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Alllllrighty. More thoughts on Moleskine project thingy.

Logistically, the main issue that comes to mind is that of address-sharing, for which the two least-hasslesome methods I can think of are thus:

A) People participating submit an address; a list of these addresses goes inna box with the Moleskine, and so when Person A is done, they can just go right on ahead and send it to Person B. Obvious problem: Person B's address will also be seen by Persons C, D, E, F, etc., and vice-versa, not all of which might know each other beyond both being on my flist. Not wanting to send one's address hopping around amongst a list of strangers from the internet = understandable. Other problem: people being away at university / moving house between signing up and their turn coming up / etc. = possibility of Moleskine being sent to wrong address!

B) People participating submit an email address, a list of which goes inna box with the Moleskine. When Person X is done, they email the next particpant on the list, Person Y, and get an address to send it to. Pros: more address security, less address mix-ups. Cons: less SURPRIES MOLESKINE YEY in postbox (sad!).

SO.

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ALSO, this should really have a name, for both snappiness and ease of tagging. My only idea so far is 'Papertrail', which is decidedly uninspired. Your name ideas, let you show me them.

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Speaking as someone who would like to be involved in this but will definitely be moving within the next few months, the email addresses seem a far more practical idea. Besides, it's not like you'll know the exact moment the Moleskine will arrive--Person B sends an email to Person C, Person C can only assume the Moleskine will be coming in the vague future; they won't know which day, or even which week. The surprise remains!

You could have a master list of addresses, and we could all refer back to you ...

I thought about that! It does get rid of the MY ADDRESS, LET ME SHOW YOU ALL IT problem, but there would still be the issue of possible current-vs-future/home-vs-uni/etc. address mix-ups.

Not if you ask us to keep you updated!

The main problem with that is that it just puts more work on You As Organizer which you totally understandably might not wish to undertake. *grins*

Well! It is not really a ginormous amount of work, but something that might be a problem: in all the to-do of relocating, something like the Moleskine project would be v. easily forgettable.

This are truth. *well acquainted with own habit of forgetting*

On the other hand, we are the vast majority of us LJ junkies who habitually inform the entire internets when we shift location even to go pick daisies, so maybe not so much of a problem . . .?

Then maybe people relocating should not participate, or should arrange to be very far down on the list. *shrugs*

I am also a fan of somebody keeping a master list, and then senders referring to that somebody when it's time to send the notebook forward.