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Fortune Friday

The Multi-Fandom Postcard Exchange is celebrating Friday the 13th with its fifth and final Fortune Friday event. For your pleasure, we are separating our Dragon tarot deck and offering you a card–whether you choose to ponder it or simply admire the artwork is up  to you!

One winner will receive one card from the Major Arcana of the Dragon Tarot deck. All runners-up will receive one card from the Minor Arcana of the Dragon Tarot deck.

This is a members-only event. To participate, fill out the survey here by 6:59 AM CDT on Saturday, October 14th, 2023. (Convert to your local time.)

Reminder: the MFPE is in the process of closing its doors. Current members are welcome and encouraged to continue sending postcards from now until July 1, 2024. For more information, see the announcement.

#fortune friday

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howdy, I was just about to sign up to join mfpe, but the form says it's shutting down in the next year or so? may I ask for more details? I assume it's nothing that can be helped as it's some sort of stress on the admin side, but I'm still curious since I can't find any post here about it.

Hey there, anon. The membership form was closed a few days ago in preparation for the announcement we made today. We're sorry you didn't find us sooner; we would have loved to have another member!

#replies #anonymous

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Multi-Fandom Postcard Exchange: Important Announcement

Hey there, everyone. It is with a heavy heart that we have decided to begin the process of closing the Multi-Fandom Postcard Exchange. The exchange will officially close on August 29th of next year (2024).

The primary reasons for this decision are a lack of funds and a lack of commitable time. The lack of funds in particular has made it impossible to keep up with annual increases in PO box pricing, ever-growing postage rates, and maintenance of required tech.

Please read on for further important information.

❤ Vex and Rebel

Sending Postcards

Current members are welcome and encouraged to continue sending postcards from now until July 1, 2024. This cut off date should allow mail from international members to reach us before our PO box closes at the end of August 2024.

Please remember to continue registering your received postcards!

Membership Management

Membership has been CLOSED and no new member applications will be accepted. Current members are still welcome to manage their membership through these forms:

Update Public & Private Information

Update Interest Profile

Update Gifting Information

Retire Membership

Fortune Friday

There will be one more members-only Fortune Friday event. It will occur on Friday, October 13, 2023.

Holiday Cheer

We are very sorry to announce that we will be unable to coordinate Holiday Cheer this year. We understand that Holiday Cheer has been a popular and appreciated event for the past three years and we apologize for any upset this change causes.

Additional Information

If you have any questions, the ask box is open.

Behind the Keep Reading cut below, you will find:

Any information we forgot to include when initially making this post. (Anything we missed will have its own separate post, but since this will be our Pinned post, we want it to be comprehensive.)

A more in-depth and personal explanation of our decision to close the Multi-Fandom Postcard Exchange, ways to keep in touch, and a thank you.

Explanation of Circumstances

The decision to close the MFPE came down to two things: money and time.

Since opening in August 2020, we have spent $1,260.09 in postage, $582 in PO box fees, and $180.31 on certain miscellaneous gifts to our members. That last number does NOT include the cost of things won from our Prize Vault, the cost of items distributed during our Member Appreciation Giveaway, or other gifts that were never itemized. In other words, far more has been spent than the $2,022.40 outlined above.

As of October 6, 2023, the MFPE has received $757.53 in donations, and we have been grateful for every penny. But the MFPE was never meant to run off of donations.

Why? Well, Vex (that's me) had a secure, stable, well-paying job for over a decade and expected to stay at said job until retirement. I definitely did not expect to become increasingly unable to work due to traumatic stress. In fact, when my therapist suggested I take a long break from work, I laughed and said it would be impossible. (Ha ha ha.) So instead of applying for the short- and long-term disability benefits I had access to at the time, I kept going and going until I suddenly reached my breaking point and quit my job in a fit of desperate frustration.

That is the simplified version of the story. The tl;dr version would be: I used to make money and now I don't.

But even if it were possible to fund the MFPE purely through donations, Rebel and I are still unable to commit the time.

Keep in Touch

If you would like to keep in touch, I am currently more active on Dreamwidth than anywhere else. A majority of posts are friends-only, but feel free to subscribe and request access (drop a comment saying you're from the MFPE!).

Other places you can find me are listed on my Fandom vCard.

Thank You

To our members, volunteers, and supporters: thank you for all of your kindness, interest, passion, and cheerleading throughout the years. It has meant more to me than I could possibly express and you have my endless gratitude.

Spread joy. Be kind to each other. Every small action has the potential to save someone's life.

❤ Vex

#admin post #pinned post

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MFPE: Jun 01 2023 Updates

New fan alert!  Check out Fan 1317!  

Fandoms updated for Fan 7556.

Due to unforeseen circumstances IRL, the move to Neocities has not been completed.  Going forward, we will post updates on Tumblr and Dreamwidth.

There are postcards in the queue that need to be forwarded to the recipients.  We hope to have them forwarded this month.

#mfpe member directory updates #updates

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MFPE: Apr 03 2023 Updates

New fan alert!  Check out Fan 8603!

Fandoms updated for Fan 3467.

Fandoms updated for Fan 4583.

Fandoms updated for Fan 7196.

Updated rating threshold as well as triggers, squicks, and DNWs for Fan 2106.

Updated triggers, squicks, and DNWs for Fan 4316.

Updated triggers, squicks, and DNWs for Fan 5754.

Member Directory

The member directory is no longer hosted on Tumblr.  You can find the new page here.

Fortune Friday prizes

The prizes for January 13th’s Fortune Friday event were finally sent out today.  We apologize profusely for the delay and hope the recipients enjoy their cards.  See below the cut for a list of the tarot cards we sent out as well as their divinatory meanings.

The Tower

A Tower, encircled by a Red Dragon, is crumbling, while a huge tempest causes wind, lightning, and waves to encircle the man-made structure.  Divinatory Meaning: The need to establish very strong foundations in life.  Reverse Meaning: Unsafe foundations for any project.  Things precariously built up.

Three of Coins

Learning new skills, developing new abilities.

Nine of Coins

Gaining recognition in the eyes of others.

Ten of Coins

Joint finance, important investment decisions.

Two of Wands

Good advice being given and received.

Three of Wands

Leading others by example.

Queen of Wands

A woman of leadership.

#updates #mfpe member directory updates

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Hi! Sorry if this answered somewhere else, but is it possible to only send and not receive postcards? I'd love to participate, but we're going through some moving craziness atm and still don't have a fixed address!

Yes, absolutely! If you would only like to send postcards, you can apply for membership, wait to receive your fan number via email*, and then start sending postcards out. If you ever decide you would like to also receive postcards, you can fill out an Interest Profile!

* If your intention is to only send postcards (or at least only send postcards in the beginning), we do ask that you reply to the Welcome email and let us know for our records.

Thank you for your question!

#replies #on-a-sunbeam

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MFPE Account Reinstated

So, terrifyingly, my main Tumblr account was terminated without warning or notice on January 23, 2023.  Since Tumblr is my primary platform, this was extremely upsetting, but add to that the fact that the MFPE disappeared along with all of the posts...well, I was beside myself.  After trying to send in two support tickets (only one of which resulted in an automated reply stating that it was received), I had almost given up hope and expected to wait months to hear something back.

But last night (over three weeks later), I somehow stumbled upon r/TumblrAcctTerminated on Reddit, and less than 24 hours after that, the issue has been resolved!  Hurray!

In the meantime, I have been considering how unsustainable it is to keep the majority of the MFPE’s pages (the member directory, participation page, etc.) on Tumblr, so I am in the process of moving them to Neocities.  I am hoping to have this done by the end of February.  The plan is to keep posting updates (and eventually postcards) to Tumblr, and to possibly cross-post to Dreamwidth as well.

Also, I have not forgotten about the Fortune Friday cards.  Those should also be out by the end of February!

❤  Vex — February 15, 2023

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Fortune Friday

The Multi-Fandom Postcard Exchange is celebrating Friday the 13th with its fourth Fortune Friday event. For your pleasure, we are separating our Dragon tarot deck and offering you a card–whether you choose to ponder it or simply admire the artwork is up  to you!

One winner will receive one card from the Major Arcana of the Dragon Tarot deck. All runners-up will receive one card from the Minor Arcana of the Dragon Tarot deck.

This is a members-only event. To participate, fill out the survey here by 6:59 AM CST on Saturday, January 14th. (Convert to your local time.)

#Fortune Friday

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MFPE: Dec 27 2022 Update

New fan alert!  Check out Fan 5502!

#mfpe member directory updates

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MFPE: Dec 19 2022 Updates

8 inactive fan numbers have been retired. (These never had profiles listed in the member directory.)

There are currently 22 postcards in the queue waiting to be sent out.

Change to Membership Steps

We will no longer be sending out temporary fan numbers and will instead provide the full fan number when an individual signs up for membership.  The Participation page has been updated to reflect this.

(Previous steps are below the cut for reference only.)

FOR REFERENCE ONLY -- "Becoming a Member” steps prior to 12/19/22:

Fill out the membership application.

Wait to receive an email from us that will grant you your temporary fan number (a random number assigned to you that allows anonymity), making you a probationary member of the MFPE.  You should receive this email within 48 hours.

After you have received your temporary fan number, fill out your interest profile.

After filling out your interest profile, you will be added to the member directory within 7 days and will be able to begin sending and receiving postcards.

In order to confirm that your mailing address is correct, you will receive a letter from us in the mail containing your full fan number.  Once you have received it, confirm it with us.  We will then update the member directory with your full fan number, making you an official member of the MFPE.  (Please note: it may take upwards of a month for you to receive your full fan number in the mail.)

#updates #mfpe member directory updates

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MFPE: Oct 28 2022 Updates

New fan alert!  Check out Fan 340A!

New fan alert!  Check out Fan 890A!

Fandoms updated for Fan 3467.

Fandoms updated for Fan 4316.

#mfpe member directory updates

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One of our long-term projects is finally complete!

We are pleased to announce that all member information is now able to be updated via online forms. The "Manage Your Account" link on our sidebar (desktop) and in our description (mobile) will direct you to the new Update Public & Private Information form that allows you to update most of your MFPE account information.

From there, you can access these additional account management forms:

Interest Profile (this has been revamped for clarity and now includes the ability to remove fandoms)

Update Gifting Information (NEW form!)

Retire Membership (NEW form!)

Please let us know if you run into any problems with the forms or if you have any additional feedback!

#updates

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How do you update your email address?

Hey there, anon!

Thank you so much for your question—when you submitted it this afternoon, it inspired me to finally finish a project that had been hanging out on our Trello (in the Long Term Projects bucket) for over a year.

I am extremely pleased to let you know that updating your email address is now very easy—simply fill out our new Update Public & Private Information form!

If you have any more questions, please don't hesitate to reach out! ❤

#anonymous #replies #an announcement re #the new account management system #is forthcoming

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Down Time: Oct 23 2022

Due to the fact that I am re-arranging my Google Drive, all links to Google Drive forms and files will be down for a short period of time.  This means you will be unable to register for membership, submit/update your interest profile, etc.

I will edit this post when files are once more accessible.

- Vex (9:20 PM CDT)

EDIT: Everything should be working now.  Please let me know if you find any errors! ❤

#updates

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MFPE: Oct 18 2022 Update

Fan 5560 retired.

#mfpe member directory updates

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Holiday Cheer 2022

Over at @holiday-cheer-2022, recipient sign-ups have closed, but sender sign-ups are open through November 7th!  Please see this post for more information!

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Housekeeping & reminders.

On October 5th, I reached out to 8 individuals who have signed up for the MFPE but not submitted their interest profile (or sent any postcards).  If they do not take action before October 31st, their fan numbers will be retired.

There are currently 3 fan number mailings waiting to be sent to new members.  As the issue with my printer has not been resolved, it may take a lot longer than usual to get them out.  In the meantime, new members can always submit their interest profile using their temporary fan number (located in your welcome email).  Also, you can always figure out whether or not your fan number mailing has been sent by viewing our Trello. (As of right now, the 3 new members are in the “Currently In Progress” column.)

We have a few postcards that are waiting to go out.  They may have to wait until next weekend, as I am likely to have to work this weekend.

If you have not yet signed up to receive holiday cards from our Holiday Cheer 2022 event, you have under two days to do so!  Read more about the event here.  After the window for signing up to be a recipient closes, the window to sign up to be a sender will begin!

#updates