How much will you donate for Telltale's Gift?
Alright, if everyone who voted on the last poll was honest, we can expect around 40 people or so to donate to the gift fund. Now... We need to figure out two more things.
First, how much will you donate to the gift fund which we will use to buy the best gift(s) for Telltale that we can raise?
Second, who do you believe among the most frequent posters here is most trust-worthy to be the treasurer? This person will be whom we mail our donation checks to. Also, this person will be the one to purchase the gift(s) and make sure that Telltale gets it.
In regards to the treasurer that we pick, I ask that Telltale refuse to do business with said person if he or she doesn't do their duty as treasurer. And, of course, if said person turns out to be dishonest they will go down in infamy in Sam & Max lore as, well... A really nasty person.
One last thing. I ask that anyone who has friends that are fans of Sam & Max to inform their friends of this fund raising, and to ask them to come on here and contribute. We will begin raising the funds on April 15th, when the poll closes and the treasurer is selected.
First, how much will you donate to the gift fund which we will use to buy the best gift(s) for Telltale that we can raise?
Second, who do you believe among the most frequent posters here is most trust-worthy to be the treasurer? This person will be whom we mail our donation checks to. Also, this person will be the one to purchase the gift(s) and make sure that Telltale gets it.
In regards to the treasurer that we pick, I ask that Telltale refuse to do business with said person if he or she doesn't do their duty as treasurer. And, of course, if said person turns out to be dishonest they will go down in infamy in Sam & Max lore as, well... A really nasty person.
One last thing. I ask that anyone who has friends that are fans of Sam & Max to inform their friends of this fund raising, and to ask them to come on here and contribute. We will begin raising the funds on April 15th, when the poll closes and the treasurer is selected.
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My vote for treasurer is - sirilluminator! :cool:
BTW, I'm going to Washington DC on Tuesday, should I steal something from the Smithsonian for Telltale? :P
Are we pooling the money into a paypal account or what?
Actually, I'm looking over Gifttree's baskets right now and everything over $100 seems to be a case of less-for-your-money. I think if we got several less expensive gift boxes, say $40-$80 ones, we would be able to utilize our donation money much more effectively. For example, they have a $500 gift basket but it includes the same type of things, and nearly as high in quality, as the $100 and 150 gift baskets. Also, the sub $75 baskets contain more in volume then most every other basket.
As of right now, we have $145 in donation pledges.
1) http://www.gifttree.com/p3/Congratulations_Balloons_and_Chocolate-12_Mixed.html?product_id=6470&version_id=108
2) http://www.gifttree.com/p3/Macadams_Chocolate_Thank_You.html?product_id=6487&version_id=1
3) http://www.gifttree.com/p3/The_Duet.html?product_id=5113&version_id=1
4) http://www.gifttree.com/p3/The_Junk_Food_Basket.html?product_id=6588&version_id=1
5) http://www.gifttree.com/p3/Fruit_with_Plant.html?product_id=5696&version_id=110
All of those combined cost slightly less than $247, not including shipping. I imagine FexEx 3 Day Saver would probably be about $25-$30. So, if we got those things we would need to raise about $275. I think those 5 baskets make an excellent combination, because they include something of everything and it's all good quality. Whatever we didn't spend, the treasurer could send the remainders of the funds back to random donaters (Being sure not to refund them more then what they donated, of course).
P.S. I think we should do everything we can to make sure Telltale get's their gifts within a week of the public release of Episode 6 (As in not the Gametap release). I think of it as their "Thank You" for reincarnating Sam & Max (And dping it well, too.), "Congratulations" for finishing Season 1, and something to celebrate with, curtesy of all the Sam & Max fans.
Oh, and remember everyone...
So pick someone and post your pick! I think it should be sirilluminator, because he seems to be a good guy and trustworthy, and also has been to Telltale for Beta Testing I believe. It can't be me, though I would be willing to do it otherwise, because I'm helping to organize the whole thing and I don't want anyone thinking I'm pulling a scam or something. So, like I said, we also need to pick the treasurer! So everyone give your opinion, even if your not going to be donating.
While funny and ironic, I don't think that's really much of a gift. I mean, uh, maybe on a normal occassion it would be good, but I was looking for something with a bit more oomphf.
lates all pitch in and buy them saskatchewan...... they can use it as a theme park, i can see it now..... max land, if you survive.... you get your money back
with classic rides like the zapper, the gauntlet of extremely sharp implements, the the rapids of doom, and demolition bumber cars..... its fun for the whole family (must be 12 or older to enter)
--Erwin
A fundraiser for gifts for Telltale as thanks and congratulations for Season 1.
Oh, and as for a treasurer, if I had to choose, I guess sirilluminator would be a good choice, for the reasons mentioned.
It's in US dollars.
Other than purchasing the entire season (which I already did), it's the least I can do to thank Telltale for bringing back my favorite canine sleuth & crazy rabbity-thing sidekick.
Just a heads up,
Sirilluminator and I had a discussion and he isn't completely comfortable giving out his address, so we agreed that I would have everyone send me their donations (I'll make a thread about that tommorrow), and then Sirilluminator will handle the final details. I won't talk about it, because if I did that would ruin the surprise.
Couldn't we do this through Paypal? We'd all put the money into your paypal account and you could collect and send it on to Sirilluminator. Better yet, we could all send the money to Sirilluminator's account.
EDIT: also, discussing what to give them on their own forums probably kind of ruins the surprise
I hear it's pretty secure =P