I'm guessing that at this point in time if you haven't received a gift, you can expect to not get one?
You know what, no. We’re not done yet. I can’t speak for the rest of the mods, but I’m not done yet.
Sadly, there are 24 people that never received gifts, according to our spreadsheet. And that’s unacceptable. I know how much it sucks to participate in an exchange and to either not get anything or to get some half-baked at best at the very end and I’m not gonna let that happen to you guys.
So, here’s the plan. I’m going to reach out to these 24 people if I can. Ask you all if your preferences have changed at all since you last spoke with us or filled out any forms. If I can’t reach you, perhaps because you have asks off or have changed your blog name, I will post something here. I want to do everything I can to reach each and every one of you.
That said, for gift requests, I am a writer only. If you were really wanting fanart or something graphically inclined, please let me know and I’ll see what I can do. And if you happen to be an artist reading this and willing to help out? I will gladly take all the help I can get.
My goal is to have the majority of these taken care of by Mother’s Day (US Mother’s Day is May 12th). And I won’t give anyone anything half-assed either. I seem to thrive writing with a deadline, so let’s see how it treats me this time. If it does happen to take me a little longer, I will be upfront about it. All I ask is your understanding that I am just one person right now. I had signed up as a mod to help handle concerns and questions that came in from you guys. I had thought—hoped—that the others would be able to handle everything else.
For this, I apologize on behalf of everyone. We should have been more organized, more ready for this situation, because at least a couple of us knew how common it can be. For many of the mods, if was our first time modding an exchange and we didn’t know just how much of our time it would need. And, of course, there are plenty of inevitable life circumstances that get in the way of things.
I can’t speak for the others. I don’t know if any of them will mod another exchange. I will say that if I do, if I am given another opportunity, I will do my best to ensure there are failsafes in place. I don’t want anyone to be put through this waiting game again.
Let’s finish this exchange off right.
