Thread: 2010 Australia Day PEN SWAP!

Originally Posted by rhossack

I'd like to play again as long as the recipient understands I'm at the mercy of the weather this time of the year whether I get to play in the garage or not.

I made poor Sawdust Maker (Nick) wait for my offering last year do to record snow falls ...

Rhossack USA OS

The pen was all the better for the wait
did you wife eventually get the one I sent to you?

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

The pen was all the better for the wait
did you wife eventually get the one I sent to you?

You are very kind .. I think my daughter-in-law was the recipient of that when the 5 year old took it to her as a B-day present ....

Originally Posted by Reece

I've ummed and i've ahhed, and i've made my decision.

count me in for my first swap

Reece, OS or DOM, Aussie

Welcome to the swap. I think you will have fun and want to do this many times over. This is also my first swap and I have already made the pen.

i know this is a pull 2 names out of the hat job BUT

when i read through the list i noticed that everyone so far is happy to send OS so would it be possible to put all the Aussies in one hat and all the OS in another hat to match them off this way, i understand that there are alot more Aussies than OS people so there would be a few local links

is this possible??
what does everyone else think??

MIK

Originally Posted by MBUMIK

i know this is a pull 2 names out of the hat job BUT

when i read through the list i noticed that everyone so far is happy to send OS so would it be possible to put all the Aussies in one hat and all the OS in another hat to match them off this way, i understand that there are alot more Aussies than OS people so there would be a few local links

is this possible??
what does everyone else think??

MIK

That's the way I did it for the last 2 years.

Ron I am sure everyone will accept your legit reason for not being able to complete on time, just talk to your partner.

My only complaint is about the few who signed up, received a pen and then did not complete there end of the swap.

Looks as if we have a good swap on the way keep them coming, still plenty who played last year not signed up.

Originally Posted by Simomatra

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Ron I am sure everyone will accept your legit reason for not being able to complete on time, just talk to your partner.

My only complaint is about the few who signed up, received a pen and then did not complete there end of the swap.

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Ron did keep in touch and was apologetic, I doubt whether I was in any way concerned at the time.

It's a bit rough to get a pen and not send one in return maybe partners agree and send at the same time?

I was considering just putting all the names into one hat and pulling out ne and matching it with the next name. This way everyone gets and equal chance. There are mostly Aussies in this list so there are going to be a fair number of local swaps regardless. If I put all the Aussies in one hat and the OS's in another, there would not be the same amount. Everyone is willing to go OS. Not everyone is Aussie. The way I am planning is fair in my opinion.
Does anyone have a problem with my method? Please let me know and how it can be made better.

Larry, I don't have a problem with your method, nor I think would anyone else.

But (there is always a but..........)

In my opinion most people joining an International Pen Swap do so in the hope that they get an OS partner. From listening to most US members both this time and the last 2 times, one of the reasons they join in is that they would love to get partnered with an Aussie member.Likewise most Aussies would love to be partnered with an OS member.

Doing it the way you propose to do it, you are going to get a fair number of American members partnered with each other, likewise a fair number of Aussies partnered with each other.

Doing it the way Sam did it for the last 2 years IMHO will give a better result for a larger number of people.

Or, you can put up a poll and ask the members to give their opinion.

I'm pretty easy going about it, but as big shed said it would be nice to have an OS partner. If the numbers just don't stack up, then I'm happy enough with local.

I've got some american wood I can use anyway

Cheers,
Dave

I'm also in favour of an Aussie hat and international hat. If you don't have enough names in the Aussie hat then put my name in twice and I will do two pens. I (and a few others) did two pens for the last Australia Day pen swap

I would like to participate in the 2010 swap
OS preferable
Thanks - Darly1 in Brisbane

I'm also in favour of an Aussie hat and international hat. If you don't have enough names in the Aussie hat then put my name in twice and I will do two pens. I (and a few others) did two pens for the last Australia Day pen swap

This sounds good to me - last swap I did two, one US and one UK - I am more than happy to complete two packages so the International bit happens.

JD

Of the 61 people on the list at this time, 7 are USA, 5 are Canada. 1 is Norway. The rest are all Aussie. I will of course want to pair the non-Aussie up with one Aussie member, but the remainder would end up being local. Just the way it is rolling out at the moment. I keep sending out messages in hopes of getting more members who are non-Aussie to join in, but so far this is what I have. I will go onto IAP and PTP and post some new PM's to try and get more out of Australia people.
Anyone interested in helping with this I would greatly appreciate the effort. If you have any pother ideas to generate more players, please let me know.
As for the draw, I will try to make it OS with as many people as I can.

New vote.
Please let me know if anyone would like to do more than one partner OS.

Originally Posted by ldubia

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New vote.
Please let me know if anyone would like to do more than one partner OS.

As already stated I am happy to do more than one partner but with the numbers you said below, even if every international made two pens each you won't have enough to cover the Aussies on the list.