New Rules

I've decided to come up with a new system for the CD exchange. If you oppose, please let your voice be heard. And if this turns out to be entirely craptastic, we can change it at any time.

First of all since there are only eight of us so far, assigning a specific month to each of you would obviously leave four months open. And I wouldn't want to give some people two months out of the year, while everyone else only gets one month. So here's my first idea:

I will be sending out a mix for November, just to get things started. The first week in November I will select the next person for December -but I'll only tell that person. That way, it'll be an element of wonderful surprise for everyone else when December rolls around. Then mystery December mix-maker will tell January it's their turn, and so the cycle continues. One rule with this system would have to be: everyone must have a turn within the eight months. For example, I'll be November for this year, therefore no one can choose me again until July. I suppose we could just stay on a cycle, instead of picking randomly, but there's something kind of fun in selecting the next person to go. Although if you select someone for March, and they're like, "March is no good for me," then that's okay too. If you are selected, you can say yay or nay.

Also, I figure if someone is dying to have the month of let's say, February, they can either post a plea for that month -or email everyone and let them know. One plus of mixing things up, no one is stuck with the same month all the time. Gives someone else an opportunity to make a "Fall" mix or if you're tired of the summer months, you'll eventually get a chance at spring.

Make sense?

I figure if the random thing sucks, then we can just go in the same order all the time. However, if we end up adding more people to the club, and we went in a specific order, we'd end up on the same months all the time -so not having assigned months will keep a window open for spontaneity. I know some of us might not like not knowing when their turn is up, because they want to prepare ahead of time. But I think this goes back to either accepting the month or turning it down. If you're not ready yet to unleash your mixmaster powers, then give a pass, and surely when you're summoned once more, you will be ready to take on the task.

Please let me know if this doesn't sit well with you.