hmm, the answer i'd choose isn't in the poll. it would be something between 2 and 3. "as many projects as possible" is stupid, but i also don't see any need to tell anyone to calm down. there wasn't that much, was there? i think the quilt for mika thing has been running for ages already. then it's christmas now and the start of the new year, of course there's more going on at this time! i'm sure it'll automatically calm down in the new year (until it's time for a birthday present again ). a lot of what john had to carry was the books for the BAND, and it was the first project for them! so for mika it was the song, the yearbook and there will be the DVD. have i forgotten anything? if not, this is really not (too) much for christmas time!
and if you're not just talking about the projects but about the fan presents in general, i also don't think it makes sense to tell anyone when+what+how much to give mika, if anyone wants to give him something, they should just do it. for myself, i've given him sth in germany, but for the UK i didn't bring anything for him, as i didn't have any good idea and i don't just wanna give him something for the sake of it. but if i have a good idea, i wanna do it without anyone telling me that mika gets too much stuff already anyway. i don't really think he keeps all the presents for himself either, so i have no worries that his flat will get too small.