthrough (there but for the grace of archiving data and deleting posts quickly), but we’re still looking into new places to move to as well as to host this project. This mod is not the originator of the actual blog that this exchange is hosted through, and we don’t yet know if the originator will stay on this site or what will happen to this blog if they decide to delete their account. We’ll be in contact with them in regards to that to see what they plan on doing.

This blog has been backed up as of 12/8/18, however, and if we’re still up by the 1st of January, we’ll back it up again once everyone’s gifts are up. That way if we ever do get to import it somewhere we have it nice and neat and as up to date as it can be.

Hang in there, everyone. We love you all very much.

Thank you, everyone! Best of luck!! We’ll see you with a status update for this exchange project on the 18th.

[animationfantic-deactivated2025]

December SaveWOY Gift Exhange

@yugimew here’s to you!

@savewoygiftexchange

A cold breeze woke Sylvia. She curled up into a tighter ball, trying to ignore the chill. It was almost dawn. Too early to be up and about.

Ever the early riser, Wander was busy dragging firewood into the cave. The constant scrap of bark again stone drove Sylvia to her feet.

She stood up, yawning. “Can’t you give it a rest for five minutes? The sun’s not up yet.”

“Well, good morning to you, too.” Wander looked up, smiling, from the cumbersome branch he was struggling to drag along. It was so big, it looked like a small tree. “Sorry to wake you. I know it’s early. I’m trying to get ready.”

“For what?” Sylvia wiped sleep from her eyes. “Whatever it is, can’t it wait another three hours?”

Wander blinked sympathetically. “Sorry, no can do. It’s gettin’ colder by the second out there. Bad weather’s coming.”

“Bad weather?”Sylvia pushed past him and squinted at up the sky. It was an unbroken sheet of gray. A solid bank of clouds stretched from horizon to horizon. “Are you sure?”

“Positive,” Wander grunted. He pulled on the branch. “Trust me, Sylvia. It’ll be here soon enough.”

“Let me help you, buddy.” Sylvia hefted the huge branch across her shoulder and added to the pile stashed at the back of the cave.

“Thanks,” Wander puffed. He sat down on his heels and wiped his face.

Sylvia shook her head, gesturing at the huge pile. “Look at all this wood. How long have you been gathering?”

“Not long. About an hour. Maybe.”

“Just how bad is this weather supposed to be? Why don’t we just leave?”

Wander shook his head violently. “No! We have to stay!”

“Why?”

“Sylvia, it’s a tradition. We have to stay and watch the first snowfall.”

Sylvia cloud not believe what she’d just heard. “Snow? Really? It’s way too early in the season! How can you be so sure?”

It was too good to be true. Snow was her favorite. Snow many crisp air. Warm food. Good times all around.

A grin split her snout. “You planned this.”

The huge smile on his face was a dead giveaway. “Maybe…”

She noogied him affectionately. “That’s why you wanted to come here! Snow always comes early to this part of the galaxy.”

Wander patted her back. “Yep! No better way to welcome the season!”

Another gust of air blew into the cave mouth. Colder this time. Much colder. There was a bite to the breeze. The first taste of a frozen promise.

Almost quivering with excitement, Sylvia dragged Wander outside. She rocked back and forth on her heels, staring intently at the sky.

“Come on, come on,” she whispered. “Hurry up and snow already!”

She stuck out her tongue. A single snowflake fell. Then another. And another. Soon the air was thick with swirling white. Sylvia threw back her head, trying to catch an elusive flurry.

Wander laughed. “Happy first day of winter, Syl!”