[Jaenne]

A few of us have been talking on IRC lately about how we like to get handwritten letters in the mail. I like getting mail and when I do have time to write back, I love doing it. I collect stationary that I never use.

So it looks like the penpal thing is on. More than ten people are interested. Yay!

Here are some directions to get it started off (before I get to the list):
- Pick a person from the list you are interested in writing to.
- PM them to see if they have time to write to you/want to write to you.
- The other person should either send a polite refusal or their address and name they want the letter to be addressed to.
- You send YOUR address back so we aren't getting mail from weird people.
- Write your letter.
- Mail it!
- Oh, writing back is nice too. Heh.

The list of lovely people you can write to:

Australia
Asajii
Maelgwyn
Mia200
TiranoPetrie

Canada
bachnynski
Bubba_P
ForgottenCode
KattenyaJen
Mismin
Toreshi

England
cheeky
Firra
HongKongPhooey
Paddy0
The Illusionist

France
Enora

Portugal
Shintogara

Serbia
Wishmaster

Spain
SaintArthur

South Korea
Slushman

United States
Arsenic Smokes
Arthur Dent
Blue Blazer (aka Nick in IRC)
Bodhisattva
clever_peeve
Cookeh
Daderga
DollMaestro
Ennoura
Esau
Ginny_Lohr
HawkHunter
Jaenne
Jeff N.
JennyAnn
JulianvonRose
Katwyld
Kitsey
Knight Of The Hokey Pokey
linpixie
luvtimcurry
Pie
Queen of Hearts
rayne of terror
Shaken
Shire
siwelwerd
Solar
Some Guitarist
Stanz
The Unbalanced Mind
WeWereInfinite
Zooey


Unknown


*NOTE* If I do not have your country, I can't add you to the list. Don't want anyone to fubar postage or end up not being able to afford sending it . PM me with it or leave it in a reply, please.


Some guidelines and Frequently Asked Questions:
- You don't have to write to more than one or two people if you don't want to. No peer pressure here.
- It is okay to say no to someone. Just be polite about it.
- No hate mail. If I find out about it, something will be done. Removal from the list is the first thing I can think of.
- You can type it if you must but handwriting makes it a touch special.
- You only have to send letters. Nothing more. We have Secret Santa for the packages, but that doesn't mean you can't send photos, stickers, articles, etc if you want to.
- Postcards can be awesome too.
- Stationary, notebook paper, printer paper, etc is great to use.
- Do NOT share the address of the person you are writing to with ANYONE else. I find out this is happening, it is grounds for removal from the list.
- When you refuse, you don't have to give a reason.
- If at anytime you want to be removed from the list, PM me.

First.... If the rules put forth by Jaenne aren't followed (hate mail, sharing addresses), it won't just be a removal from this list... Thought I'd back that one up.

Anymore questions come up and I'll add them.

Have fun!

[FutbolDude21586]

Yo... I'm in. Good idea, Jaenne.

[Solar]

I'd be interested in it, so count me in.

[siwelwerd]

If you handwriting is that horrible and you think that someone won't be able to read it, you can type it.

I'm so glad you thought of including people like me

[linpixie]

I would be interested... but at the moment I can't participate... unless I get a P.O. Box address. My parents were quite upset that I gave away their home address for the SS thing. While I trust the people who got my address, they don't know y'all. *shrug* It's sad, but that's what i have to deal with.

And by sad, I mean boo hoo sad. Not pathetic sad. I just felt I should clarify that.

This post has been edited by linpixie: 18 January 2007 - 07:07 PM

[Blue Blazer]

I'm game. Hopefully I can ship off a letter at least every two weeks, more likely at least once a week, though.

[Maelgwyn]

Jae, of course I am in. IRC Penpals forever!

And BTW - I will happily send to anyone

This post has been edited by Maelgwyn: 19 January 2007 - 01:59 AM

[clever_peeve]

Sure, why not.

[rayne of terror]

me too!!! i wanna do this... i LOVE writing letters. can we include awesome photos in the envelopes too??? i understand about gift stuff being for secret santa... but if we have a great photo are cool post card or something, can we send those???

[HawkHunter]

i call tormenting mael! no really...im down.

[Stanz]

i think I may be down for this, but email/pm would just fine and better for me. due to my poor handwriting and no cool postcards to send.

[FutbolDude21586]

...so many people I want to write... *sigh* Do we have to choose...

...reread the first post... YAY!! =D

[Zooey]

OOOOOOOH! I want in!!! I want something other than junk! Or School mail. The school only sends me junk or stuff that tells me I'm in trouble usually. Booo... But other mail! I want in!

[machetejack]

I would be interested... but at the moment I can't participate... unless I get a P.O. Box address. My parents were quite upset that I gave away their home address for the SS thing. While I trust the people who got my address, they don't know y'all. *shrug* It's sad, but that's what i have to deal with.

And by sad, I mean boo hoo sad. Not pathetic sad. I just felt I should clarify that.

Well, if they're THAT nervous, they should close their blinds every-once-in-a-while.

*smokes pipe*

MJ

[Jeff N.]

Sign me up!

[Maelgwyn]

Remember all - you dont need to write. Its just receiving letters in the post.

[Ginny_Lohr]

Sign me up, ma'am!

I don't think I've gotten anything in the mail (excpet the SS thing) that wasn't a bill or credit card offer in over a year. Yeah. And I collect stationery too! hehe Course, it just sits there, looking pretty, but I have lots of it! Maybe now it can go travel when I can't! hehe

[Queen of Hearts]

sounds good...i can only take on 1 or 2 tops given that fact that I have a pen pal I already write in Iraq...


and I would type it...my hand writing sucks balls


and maybe, for those of us that live with parents, there shouldn't be a return address so the Parents don't go "Why are you recieving mail from Australia by someone named Maelgwyn....

but I do have a PO box and would send it there....

Lin, they are really quite inexpensive...I have a credit card bill that goes to my po box b/c my mom is quite nosey.

[Jaenne]

Alright, kiddies, we have 10 people interested. I'll put up the list later.

(Siwelwerd, are you in?) Also, I'll need to know countries for those of you that don't have them listed. This is so people that don't want to write out of their own country don't have to.

Stanz, the point is to get letters. Heh, if you must type them, type them but we want to get some mail.

[Stanz]

Just trying to be difficult.

I'm in. I could use some mail that isn't a bill