March Gifting Challenge - Over

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The March Gifting Challenge was an idea I had a few months ago, which I have now decided to test out on the CS community. How it works is very simple. To participate, you have to try to gift a hundred people, all during the month of March. Gifts can be anything, from a single recent common to a 2008 OMGSR. If you want to participate, keep reading!

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• Keep track of how many gifts you've sent. You want to know when you've completed the challenge, don't you?
• You may only post how many gifts you've sent every five pages. Just to keep down spam.
• No requesting donations or gifts. This is begging and against CS rules.
• Do not be rude to other gifters. Be polite. This is an open challenge, anyone can participate.
• Do not lie about how many gifts you have sent. It's just annoying and pointless.

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100 gifts seems like a lot.

It is. On average, that's three or four gifts per day. When I tested this a few months back, I only made it to about eighty at the end of the month. It's not easy, but it is possible. If it was easy, it wouldn't really be a challenge.

Do I have to follow the challenge exactly?

No. If a hundred gifts seems like too many for you, you can set your goal to something lower. If you want to send more, you can do that too. if you'll be busy in March, you can try it another time. Anything you want to adjust to fit you, you can.

What do I get from doing this?

There is no 'real' reward for completing this challenge. You get no pets, no items, no C$. What you do get is to be proud of sending a hundred gifts, and to have caused the happiness of a hundred users. Interestingly, scientists have proved that giving things to others makes people happier, so you get a reward of your own happiness as well.

Aren't gifting games against CS rules?

They are. I got approval from the staff before starting this. Because people don't get a reward and there's not really a way to cheat, it doesn't have the problem of a typical gifting game, where people can get gifts without sending them.

What should the gifts be?

Gifts can be anything. If you want to gift one recent unknown rarity, that's fine. If you want to gift a few store items, that's fine. If you want to gift a bunch of older uncommons, that's fine. If you want to gift a list pet, that's fine. As long as you are giving something away, it counts as a gift.

How should I keep track of gifts?

Any way is fine, it's up to you. Using a google doc or something similar works quite well. It also works nicely to keep a number in your signature and simply edit it each time you sent a gift.

Have a question not covered? PM me or ask on the thread!

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These are counters you can put into your signature/trade rules/etc. to show off and track your progress on the MGC. Feel freet to use any of the ones here, create your own, or use none at all.

I am participating in the March Gifting Challenge!
I am currently at <number> out of 100 gifts!

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[b][color=#008000]I am participating in the [url=http://www.chickensmoothie.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=2973464]March Gifting Challenge[/url]!
I am currently at <number> out of 100 gifts![/color][/b]

March Gifting Challenge Member
<number> of 100 gifts sent!

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<number> of 100 gifts sent!

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<number> of
100 gifts sent!

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100 gifts sent![/size][/left]

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These are optional challenges you can do as part of your MGC. If you're getting a bit bored, try one of these! For each of the you can gift either five, ten, or fifteen people according to that category.

To got codes for the badges, right-click the image and select "copy image url".

Rare Challenge

Make your next gifts all include at least one rare pet!

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VR Challenge

Make your next gifts all include at least one very rare pet!

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List Challenge

Make your next gifts all include at least one list pet!

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Staff Challenge

Make your next gifts all go to members of the CS staff!

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Newbie Challenge

Make your next gifts all go to members who joined within the last month!

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Wishlist Challenge

Make your next gifts all contain pets on the giftee's wishlist!

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If you have any other ideas for extra challenges, PM them to me and I'll consider adding them to the list.

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Open for posting! Gifting won't start until March 1st, but if you want to start preparing now, go ahead!