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Alert for All Elves in All Sectors

October 29, 2023/3 Comments/in Christmas Newswire, Sector 1, Sector 2, Sector 3, Sector 4, Sector 5, Tracking News/by Elf Crash Murphy

Attention all Trackers: In a conversation this morning with Elf Roger Star, Director of North Pole Flight Command, he referenced this posted news at North Pole Flight Command.

Flight Command is working to meet Santa’s requests for changes to the sleigh. It will require some assistance from us over the next couple of days. If you can report from your local area to meet this need it would be very helpful.

The sleigh will be made lighter, which will require re-testing it in certain weather conditions. While it is anticipated that the changes Santa wants will not result in performance problems with the sleigh Elf Roger wants to erase any doubts by putting the sleigh through some rigorous testing in adverse weather conditions. To do that, they need to know where severe weather may be in the forecast over the next few weeks.

They are asking all trackers to research weather forecasts for any severe weather events – it can be rain, snow, wind, hail, tornados, blizzards – anything extreme.

Their plan is to put the modified sleighs – some loaded, some not – directly in the path of as much severe weather as they can find.

I have already alerted the Elf Supervisors to this request. They may be posting specifics to their sector over the next 10-days or so. The goal is to get enough flights tests done in these areas over the next three weeks to discover performance issues and make adjustments.

You can help by:

1. Checking your local weather DAILY.

2. IF there is any sign of extreme weather forecast for your area, copy and paste a weather link in the weather report form and send it in.

All staff at the Regional Tracking Centers are working on this too and will be looking for your reports.

Getting Your Elf Profile Right

October 19, 2023/5 Comments/in Elf Tips, Sector 1, Sector 2, Sector 3, Sector 4, Sector 5, Site Support, Tracking News/by Elf Moe

Fellow Elves in the Service of Santa,

We’re getting busier. With new elves comes a bit of chaos. There are questions and concerns. I appreciate the help of elves who have been here in years past to help bring the new elves up to speed.

As we work with new elves I’m asking ALL elves to please do the following:

1. Update your profile. To do that, go to “Elf Profile” under the login button at the top.

2. On the submenu bar click on the down arrow on the right and select “Profile Settings”:

3. On that page select the green icon for “Profile Avatar”. This is the little picture that represents YOU. Every elf needs an avatar. If you can’t find one or don’t have one, please let me or Max or really anyone know, we’ll help you get one.

4. Once that is set up go to the pink icon on the Profile Settings page. This is the “cover” for your profile – the long horizontal picture that serves as the background on your profile header. That image needs to be larger than 1350 px wide and at least 350 px tall. Again, if you don’t have one, let me know and we’ll help you get one.

5. Then go into the Elf Info area and add the word “Elf” in front of your name. For example, my name is Moe so my elf info says “Elf Moe” in the name field. Every elf MUST have the word “Elf” in front of their name.

If your profile is not updated to these specs before Sunday October 22nd your account will default to “retired”, which limits your site access. You don’t want that if you want to be active tracking Santa for Santa in the months ahead.

Retired accounts CAN be restored within 90 days. But to restore it you need to be prepared to get your elf profile in line with the above.

Retired accounts are deleted after 90 days.

This is just elf business. It’s nothing personal. Santa likes a tidy house and this just helps keep things in order.

If you have any questions, please ask. We’re here to help.

Transcript of the Elf Supervisor Chat

September 17, 2023/3 Comments/in Chat Recap, Christmas Newswire, Sector 1, Sector 2, Sector 3, Sector 4, Sector 5, Tracking News/by Elf Max

Elf Crash Murphy and several of the Elf Supervisors met in Elf Chat to answer questions of the elf community. This is a transcript of their conversation:

Elf Max	Trying to get the supes in here now….they don’t know what to do!!!
Elf Chocolate Snowflakes	yes
Elf Pinky	Hey!!!
Elf Ulan	Yeah, Elf Max
Elf Ulan	Hello, Elf Pincky!
Elf Ulan	Elf Pinky!
Elf Max	Ok, from what I can see….we have Elf Randi from Sector 1 here…
Elf Chocolate Snowflakes	hi pinky
Elf Max	Elf Rolf from Sector 3
Elf Max	Elf Pinky from Sector 5
Elf Max	Crash is here….
Elf Ulan	Hello, Elf Randi!
Elf Max	We’re missing Elf Tubby from Sector 4, who has internet issues
Elf Max	And Elf Clif, who can’t make it.
Elf Ulan	Hello, Elf Rolf!
Elf Max	Crash, did I miss anyone?
Elf Ulan	Hi, Elf Crash! XD
Elf Rolf Janssen	Hello everyone
Elf Crash Murphy	I think we are good to go
Elf Randi Hume	Hi everyone!
Elf Max	Ok, everyone…lots of people here, I’ll do the best I can to keep order
Elf Max	We want this to be a very open chat
Elf Max	We’ll try to take it one at a time, but we want you guys to ask your questions. The supervisors as I understand it do NOT have an agenda. This is all about your questions.
Elf Max	So…that being said….who has a question?
Elf Crusader	I do.
Elf Max	Ok, fire away
elfbubbletea	hey guys!
Elf Crusader	Elf Pinky, if an elf moves, do they have to reapply for a city captain position
Elf Max	Go ahead, Crusader
Elf Crusader	Or any position
Elf Pinky	Good question, Crusader. We should talk about it, yes. We don’t want to kick someone out. I heard you were moving
Elf Crusader	Is my question not showing?
Elf Crash Murphy	City Captain is very location specific. So move to a city where there is no City Captain, Crusader
Elf Ulan	Elf Randi, how are my reports so far? I want to know what weather report you need, wind, temperature, etc.
Elf Crusader	I am ma’am. To Iowa
Elf Randi Hume	Elf Ulan. Your reports are excellent. The biggest help in reporting the weather right now is the forecast for the next couple of days. With the sleigh in our sector right now, it helps
Elf Max	Great questions!
Elf Chocolate Snowflakes	elf pinky what is your favorite thing about Christmas time?
Elf Pinky	I heard all the elves in Sector 3 are shorter than 5’2″. Is that true?
Elf Crusader	Crash, what do you expect of us this year?
Elf Pinky	I love tracking Santa. It’s my life, Elf CS
Elf Rolf Janssen	No, that’s not true, Pinky. I hear all the elves in Sector 5 wear pink.
Elf Crash Murphy	I’ll hold off on answering that for now, Crusader. I think Elf Pinky should answer that
Elf Pinky	I hope they do, Rolf!!!
Elf Crash Murphy	You two….
Elf Crusader	Pinky, what do you expect of sector 5 this year
Elf Pinky	Expectations? I would expect our elves to be present and paying attention. Ready for anything
Elf Pinky	For the record, we’re in good shape right now. Right on target
Elf Ulan	Thank you, Elf Randi. So I can keep my style. Do you need to send the report tomorrow or Tuesday this time?
Elf Pinky	October is going to be a busy time for us
Elf Crusader	Do we know when Santa will be home?
Elf Randi Hume	Elf Ulan, I prefer the weekly reports any time on Tuesday
Elf Crash Murphy	No clue about Santa, Crusader. People are starting to talk.
Elf Max	Pinky, when is the best time to send in chimney inspections?
Elf Pinky	That’s an October thing, Max. Early enough to still have good weather but late enough for the information to be current for Santa
Elf Ulan	Elf Randi, thank you! I’ll send it on the regular day. How about the local Christmas reports I send?
Elf Max	Is Sector 5 still the biggest one in terms of numbers of elves?
Elf Pinky	Yes, by far.
Elf notJack	I have a question for Elf Pinky
Elf Pinky	Go ahead, Jill
Elf Pinky	Sorry, Elf NotJack
Elf Chocolate Snowflakes	wow that’s alot of elves here in sector 5
Elf notJack	Uhh
Elf notJack	Okay so, I’m not quite sure what I’m supposed to be doing right now in terms of reports could you explain your expectations?
Elf Crash Murphy	If you wanna get under Pinky’s skin, just call her Red
Elf Rolf Janssen	Hey Red!
Elf Crusader	How am I personally doing so far pinky?
Elf Pinky	Report expectations are pretty light. I’d like to see a weather report once a week right now, just to help with test flights
Elf Pinky	We want as well to be sending in reports that notes BIG changes locally since last Christmas
Elf Chocolate Snowflakes	I have a question for pinky
Elf notJack	Okay thank you!
Elf Pinky	Also, any upcoming road construction would be great to note as well
Elf Pinky	But I’m not asking for a ton of specifics right now, that changes after Oct 1 or if I get something new from North Pole Flight Command
Elf Crash Murphy	Guys, as me that question at the end of the chat….
Elf Ulan	Elf Randi, please tell me about the Local Christmas reports. My area is still very quiet, and my reports are okay or not
Elf Crusader	Am I still sector lead?
Elf Chocolate Snowflakes	where i live don’t have an chimney and the area of where i live doesn’t’ have chimneys either what do i do if you call a chimney report?
Elf Randi Hume	It is quiet in many areas, Elf Ulan. But things are changing quickly. I’m noticing in my travels a lot more Christmas out there. Online and offline, people are talking a lot more about Christmas
Elf Pinky	GREAT questions Elf CS. If you have no chimneys just don’t send in a report. No need to confuse things by reporting on something that isn’t there. This is a common thing.
Elf Crusader	What if there’s no test flight in your area?
Elf Max	Will we have the same Sector Lead in Sector 5 as we did last year? (Sorry, Crusader)
Elf Pinky	Yes, Crusader is our Lead
Elf Crusader	No problem max
Elf Rolf Janssen	The test flights are more in your areas than you know. There are 12 sleighs flying out there. They aren’t always together
Elf Randi Hume	We sure have a lot of flights in Sector 1 right now
Elf Ulan	Elf Randi, thank you, I’m looking forward to changing the time, we will see when it happens!
Elf Max	How much do the test flights matter, Pinky?
Elf Pinky	They are great for training. It feels kind of low key because those flights are going so well. They don’t need or ask much from us. At least for now.
Elf Crash Murphy	That could change though.
Elf Max	What do you mean, Crash?
Elf Crash Murphy	What I hear is that that test flights are doing so well, they are pushing the agenda forward. Not even sure if it will be flown come December, They are moving fast. So keep track of them
Elf Ulan	Elf Randi, yes, they came to my area too! XD
Elf Pinky	What could they ask of us, Crash?
Elf Crusader	Pinky, is there anything that I should be doing as sector lead right now?
Elf Crash Murphy	Weather mostly. But I hear rumors they may engage our trackers in some….special assignments.
Elf Crusader	Special assignments?
Elf Pinky	Crusader, you’re doing it. When new elves come on board, become their friend. This goes for all of you. We can all do a better job of sharing information and skills
Elf Ulan	Elf Crash, do you know Santa’s sleigh is with the test flights now?
Elf Crusader	Happy to do so , pinky!
Elf Crash Murphy	Can’t say anything more than that, Crusader. But what would you think if they sent a test flight right over your house and told you it was coming. Would you watch?
Elf Chocolate Snowflakes	elf crash how heavy is the sleigh?
Elf Crash Murphy	Elf Ulan, I have no idea about that. Santa’s got a different agenda. I don’t think he is with the test flights, no.
Elf Crusader	I would crash
Elf Crash Murphy	Chocolate Snowflakes, I have no real idea. At least 15 pounds.
Elf Pinky	I have a feeling that Santa is back in Sector 5. Just a feeling.
Elf Chocolate Snowflakes	cool
Elf Pinky	Ok, Crash – I’ll ask it. What are your expectations of us?
Elf Randi Hume	I think it’s a little heavier than 15 pounds, Crash
Elf Crash Murphy	My expectations. Ok, listen up.
Elf Crusader	From what I hear, Santa has a friend who lives in Minnesota who he’s been visiting
Elf Ulan	Elf Crash, thank you, okay, he got a different agenda. Do you know what it is?
Elf Crash Murphy	Right and for the next month ONLY, I’d like the Elf Supervisors to focus a little bit on Elf recruiting
Elf Crash Murphy	We don’t need a lot of new elves.
Elf Crash Murphy	But I think making a small effort to have fresh eyes and new elves with us is a good idea
Elf Crash Murphy	Santa does not want MILLIONS of new elves like we did in past years….just a few
Elf Crash Murphy	So be selective
Elf Rolf Janssen	Ok
Elf Crash Murphy	Santa doesn’t sound to me like he’s coming back to the North Pole soon
Elf Crash Murphy	I’m guessing…Thanksgiving, maybe? I just don’t know
Elf Crash Murphy	BUT, when he gets back he’s going to have instruction for us
Elf Crusader	When do things start kicking into high gear for us?
Elf Crash Murphy	My experience with him going on walkabout is that he always comes back with very specific information in certain areas
Elf Crash Murphy	High gear? Really high gear comes November
Elf Chocolate Snowflakes	when is a good time to send our christmas list?
Elf Ulan	Elf Crash, maybe Santa will not visit Canada this year with Mrs. Claus?
Elf Crash Murphy	And I think Santa may have some special stuff for us. I just want us to be ready for it. It could be different because it is a walkabout year
Elf Max	Elf Chocolate Snowflakes, I think Elf Hugo talked about wish lists in this morning’s North Pole Chat
Elf Crusader	How does mrs. C feel about Santa be gone for so long?
Elf Crash Murphy	Yes, it sounds like Santa’s not doing Thanksgiving in Canada. Which is WEIRD
Elf Crash Murphy	Mrs. Claus is a very strong lady. She’s the best. I don’t know how she feels about Santa being gone but I can tell you that Santa is a lot more active right now and talking to all of us by phone a great deal. I talked to him on Thursday
Elf Crusader	Is he watching this chat?
Elf Max	Did Santa give you any special instructions FOR US?
Elf Ulan	Elf Crash, thank you for telling it!
Elf Crash Murphy	Santa will read this transcript but I have no reason to believe he is online right now.
Elf Crash Murphy	Santa did not give any special instructions. I actually asked him that and he told me to just listen to my boss, Elf Roger Star of North Pole Flight Command
Elf Ulan	I hope Santa would be here!
Elf Crusader	Cool
Elf Chocolate Snowflakes	cool
Elf Crash Murphy	I know Santa was here last weekend…or at least a few weeks ago. He seemed pretty happy with his visit
Elf Crash Murphy	I would not be surprised if he hopped back on SantaTrackers.net every now and then going forward. We’re in the season now. Santa is engaged.
Elf Crusader	That’s good to hear
Elf Max	Ok, we’re over time – any last questions for Crash or the Elf Supervisors?
Elf Max	Supes, any last words?
Elf Crusader	Would any of you like to be on one of my podcasts
Elf Pinky	From what I can see every elf here is very experienced. You know what to do. I’ll do better to let you know what we need.
Elf Randi Hume	I will focus on some new elf blood going forward, Crash. I’m proud of my team!
Elf Ulan	Thank you, Elf Crash, and supervisors! I’m so delighted to see you today! I hope we will see you again soon! XD
Elf Rolf Janssen	I think it still may be possible to get Santa here for a tracker-elf only chat. He and I talked about that a long time ago. I know our elves want that very much
Elf Chocolate Snowflakes	bye
Elf Max	That would be very cool. Crash, is that possible?
Elf Crash Murphy	Yes sir. I talked about it with him too. Looks like December though
Elf Pinky	I’ll be here for that!
Elf Max	Ok, that’s a good note to end it on. Thank you everyone for being here!
Elf Pinky	Thanks everyone!
Elf Randi Hume	Good job everyone!
Elf Rolf Janssen	Semper Fi!
Elf Ulan	Elf Randi, Thank you so much!
Elf Crusader	Later everyone
Elf notJack	Than you supervisors!
Elf Chocolate Snowflakes	you’re welcome bye.
Elf Crash Murphy	Thanks, Max. Nice work.

Come to the Elf Supervisor Chat

September 13, 2023/1 Comment/in Christmas Newswire, Sector 1, Sector 2, Sector 3, Sector 4, Sector 5, Tracking News/by Elf Crash Murphy

Hi y’all!

We have finally received buy-in from all our Elf Supervisors for a joint chat for all sectors this Sunday at 11am EST.

We know that time is not convenient for many people. It is simply impossible for us to find a time that works for everyone.

But, with North Pole Chat scheduled with Elf Hugo scheduled this Sunday at SantaUpdate.com at 10am we feel that we have the best chance to get folks together for a chat with the Elf Supervisors right after that.

So after you chat it up with Elf Hugo on Sunday morning at SantaUpdate.com, just come over here to SantaTrackers.net to chat with the Elf Supervisors.

I have ask the Elf Supervisors to make this an open chat. That means YOU will be driving the discussion – not them. Don’t expect any big announcements and a huge list of instructions to come from this chat. This chat is about YOUR questions for THEM.

I might be there, lurking in the background. I want the focus to be on the Supervisors.

Elf Max will moderate the chat and will be able to answer questions, too.

Thanks!

Hola, Sector 4

August 15, 2023/1 Comment/in Christmas Newswire, Sector 4, Tracking News/by Elf Tubby Ryder

I send you greetings from the all-new Regional Tracking Center for Sector 4 located in San Nicolas, Aruba.

I’m not going to lie: this is paradise.

We’ve already had the crew out to the beach and surfing…and working hard.

We’re a little like Sector 1 in that we have a lot of contact with the North Pole Navy, although our area of concern is the Atlantic, not the Pacific. Even still, it is an honor to work with those elves. They do important stuff.

We’re getting ready for a fleet visit from them sometime in September. I’ll share news of that with you in the weeks ahead.

In the meantime, we’re just getting organized.

We’re ready for your reports and for the first few weeks we are going to focus on the weather.

It might be odd to you but we want you to send in a weather report at least once a week. We prefer to get these from you in our Sector every Wednesday.

Why?

Well, at first it is a calibration thing. We got instrumentation coming from the test flights of Santa’s sleigh and from the North Pole Navy. Also, there’s some satellite stuff going on.

You might think a weather report in August or September might not be important since Santa’s not going to be flying anywhere soon. But, for all the elements mentioned above, we really need accurate current data and forecast data from all over the Sector – especially Greenland.

So we hope you’re paying attention out there and can send in these weather reports every Wednesday.

There are more report requests to come, for sure. But we want to keep it simple for now.

We’re glad you’re aboard and we hope you stick around for the next 19 weeks as we countdown to the launch of Santa from the North Pole.

Report Form for Finding Santa

April 30, 2023/4 Comments/in Christmas Newswire, Sector 1, Sector 2, Sector 3, Sector 4, Sector 5, Tracking News/by Elf Crash Murphy

As we promised earlier last week we now have activated a report form so that tracker elves can report possible sightings of Santa.

This report is a little different. It goes straight to the Finding Santa Trask Force at North Pole Flight Command.

When you send in information via this form it gets added to the database of other information recently gathered about Santa’s possible location.

This allows analysts to compare all the information.

With this mass amount of information, Elf Roger Star, Elf Agent X and other task force leaders can move elf assets from the North Pole Sleigh Fleet, the North Pole Navy, and Flight Command Scout teams to different locations.

We recognize that these reports are mostly tips. Most will likely not pan out. However, all it takes is one good report to move us closer to finding Santa.

We hope you will use this report form frequently. There are NO bad reports!

The News Department will be providing updates at least weekly. Be sure to follow breaking developments at SantaUpdate.com, NorthPoleFlightCommand.com and right here on SantaTrackers.net for ongoing information.

Thank you.

Mrs. Claus Stands in for Santa

March 25, 2023/2 Comments/in Christmas Newswire, Sector 1, Sector 4, Sector 5, Tracking News/by Elf Harold Star

Mrs. Claus has taken charge in the absence of Santa Claus while he goes on walkabout. News of Santa’s travels broke at SantaUpdate.com yesterday.

As noted at North Pole Flight Command this morning, Mrs. Claus has set up office at Santa’s Workshop and chosen Elf Trixie to be her Chief of Staff while Santa is gone.

For the Elf Community at SantaTrackers.net, Elf Trixie says that Mrs. Claus will be meeting with Elf Roger Star this next week for an update on the various projects already in progress for the tracker elf community.

As for Elf Trixie, I am her boss in her regular duties, and while serving Mrs. Claus as Chief of Staff I have been told that Trixie will continue in her regular reporting duties for North Pole News and here at SantaTrackers.net.

We have all been told that even though Santa will be absent for a while we can expect things to carry on normally.

Sector 4 Trackers, Goodnight!

December 24, 2022/1 Comment/in Sector 4/by Elf Tubby Ryder

I feel like I’ve hardly asked you guys to do much this year. But honestly, Santa’s plan worked out so well that when it came to Christmas Eve we just needed to track and NOT report much. Santa said that is the way it should be.

So congratulations, thank you and Merry Christmas.

You can sign off for the night.

Tracker Activity Wrapping Up in Sector 4

December 24, 2022/0 Comments/in Sector 4/by Elf Tubby Ryder

Flight Command has asked us to send in one last weather report. That’s our sign that things are wrapping up for us. Today was easy, eh?

Let’s See Your Christmas Smile

December 24, 2022/0 Comments/in Sector 4/by Elf Rolf Janssen

The direction from Flight Command is pretty slight, so let’s have some fun. Shoot a photo and send it in! I want to see some Christmas smiles

Sector 4 is in the Red Zone

December 23, 2022/0 Comments/in Sector 4/by Elf Tubby Ryder

Welcome to the Red Zone, Sector 4! For the next 24 hours we celebrate Christmas Eve and track Santa.

Flight Command has already been active with requests in other sectors. In our sector right now they are asking – for some weird reason – for an update on air traffic. Let’s do what we can with this:

Check in Begins for Sector 4

December 22, 2022/0 Comments/in Sector 4/by Elf Tubby Ryder

Ok, Sector 4! This is it. Time to check in for the show. Let’s get this party started: