REMINDER - Halloween AE Day

[Velar Fricative]

Get your costumes ready! All are welcome to participate! I propose the following (other suggestions are welcome):

1) No one creates an AE until 2:00 pm EST tomorrow, October 30th; however, please don't post until Halloween! This way, the mods know that many of the new registrants as of 2:00 pm EST are Halloween AEs, and this gives PST folks (plus folks in other countries and in Hawaii/Alaska) an opportunity to pick costumes without dealing with slim pickings on the morning of Halloween. As per y4m's suggestion last time, when you register try and make it obvious that it's an AE by mentioning something about AE Day (I guess there's a note section when you register?), so the mods know you're not that one (or more?) creepy poster that keeps trying to register.

2) No reveals until Saturday at the earliest to give people a chance to play. You can "undress" anytime on Halloween if you want (or obviously, not dress up at all), just let everyone have their fun if they want to be an AE all day!

And to figure out who to be, you could google current events for late 2013 and/or 2014, plus randomly click on old pages to find monster threads, etc.

[ttt]

Ooh goody! I have some ideas!

[Velar Fricative]

Oct 29, 2014 8:21:41 GMT -5 ttt said:

Ooh goody! I have some ideas!

I was torn between 3 ideas but knew I didn't want to keep logging in as different people, so I'm sticking with one and I *think* I've finally made my decision.

[iammalcolmx]

I can't participate, we are having a Chili Cookoff here @helenabonhamcarter . First prize is a two night getaway anywhere in the US. So far we have 30 entries.

[Deleted]

Oct 29, 2014 8:25:18 GMT -5 iammalcolmx said:

I can't participate, we are having a Chili Cookoff here @helenabonhamcarter . First prize is a two night getaway anywhere in the US. So far we have 30 entries.

I picked the wrong chili cookoff, yo!

[heyjude]

Do the mods know who we are when we sign up for an AE?

[heyjude]

And unfortunately I can't really participate because I'm pretty busy all day Friday but I have an idea....

[pixy0stix]

Oct 29, 2014 10:28:24 GMT -5 heyjude said:

Do the mods know who we are when we sign up for an AE?

Not unless they do an IP check.

[Velar Fricative]

Oct 29, 2014 10:28:24 GMT -5 heyjude said:

Do the mods know who we are when we sign up for an AE?

They might - I think only a couple have access to IP addresses though. I assume they won't spoil anything!

[pixy0stix]

Oh, and I can't check IPs. Global mods, ellie and y4m can.

[EllieArroway]

Only y4m and I can check IPs, and it's a pain to do that on the approval page. It will be easier for us if you include a CEP-related note so that we know you're one of us. You don't have to reveal your real name. We will not look it up - we like playing along!

[y4m]

Oct 29, 2014 10:50:50 GMT -5 EllieArroway said:

Only y4m and I can check IPs, and it's a pain to do that on the approval page. It will be easier for us if you include a CEP-related note so that we know you're one of us. You don't have to reveal your real name. We will not look it up - we like playing along!

Speak for yourself lady!  I'm totally reserving the right to look them up.  That goes double if it disintegrates into people trolling one another.

[Black Lavender]

Can't wait! I've been taking a trip down AE memory lane on the nest today and have been cracking up...Pinterestfan was hysterical

[EllieArroway]

Oct 29, 2014 11:02:10 GMT -5 y4m said:

Oct 29, 2014 10:50:50 GMT -5 EllieArroway said:

Only y4m and I can check IPs, and it's a pain to do that on the approval page. It will be easier for us if you include a CEP-related note so that we know you're one of us. You don't have to reveal your real name. We will not look it up - we like playing along!

Speak for yourself lady!  I'm totally reserving the right to look them up.  That goes double if it disintegrates into people trolling one another.

I most likely will not even be online all day, so you'll have to hold down the fort. Hopefully there will only be hilarity for me to read on Saturday.

[pixy0stix]

Also:

3. Just a reminder that we still are under proboards regulations so nothing that will get us deleted.

4. No impersonating other members or family of other members.

[Deleted]

I just went and looked at your AE day last year. Looks like fun. I will try and think of something good....

[ttt]

Oct 29, 2014 11:56:35 GMT -5 Black Lavender said:

Can't wait! I've been taking a trip down AE memory lane on the nest today and have been cracking up...Pinterestfan was hysterical

Yes!!! My other favorites were Thomas Friedman and Corporate Person. 

[ttt]

Just for fun, here are some old threads:

forums.thenest.com/discussion/7540699/this-is-amazing

forums.thenest.com/discussion/7540415/this-is-my-favorite-day-on-the-nest

forums.thenest.com/discussion/7542662/before-the-day-ends-what-do-you-need-an-app-for


forums.thenest.com/discussion/7540888/lets-do-an-introductions-thread


forums.thenest.com/discussion/6612758/who-were-your-favorite-aes

[Velar Fricative]

I won't be able to register until around 2:30 but I have a few ideas so I doubt all of them will be taken by then.

[ttt]

Do you have to use a real email address?

ETA: answering my own question, yes you do. 

[charleskoch]

This is my first year. Do AE's generally cross to other boards? or am I stuck with you ultra-left wing idiots?