Member of the Month ✦ December 2023

Hello everyone! Here's the final Member of the Month draw of 2023! Can't believe it's already been a whole year of doing this. Congratulations to Dev G for winning! You'll have a DM from me.

In this video I discussed changes coming for 2024 for this draw. Instead of qualifying after 6 months of pledge history, members will qualify once they've paid a total of $24 CAD here. This is equivalent to 6 months of pledges at the Watchers tier, but can be reached faster if you elect to pledge at a higher tier or if you pledge up front with an annual membership. It's up to you! This will mean that more names will be on the wheel starting in January.

A question I asked in the video that I want a discussion about is regarding previous winners. It was always my intention to exclude the winner from the next 11 months worth of draws, but then re-include them once that time had passed. However I'm concerned about the potential of repeat winners and how non-winners might feel about that, especially as the community grows. I'd like to hear your thoughts on if people should be able to win a second time or if this draw would mean more if it was a "win once" situation.

Thank you for your support and for being part of the community!

Cheers,

✦ KL️

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For those who are new around here...

What is the Member of the Month program?

• This is a monthly draw (first Friday of every month) of all qualifying members and the winner gets to pick a specific movie for me to watch or they may choose multiple movies to be put into a poll
• The full-length watchalong reaction and review to the movie will be uploaded to Patreon before the end of the month. It may also get edited to go on the YouTube channel at some point in the future but this is left to my discretion
• MotM is my compromise to having a specific tier where people can pay to request reactions, which has been asked for in the past, but the idea of it makes me feel uncomfortable

How do I qualify to participate in the Member of the Month draw?

• STARTING IN 2024, you must be an Active and Paid patron with no declined payments outstanding by the time the draw is done (first Friday of the month) and your lifetime total pledge amount is a minimum of $24 CAD (equivalent to 6 months at the Watchers tier and fewer months with the higher tiers). Annual pledgers qualify immediately.

What happens if I win?

• You must reply to me within 72 hours with the movie of your choice, or send a decline if you don't want to participate. If you decline or I don't hear back, I will spin the wheel again and pick a new winner
• If I elect to put the reaction on the channel, let me know if it's okay to use your name / credit you, or if you'd prefer to remain anonymous
• Winners are excluded from the next 11 months of draws to make MotM even more fair and to ensure that every month in a year will have 12 different winners

What are the film conditions for Member of the Month?

• It must be a film that I haven't seen before. Please check my Letterboxd watched list to confirm your movie choice is not there. Do not message me asking if I've seen your movie choice
• The film must be available for me online in Canada, either to purchase, rent, or to stream
• No anime films
• No foreign films. This may change in the future, though!

As long as the film meets the above conditions, it can be given. So feel free to throw out a movie from any decade, any genre, a super popular film, or something obscure. Pick a movie that didn't win a past poll. Pick the worst movie you've ever seen. It's up to you!