Home

Changelog

Newest first. Each entry is a change that actually shipped in this repository, with the reason it was made.

2026-11-02 — verifiable pages and a correction path

• Rewrote about around who runs the site, how the data works and what it is not.
• Added methodology, this changelog, corrections, three computed demo draws, compare, how the draw works, the office HR kit and contact.
• Every content page now carries a byline and a "Last verified" line linking to corrections.
• Added the "where a group is stored and for how long" section to privacy, written from the Durable Object code.
• Gift pages list budget bands instead of per-item prices, because no price is affiliate-checked.
• Removed the ad-slot code. This site runs no AdSense.

Why: a reader could not see who wrote a page, what it was checked against, or where to report a mistake.

2026-10-30 — the draw and the group limits, documented

• Added how the draw works (crypto random source, Fisher–Yates, backtracking, every error string) and large groups (3–100 per draw, multi-team and combined CSV).
• Home form: a collapsed explainer under the error line for "No valid draw is possible", plus a new FAQ entry.
• Sitemap lastmod now comes from each page's own update date instead of one fixed date; the two new pages carry 2026-10-30.
• Added scripts/ci.sh and two tests covering the new pages.

Why: the algorithm was only described in passing, and the organiser of a 60-person office had nowhere to look.

2026-10-28 — a failed draw explains itself

• The client checks the three-name minimum before the request and shows a one-line hint in English, Dutch and German.
• Error codes are logged without personal data.

Why: "Add at least 3 people." arrived as a bare red line with no next step.

2026-10-27 — shorter home title, larger share image

• Home title shortened so it is not truncated in results; Open Graph image set to 1200×630.

Why: the long title was cut mid-phrase in search results and shares.

2026-10-27 — German pages and live contact addresses

• German Wichteln section with its own pages and hreflang group.
• hello@ and privacy@ addresses went live and replaced the placeholders.

Why: German is the second-largest audience, and a privacy policy needs a working mailbox.

2026-10-27 — compliance and the Dutch site

• English copy review; privacy, terms, robots and the 120-day deletion rule tightened.
• Dutch /nl/ section (later moved to root-level slugs), white-elephant turn shuffler, first test suite.

Why: launch required a data-retention rule that the code actually enforced, not just a sentence.

2026-10-27 — first public version

• English generator: names, exclusion pairs, budget, date, private reveal links, organiser page.

Why: the initial release.

See about for who maintains the site, or draw names.

Updated November 2, 2026