Yes. It is that time of year. Well, actually, not really... the last tree was updated almost a year ago. But anyway.

It is time to continue the time-honoured tradition of compiling data on the Hopey Tree, in order to facilitate its creation.

Estimated date of completion is the middle of January.

For this, I will enlist your help!

You have two options:

- Enter your data here in this spreadsheet.

- If you are unable to edit (or won't, you lazy fuck) the spreadsheet, please enter your details in a comment on this thread.

Glossary

Handle - Your handle

Nickname - Your Hopey-approved nickname

Relationship - Put M for father-brother-uncle-etc, and F for mother-sister-aunt-etc. Any bespoke entries (eg Aunt, Uncle, Child) should be put here.

Country and Region - Your three-letter country code (GBR, USA, CAN, etc), and your State/Province/Region. Those in the UK enter your county or city.

Friends Since - How long have we been friends. Enter the approximate month and year. If you don't know, leave it blank.

Proxy 1/2/3/etc and Type 1/2/3/etc - The person you share a within-Tree relationship with, and their relationship to you.

I think that is all. Let the Glory of the Hopey Tree flow through each and every one of you.

Just in case you missed it THIS IS THE LINK TO THE SPREADSHEET, OKAY

edited 25th Nov '14 4:42:47 PM by Inhopelessguy

Ooh, I can't wait!

Handle: Ichigo Pocky Chama

Nickname: Popo

Relationship: F, auntie

Country and Region AUS, Victoria

Friends Since: I think August...?

Proxy 1/2/3/etc and Type 1/2/3/etc: Uncle Starfire (husbando), [[Tropers/Makeyejr Makakadad]] (brother) and terlwyth (brother)

edited 25th Nov '14 5:02:27 PM by IchigoPockyChama

@ Popo. Nonono, you're Auntie! You're not my mother-sister! XD

Okay, are there any other tropers who are "Family"? Then they're a proxy relationship. See?

Edited. Did I do it right this time?

Yush!

It will not let me edit the thing, so........

Handle: Ozbourne

Nickname: Holly

Relationship: F, Mum, you live in my brain.

Region USA, [REDACTED], you still live in my brain.

and I can't recall how long we've known each other, since 2012 at least though. No proxy relations.

edited 25th Nov '14 5:16:54 PM by Ozbourne

Ah, the Hopey Tree...

When we die, we go to live in it's trunk...

Handle: Smokeycut

Nickname: Big Little Sis

Relationship: F (sister)

Country/Region: USA, New York

Friends Since: Fuck, I don't remember.

I don't remember anything. >:

I think I'm in here somewheres.

... the spreadsheet webpage won't even load. This is what I get for being a South African.

I'm not sure if I'm on any of the previous ones, or something, though I might have been on Hopey Tree the Third.
Either way, I will add the information I know of, for now at least.

Handle: Shane Bane Neumann
Nickname: (not sure)
Relationship: (not sure either)
Country: ZAR (I think that's the code for South Africa)
Province: Western Cape province
Region: Overstrand
Friends Since: sometime after 2 September 2013...?

Yeah, I added Province and Region there, since the Overstrand region is in the Western Cape province of SA.
I'd add more stuff, but those wouldn't fall under anything of the glossary thing.

Other relationships on the tree: none that I know of. Yet. Possibly. Not really sure.

Will this suffice?

EDIT: Four ninjas. The first time in weeks that more than one person has ninja'd me.
I should try to be more active, at least.

edited 25th Nov '14 5:46:30 PM by ShaneBaneNeumann

@ Parashoot, Garcon. You're both my dads, goddammit.

@ Everyone else. Added!

Handle - Kesagake

Nickname - Kesa

Relationship - Grandpa

Country and Region - USA, Oklahoma

Friends since - May 2013 IIRC

Don't know if Endy'll be in the tree, but you know her relation to me.

Sorry I didn't put it in the spreadsheet, but my iPad wouldn't let me.

edited 25th Nov '14 5:52:27 PM by Kesagake

What does M stand for? Mother?

Handle- Le Garcon

Nickname - Garcon

Relationship - Dad

Country - USA

State - NC

Friends since I dunno exactly, I'm awful at keeping track of time.

Handle: Newfie

Nickname: Noofiedad

Relationship: M. You're father.

Country and Region: CAN, Newfoundland.

Friends Since: August 2013

Proud of you son! <3

Added mine. Didn't add to many proxies (pretty new to the hopey tree, will add more as I figure it out more). Also, used Makaka as the nickname — is that okay?

Handle - Endless Sea

Nickname - Endly, I think?

Relationship - M. I think you called me dad at some point, but I feel more like that slackoff freeloader in the attic.

Country and Region - USA, IL.

Friends Since - Only a couple of months now, I guess.

Proxy 1/2/3/etc and Type 1/2/3/etc - I have no clue, really.

edited 25th Nov '14 7:11:13 PM by EndlessSea

Handle: Electric Nova

Nickname: Novasis

Relationship: Sister

Country and region: UK, England

Friends since: Um, July/August 2014?

Proxy 1/2/3: Not sure, but i know they exist. Halp

edited 26th Nov '14 1:56:57 AM by ElectricNova

Hrm...

I once again decline to join your incestuous abomination tree. K Thx.

Handle: Explosivo25

Nickname: Ploxo

Relationship: F

Region: WI, USA

Friends since: June 2012

No proxies anymore due to Broc having left.

Not doing the spreadsheet since the last time I did, it ended up in my recents on Google Drive and confused the hell out of my psychology teacher while I was setting up a presentation.

edited 26th Nov '14 4:52:35 AM by Explosivo25

Well holy moly. This is still an exisitng thing.

Damn weird son guy thing.

Handle: JR Pictures
Nickname: Jon-Dad I recall
Relationship: Father
Country: Aus
Friends Since: I don't early 2013 maybe.

No Proxies.

edited 26th Nov '14 4:57:23 AM by JRPictures

I've known you for one and a half years now, but I still refuse to take any part in this abomination against troperkind.

Hopey I forgot which one did you name me after, the corpse flower or the deadly nightshade?

It was the corpse flower right? k

Wait I forget which corpse flower was it, rafflesia or titan arum?

edited 26th Nov '14 10:09:43 AM by bRaHiAn1