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Gemme · 07-26-2015, 08:47 PM

1) We've discussed how people should participate in 2-3 recent rounds as members successfully before wrangling. Why? Because it makes members confident that the wrangler is reliable. Why? Because when we haven't done that, we've all sent our stuff to a wrangler and had never received our projects!

2) We've discussed how it helps to give space between projects- to wait until the next is received so that it doesn't confuse new folks, and also because we were having a a problem with projects falling apart because too many were going at once.

3) We've also discussed how it's fine to have simultaneous projects going at once because there's a sense of fun and freedom to have this thread be a place where anyone* can start a project anytime**.

*that is eligible to wrangle (see #1)

**allowing at least a week between the end the current project and start of new projects---time for the current wrangler to receive, repackage and send out the current project

4) If one of us is more than a week late or drops out of a project for whatever reason, that person is welcome to continue posting but is not allowed to sign up for a project again until 2016 (or the 1st of the next calendar year). No exceptions. This rule must be posted at the bottom of all new projects that are being wrangled so that members can thoughtfully consider whether we wish to commit to a new project.

I would like make sure that this last rule is adhered to BY ALL. Wranglers have the most work and we count on them the most, so they have to be held to the same standards that the rest of us are if not more so. Nyc was VERY fair when she suggested this rule. One week is plenty of time, even when running behind, to get the project to the wrangler or, if the wrangler is running behind a week is enough time to still get the projects out in a timely manner.

It's all about respecting one another. Each of us puts aside part of our personal time, away from family and work and other commitments, to participate in these projects. We are all signing up for these rounds assuming the next person is going to take this as seriously as we do and is as committed as the rest of us are. Yes, we have fun. That's the goal.

But when someone blatantly abuses the system and then flashes their pearly whites or flits their eyelashes or says 'my bad' or whatever they do to get out of it, it is disrespectful to all of those who have worked hard on their projects and abided by the rules. That's the core reason we started to formulate procedures and rules for the projects. That's why everything you buy in a store has a list of things that can't or shouldn't do with that item....because someone did something they shouldn't have.

These are just a few things I copied from this page alone. I think they are reasonable and fair to all. If we all pitch in some ideas and get them done nicely (nicer than what I have here...this is just for conversational purposes) then we will all be on the same page and it should be smooth running for Besame's and other future projects.

07-26-2015, 08:47 PM	#4955
Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,631 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,498 Thanked 107,945 Times in 25,668 Posts Rep Power: 21474888	Some feedback and ideas (picked apart from various posts) for the general rules or whatnot for the thread 1) We've discussed how people should participate in 2-3 recent rounds as members successfully before wrangling. Why? Because it makes members confident that the wrangler is reliable. Why? Because when we haven't done that, we've all sent our stuff to a wrangler and had never received our projects! 2) We've discussed how it helps to give space between projects- to wait until the next is received so that it doesn't confuse new folks, and also because we were having a a problem with projects falling apart because too many were going at once. 3) We've also discussed how it's fine to have simultaneous projects going at once because there's a sense of fun and freedom to have this thread be a place where anyone* can start a project anytime*. that is eligible to wrangle (see #1) allowing at least a week between the end the current project and start of new projects---time for the current wrangler to receive, repackage and send out the current project 4) If one of us is more than a week late or drops out of a project for whatever reason, that person is welcome to continue posting but is not allowed to sign up for a project again until 2016 (or the 1st of the next calendar year). No exceptions. This rule must be posted at the bottom of all new projects that are being wrangled so that members can thoughtfully consider whether we wish to commit to a new project. I would like make sure that this last rule is adhered to BY ALL. Wranglers have the most work and we count on them the most, so they have to be held to the same standards that the rest of us are if not more so. Nyc was VERY fair when she suggested this rule. One week is plenty of time, even when running behind, to get the project to the wrangler or, if the wrangler is running behind a week is enough time to still get the projects out in a timely manner. It's all about respecting one another. Each of us puts aside part of our personal time, away from family and work and other commitments, to participate in these projects. We are all signing up for these rounds assuming the next person is going to take this as seriously as we do and is as committed as the rest of us are. Yes, we have fun. That's the goal. But when someone blatantly abuses the system and then flashes their pearly whites or flits their eyelashes or says 'my bad' or whatever they do to get out of it, it is disrespectful to all of those who have worked hard on their projects and abided by the rules. That's the core reason we started to formulate procedures and rules for the projects. That's why everything you buy in a store has a list of things that can't or shouldn't do with that item....because someone did something they shouldn't have. These are just a few things I copied from this page alone. I think they are reasonable and fair to all. If we all pitch in some ideas and get them done nicely (nicer than what I have here...this is just for conversational purposes) then we will all be on the same page and it should be smooth running for Besame's and other future projects. __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated.** Last edited by Gemme; 07-26-2015 at 08:56 PM.