2009 Christmas Card List-Tally Up!

[Evil Queen]

I've opted out of the list. I can't do anything right of late so I'm going to quit this game before I mess things up for other people.

[Pedersen]

That sucks. What's going on? Anything we can do to help make things better/easier?

[Evil Queen]

Real life stuff, mostly. Virtual life is part of it. I've been working a lot lately so that's taking a toll on things (yar, I average about 20 hours of OT a month).

[PepSquad]

Reminder: Only 28 days remain to sign up for the 2009 Christmas Card List event!

So far, Ree, JuniorMintz, Setsunaela, Becks, FuzzyKitten99, AriGriffin, Monica, taxguykarl, Boggles, Pedersen, iradney, bookworm, ArcticChicken, McGoddess09, JoitheArtist, BookstoreEscapee, Aethian, I8DaCookie, Bandit, ParkingWitch, DGoddessChardonnay, worddork, AdminAssistant, Irving Patrick Freleigh, cinema guy, Camry178, SteverinoNY, BlaqueKatt, EricKei, DesignFox, calulu, Plaidman, MadMike, Part-Time Parrothead, 42_42_42, SubwayGirl, technical.angel, Bella_Vixen, protege, Horsetuna, morgana, Taboo, Sonoma, Sarlon, Melxb, MannersMakethMan has joined.

[ArcticChicken]

I've opted out of the list. I can't do anything right of late so I'm going to quit this game before I mess things up for other people.

I'm sorry to hear that.

[Kiwi]

After juggling with the budget I am going to sign up. I have sacrificed enough lately and this is one of the few things I look forward to every single year! Im not blamed giving this up to!

4th year in a row here I come!

ETA the "a" in my address is very important! There are "a" and "b" streets with the same street name! Please be sure you include the XXXa Ave in the address or some poor sod two streets over is going to be besieged with cards!

[Pedersen]

4th year in a row here I come!

I admit that I was surprised not to see you on the list before now. Glad to see you're signing in though!

ETA the "a" in my address is very important! There are "a" and "b" streets with the same street name! Please be sure you include the XXXa Ave in the address or some poor sod two streets over is going to be besieged with cards!

Well, hopefully, people will use the PDF as its meant to be used. Since it can be printed directly onto label sheets, that makes it pretty safe to use to address the envelope. Also makes sure that people (like me) who have chicken scratch for handwriting can't get the cards screwed up *too* badly.

At least, not for the addressing

[PepSquad]

Reminder: Only 24 days remain to sign up for the 2009 Christmas Card List event!

So far, Ree, JuniorMintz, Setsunaela, Becks, FuzzyKitten99, AriGriffin, Monica, taxguykarl, Boggles, Pedersen, iradney, bookworm, ArcticChicken, McGoddess09, JoitheArtist, BookstoreEscapee, Aethian, I8DaCookie, Bandit, ParkingWitch, DGoddessChardonnay, worddork, AdminAssistant, Irving Patrick Freleigh, cinema guy, Camry178, SteverinoNY, BlaqueKatt, EricKei, DesignFox, calulu, Plaidman, MadMike, Part-Time Parrothead, 42_42_42, SubwayGirl, technical.angel, Bella_Vixen, protege, Horsetuna, morgana, Taboo, Sonoma, Sarlon, Melxb, MannersMakethMan, Kiwi has joined.

[Horsetuna]

Man I'm glad that it got extended this year. I dont know if I'll be able to do it again!

Btw, if I have to change my address, can that be done after the opt-out date has passed? I may be moving (though if I think I may be i could put down my dad's address instead and have him keep them for me...)

[BookstoreEscapee]

Man I'm glad that it got extended this year. I dont know if I'll be able to do it again!

Btw, if I have to change my address, can that be done after the opt-out date has passed? I may be moving (though if I think I may be i could put down my dad's address instead and have him keep them for me...)

I'm gonna say the answer to that is probably no. If there's a good chance you might move it's probably better to use your dad's, if that's not a problem. Can you file a change of address with the post office in Canada? Then the mail should be forwarded...

[Kiwi]

You can either get a mail hold or a mail redirect in canada (for up to a year) which is what me and the BF have.

[Horsetuna]

I will do that. When IS the cutoff date for addresses, or is it 'too late' already for changing it to Dad's?

If so then I'll do the forwarding to dad's and get it done ASAP just in case. I want this to be as smooth as possible.

[Ree]

I will do that. When IS the cutoff date for addresses, or is it 'too late' already for changing it to Dad's?

If so then I'll do the forwarding to dad's and get it done ASAP just in case. I want this to be as smooth as possible.

Get a change of address with Canada Post, and have the cards forwarded to you.

[Horsetuna]

will do. I will have it forwarded to Dad's since I am not sure when I'm moving, and I dont want to miss one!

[Pedersen]

Btw, if I have to change my address, can that be done after the opt-out date has passed? I may be moving (though if I think I may be i could put down my dad's address instead and have him keep them for me...)

The card list tool has zero provision to change the address after the opt-out period has passed. Reason being that, as soon as that period is done, the email goes out giving everybody the PDF with all the addresses.

The goal here is to try to reduce the chaos. Allowing people to update their address after that has gone out means that people would have to be told "No, wait, don't use the one from Nov 1, that address is wrong, use the one from Nov 8 instead." Multiply that by the number of people who could (or would) change their address.

Then, don't forget the monetary factor. If your card has already been sent, but is still in transit, then the sender would have to send you a new card.

Contrast all that with going to the local post office and telling them to forward your mail to a new address. The mess above is much messier for everybody else, versus a single task for you when you move.

That's why tool doesn't allow it.

I will do that. When IS the cutoff date for addresses, or is it 'too late' already for changing it to Dad's?

The cut-off date is the closing date for signups, not the closing date of the opt-out period. The opt-out is meant to be a final check off for everybody: At this point, the list is done. Is there anybody on the list you simply cannot bear the idea of sending a card to? Really don't to get your address? Don't want to receive a card from? Finances tighter than you thought? Just plain got bored of the idea and want out?

That's what the opt-out is for, in a nutshell. A repercussion free "get out of the card exchange" list. No more.

Hope that all made sense. And I hope I wasn't too brusque about it. Kinda tired tonight, and probably shouldn't have replied. I apologize if I was rude.