Freebie Bin Discussion Board!

Posted 8 years, 9 days ago (Edited 7 years, 3 days ago) by Carnatone

A thread to discuss anything related to the Freebie Bin, where Toyhouse users can give characters they no longer feel that spark towards to new homes!

The Bin has gotten such a good reception and several regular users, and I'm super thankful it's turned out this well! Thank you to everyone who's contributed their characters, and to the people that take these characters in!

What this board is for!

-Posting your questions, comments, and concerns about the Bin!
-Discussion of possible rules and general alterations of the main Bin.

-Sharing your freebies! If you've had a good experience with anything you've gotten this is a great place to share it!
-Getting to know some of your other Bin users.
-Anything else at all directly related to the Bin!

What it isn't for!

-Posting your freebies- that's what the bin is for!
-Addressing personal concerns with a specific user or characters.
     If the issue is severe enough, please contact me directly or go to the TH staff.

Carnatone

1) Attitudes about frequent fliers seem to have cooled somewhat, with all the discussion that's been had. I'll be addingFehnryr's form to the Bin soon as a reminder to givers that they're allowed to give in their way. If the limits of the givers aren't enough, and you feel a particular user is taking too many, just PM me. If several users report in this manner, the person taking freebies will be notified about it. We don't need a punishment of any kind so far- as we've said again and again, we're all very well behaved. If this problem becomes reported to a predetermined number, the limit will be imposed and enforced.

2) The rules will be shifting slightly tomorrow to remind users that freebies are, as a rule, NOT first-come-first-serve. Though many givers want to give out what they have as soon as possible, this is not all-encompassing and several people may want to claim the same freebie within a very close timeframe. Givers always have the final say over who their freebies go to. This shouldn't really affect thread use, but I feel having it explictly stated will be helpful.

3) ✺~We're having an Event!~✺
I'm going to be taking submissions for the names of our mascot and their companion! I'll accept them through either PMs or comments in this thread, and post the submissions I've received on the 30th in the form of a poll! This poll will be slightly different from the others in that you'll be able to vote for several names at once, so nobody has to feel pressured to choose between their favorites- I just ask that you don't vote for everything!

Derogatory names will not be accepted (I'll be using a translator just to be sure!).
Neither will entire celebrity/popular media character names in their entirety. (ex., 'Johnny Depp', 'Ash Ketchum', or even 'Jotaro Kujo' would not be accepted. However, something like 'Johnny Ketchum', while silly, would pass onto the list!)

 

Other than that, please feel free to submit anything!

Carnatone

 Finally submitted the aforementioned changes. I sincerely apologize for my lateness- I'm taking a 16-week course compressed into a month, and it's going to close tomorrow so I haven't even really had the chance to get online.

And a separate apology to Isoprene and @Fehnryr, who I responded to but lost in some minor editing processes. If you haven't seen my responses already please let me know!

Carnatone

In regards to the lil' naming event- only ONE person submitted names to me, and as that meant there were only three names between the two characters I'll be extending the deadline for submissions.

If all holds up and more names are submitted the name poll will be posted on the 30th next month. I'll be keeping the three names submitted to me until then and put them out with anything else I get. If I get no submissions other than these, for the sake of fairness they'll most likely get names like 'Mascot' and 'Companion', which is a little sad since I'd like to get them unique names before starting any art-based event.

And because it turned out like this I thought I should clarify what happens if your name gets chosen.
If you win-
I'll post the poll results here, and contact you separately to ask if you'd like your name attributed on the new character pages I'll be making for them. You'll also be contacted before I've uploaded my next batch of freebies into the Bin to get first pick from them- no writing attached! And since the freebies I'll contribute this time will be a little more story-based this could be a huge advantage if you find something that catches your eye!

(on a separate note, I'm glad everyone's being helpful to one another- it makes things easier on this end, for sure!)

Isoprene

pax omg that's embarassing... thanks for pointing that out, I'll fix that right away!

Ansel

For names, how about:

Fred and Ted

Will and Bill

George and Zorge 

I'll try to think of more :P

Carnatone

Venice

Thank you for the submission! Do you have a preference as to which name goes to which character, or will you be leaving that for me to decide?

Ansel

Fred is the Purple Guy, Ted is the Red Guy.

The others I don't mind.

Carnatone

Alright, added to the list. ^^

meekoful

Red: Ari, Purple: Lucas? ;v; (I'm terrible at names haha)

Carnatone

@Crystal-Mint
Thank you for the submissions, they've been added to the list. ^^

I think what you've chosen looks just fine. And any and all submissions are greatly appreciated!

Asakura_Michi

Lyle and Rufino (Means red haired)

>w<




Carnatone

@Suzuameda
Thank you for the entry! Did you want to specify which name goes to which character or will you leave that up to me?