Hell's bad books.

[vulgarweed.livejournal.com]

I updated our spreadsheets, and by my count, there are 9 total deadbeats who have not only not made the deadline (November 15th - 8 days ago!), but haven't communicated with us AT ALL since then...neither to ask for an extension, nor update us on status, nor to officially drop out with honour.

You know who you are--and so do we!

As of the 23rd, consider this your seven-day notice for impending banhammering for next year.

Comments

[googlebrat.livejournal.com]

I take it this means you need pinchhitters?

[waxbean.livejournal.com]

Maybe! We'll make that call for sure in about a week. Are you volunteering?

[googlebrat.livejournal.com]

Maybe. Yes. :-)

[hiza-chan.livejournal.com]

Umm. I'm sending this from the library, but my computer crashed about a week ago taking everything with it. Which includes my assignment. I still have some notes that are handwritten, and obviously I remember some of what I wrote but that doesn't change the fact that it's gone and would take awhile for me to rewrite it.

Now, I bought a new computer yesterday (Still in the process of setting it up, hence being at the libaray) so there's a chance that I could whip up something quickly, but with all the hassle that's going on right now I feel like anything I wrote wouldn't get the attention it deserves.

Now I know this sounds like an excuse, and well, it kind of is and I'm really sorry but I'm probably not gonna be able to make it. I understand if I'm banned for next year, and sometimes things like this do happen, but I still feel awful about it. If on the off chance that you can't find a pinch hitter, let me know and I can probably whip up 1000 words or so of what I had been writing.

My apologies again, and sorry its taken me so long to get in touch with you.

[waxbean.livejournal.com]

thanks for letting us know.

[ashbaria.livejournal.com]

If a pinch-hitter is needed, I'm here!

[waxbean.livejournal.com]

thanks! we'll probably make that call in about a week.

[aviss.livejournal.com]

I actually sent my assignment, but since I didn't get a confirmation, and my email is not the most trustworthy thing in this world, I'm a little nervous now. Can you confirm me you got it?

Yes!

[vulgarweed.livejournal.com]

We got it, quite a while ago. Sorry about the communications glitch. You're definitely not in the Bad Books. :D

[bittersweetwish.livejournal.com]

heh, I think you got mine ^^; Sorry again for it being late last weekend, I felt so bad about it.

[waxbean.livejournal.com]

yes, we got it. but we can't open it. can you send us a word.doc or an rtf or a googledocs or even just a cut and paste into an email?

[(Anonymous)]

Speaking of which, SW pinch hit was sent for beta, worddoc. Just wanted to make sure you all got it.

[aziraphale-666.livejournal.com]

Long-time lurker here, who somehow manages to miss the deadline for sign-ups every year, argh ... but who also has an insane amount of free time on her hands. If you need a pitch-hitter at some point in the near future, I'd love to volunteer!

[waxbean.livejournal.com]

thanks for volunteering! I think we have everything covered at this point...

[originalwinzer.livejournal.com]

It makes me so sad that I literally just found this community 10 seconds ago. :c


I am echoing the chorus of pinchhitter should the need arise!

[waxbean.livejournal.com]

thanks for your offer -- I think we've got all the pinch hits covered at this point... Enjoy the site, though.

[jollyemololly.livejournal.com]

If you need a[nother] Pinchhitter, I'm here. I missed the dealine this year, but I'd love to help out!

[waxbean.livejournal.com]

thanks for offering! we've got all the pinch hits covered at this point. Enjoy this season's gifts!

[romanticidiot.livejournal.com]

I said no to pinchhitting on my submission, but I've got a surprising amount of time on my hands, so if you need one, I'm around.

[waxbean.livejournal.com]

thanks!

[snakelady88.livejournal.com]

It's always a bit of a bummer when people disappear... =(

What happens to the gifts that were written for them?

[vulgarweed.livejournal.com]

Usually they get regifted to other people. Sometimes we don't know until too late that the person is flaking out, so occasionally someone gets a gift who doesn't deserve didn't produce one.

I was the author of an orphaned gift one year. She didn't even comment to thank me for it. Unfortunately, this has happened to quite a few people over the years, and it's awful. Hence the banning rule - no one gets to do this to us TWICE.

[the-leechwife.livejournal.com]

I didn't sign up this year as I've been having a bit of a time (I've not even been on Livejournal for most of this year), but as the year draws to a close so does my general state of malaise, and I feel I could maybe try my hand at pinchhitting, in a pinch. Er.

[waxbean.livejournal.com]

thanks for offering. at this point, we've got the pinch hits covered. I hope you enjoy this season's gifts!