Intro

Today i noticed that "x" person blacklisted me, i never saw that user before and never spoke to him either but i got blacklisted anyway so i'm gonna now explain you how to avoid being blacklisted, please notice that it's not easy and if you want to use SG as you usually do this is not a good guide for you (and you will eventually get blacklisted).
In this guide i will be the most neutral has possible, keeping the point-of-view from a giveaway creator and the user that only joins giveaways.

thank you

Did you ever joined a giveaway and forgot to say "thank you"? yeah? well, you are most probably blacklisted by someone sir!
This is the most common reason to blacklist someone, it doens't matter if the giveaway was about a shitty bundle game, they will blacklist you anyway!
"I just have to say "thank you" on each giveaway and i will avoid getting blacklisted, GOT IT!" - WRONG! You will get blacklisted by saying "thank you" anyway, the only way possible to totally avoid it is to say "thank you" + adds, maybe a smile, maybe a cat gif, maybe even both!
"thank you plus adds, GOT IT!" - God Dammit! STFU! You will get blacklisted if you use the same gif or smile at least twice, without saying that you will also get blacklisted if someone dislikes the gif or the smile (that's why i don't use le lenny face anymore).
The point is you MUST say "thank you" in a unique way and put more effort in the comment then in the actual giveaway eveytime with no exceptions otherwise you will be blacklisted, you must also check everyone else's comments to be sure that no one has the same gif as you and avoid more then one person being blacklisted.

Pros Cons
you will not be blacklisted so easily you will not have enough time to join many giveaways

Giveaway OP

There are haters everywhere! If you create a giveaway of a bundle game you may be blacklisted, bundle games are usually indie, indie games are supported by the community, the community ALWAYS has someone against what most people support, someone against the community will blacklist you! This is very rare but can happen to everyone.
"That kinda sucks, but i guess i can giveaway some AAA titles sometimes" - NOPE! All AAA games have haters as well, no game is perfect and you will get blacklisted eventually.
"So i can't giveaway? how am i supposed to level up?" - No giveaways = no haters, you might just want to get a group of friends, create a private giveaway and share the link with them, DO NOT USE REAL FRIENDS some people are jealous and will blacklist you, just gather some truthworthy and nice people from SG forum and try to convince them to do it, NOT WITH PRIVATE GROUPS if someone looks into your profile they will think that you are using fake giveaways to level up and blacklist + report you, also don't create puzzle giveaways, there's always "that guy" asking for hints and crying about it because never solved a puzzle before, if you don't answer he will blacklist you, if you answer someone else will blacklist you, if you avoid giving direct answers he will not understand and add you, begg for mercy, you will eventually give him some very good hints but he still can't solve so he will blacklist you...
The point is being generous will blacklist you and karma is a B word so don't create giveaways to not be blacklisted.

Pros Cons
no one will blacklist you for "shitty giveaways" using other people to increase level might get you blacklisted by them

I'm new here :D

If you are new here avoid being noticed, no one likes new people because they never understand the rules and they will eventually fall.
The Point is go read the FAQ or check the forum often but DO NOT leave any comments, sometimes people are bored and check your profile, they will blacklist you because you are new, you never created a giveaway or just because they are not in the mood.

Pros Cons
if no one find you, no one blacklist you you still have to fail to understand the rules

[Thread] I just won a giveaway! :D

clicky will blacklist you.
The point is STFU about it and you will not be blacklisted.

Pros Cons
100% sure you will not be blacklisted you can't share the happiness you are feeling in the moment

Threads in general...

Threads usually stand to discuss a topic, warn about something or ask people about something, in Discussion Topics there's ALWAYS people that agree and people that don't agree, if you are OP someone that don't agree will blacklist you while someone that agrees might whitelist you BUT if you are not OP just stay away from there, most damage will be done to the people that participate in the thread.
In a Warning Topic if you are OP there's always someone that will find your warning pointless and blacklist you but if you are not OP and you want to leave a comment saying "thank you for the news" try to be as neutral as possible otherwise someone will blacklist you.
In a Question Topic if you are OP play dumb and stay neutral, once you get a answer close the topic that way people will not be able to find you anymore and forget about it, but if you are not OP leave a simple answer going directly to the point, if someone reply you starting a new discussion you failed on going directly to the point, someone will disagree and blacklist you.
The point is don't create threads and don't comment on any thread, you must be a robot with no opinion or feelings.

Pros Cons
you will not be blacklisted so easily you will eventually lose all your humanity and destroy the world

Trades

SteamGifts have trades section (RIP steamtrades) and since the domain is now the same a lot of new people are coming from there but you will ALWAYS get haters from trading and they will blacklist you.
The point is No Trades = No Haters, not the first time someone get -rep'd because of hate, i would not be surprised to see someone get blacklisted from hate.

Pros Cons
you will not be blacklisted from traders no more cheap games or profits for you!

Profile Picture

Many users will dislike your avatar, it doens't matter which one you use, someone will see racism, sexism or anything else on your avatar that makes him disapprove and blacklist you!
"I will use none then..." - Using the base "?" steam profile picture will get you blacklisted because it seems like you are a alt-account.
The point is try to use a profile picture from a game that many people like or from a game that only a few people know about to avoid being blacklisted.

Pros Cons
you will not be blacklisted so easily you can't use the avatar you like / enjoy to use

The point of this thread is...

You will get blacklisted eventually.
The point of the point of this thread is i'm pretty sure someone blacklisted you already, if no one blacklisted until now you might destroy the world someday and haters will try stop you.

Solution to create a thread without being blacklisted by haters

The only way is to create a....

TOTALLY OBVIOUS CAPS ON GIVEAWAY

but it must be on the top of your thread because some people can't really see the obvious...

Solution to avoid random blacklists

I'm not sure if this happens but if "x" person can join giveaways from a person that he blacklisted this would make the "list" system kinda unfair, after all if you blacklist someone that means that you don't want to join their giveaways as well.

Thank you!

Thanks to "x" user i made this thread, you all should be pleased for his help!

Feel free to leave any suggestion about how people can blacklist you for no reason

btw me typing this...

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Have you unfairly blacklisted someone already?

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yes ^^
no.... jk, yes i did :(
i blacklisted you >:(
i like trains :|

But being blacklisted is cool, it's like being on an FBI most wanted list or on the list of sexual offenders. Ladies dig it!

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How is this cool? Being on FBI most wanted list is not cool ....

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He just said it, you get all the ladies!

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But you don't deny being on the sex offender list is cool? Ummm...

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haters don't like cats :(

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Cat's are evil! Blacklisted! D: (jk ofc)

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parakeets are funny as well but there's not much gifs of them :(
maybe parakeets and cats?

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approved XD

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this deserves a parakeet chain!

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oooh.... such a cute video :3

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Oh noes....

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I usually don't say thanks. I say something like "Noodles won't regenerate".

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you are gonna get SO blacklisted by every pastafarian on SG,

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I like trains.

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+1

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Blacklisted becuase of a pointless comment!

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Blacklisted for blacklisting a person because they like a person that likes trains.

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How do you manage your own blacklist/whitelist?
I did add some ppl to both lists but now I totally forgot who's here and there :/

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good question!
far now i only blacklisted 2 people, the first one was a newbie here and i was not in the mood and the other blacklisted me so i revenge blacklisted him back so for me it's pretty easy to find them back but since you don't keep any records of who is black/whitelisted this might give you some trouble on the future, next time you should not list someone for no reason

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I only black listed one person for admitedly having more than 1 account on steamgifts and I remember him.
The ppl on my whitelist are the owners of the giveaways I won and some more users that I added for being polite and gentle.
I should definitely start to track every change to my lists but a global page to manage them would be useful.

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click on the big Account Button(upper right corner) and on the left site (Manage) you can see your white- and blacklist

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Oh well, I'm blind, it took me 3 minutes to find it even with your post :S

Thank you Slyfon! :)

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this actually made me remove 1 person from my blacklist, a user that i would never blacklist was blacklisted maybe because i used his profile to find out how to go to steam profile on SGv2
only are 3 people now and all are justified!

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MAKE THIS THREAD STICKY

inb4 mods make this sticky


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i've been watching parasyte too

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but you dont like trains, FUUUUUUUUUuuuu... blacklisted D:<
jk jk, parasytes can destroy trains :D

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;_;

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I got blacklisted for reading this post. (`ー´)

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Awesome idea. I'll blacklist everyone who commented and the creator. :D

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you actually blacklisted me lol
i blacklisted you back :D

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We need to stand by our principles. :D

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I wish someone would care enough about me to blacklist me

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just wait for it...

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Thread is total Nonsense!

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I was laughing before, but now i'm choking...

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Me too bro, now everyone blacklist everyone(

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If you don't want to get blacklisted:

  • don't enter any GA
  • don't create any GA
  • don't leave any comment
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YOU SIR! deserve a parakeet gif!

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Not everyone want to read such a long text.
You may get blacklisted by those guys...

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i'm taking the risk for all of you

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Your such a brave one

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Well, then I'm blacklisting that guy for registering under the SG username that I wanted and not even bothering to use the account. >;¬(

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  • Leave Steamgifts
  • Shut down your computer
  • Erase any trace that hints toward the fact that you ever lived
  • Leave the house
  • Go into hiding
  • ?????
  • Profit!
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profit -> jealous people -> get blacklisted

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  • Don't create a SG profile.
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How thoughtful of you, and agree should be sticky.
Another addition is Avatar, someone bound to hate some people avatar too, if you want to avoid blacklist shouldn't use any avatar at all.

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totally! adding this right now

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Great,
It is lucky for us that you willing to take the risk of getting blacklisted in making a helpful guide.

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Someone without an Avatar gets instant blacklisted!

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indeed, the last giveaway i made ended yesterday and a guy with no profile pic won, i was like "holly crap a alt-account won" but i checked the coments and he leaved a comment saying "Thanks for the puzzle, was good fun :P haven't done puzzles in about a year and this was a fun way to start back up :D"
then i checked his account and he has almost 1500 games on steam xD

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I hope you blacklisted him for owning to many games D:

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This happens a lot.

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I have you blacklisted and I have no idea why. Removed you from the blacklist. :P

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I didn't know we had blacklists. I'll pretend I still don't know and go on without a care in the world.

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what is the point of blacklist?
Even if some1 win and also is blacklisted, he MUST give the game.

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if you blacklist someone that person can't join or even see your giveaways

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can you make a paranoid guide MOBA version? THANK YOU XDDDDDDDDDD (le cat pic here)

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i will give you this parakeet for now :)

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Seriously, this blacklisting thing is getting ridiculous

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There's no such thing as an 'unfair blacklisting.' Giveaway creators decide whether or not individuals should be eligible to win their giveaways, and considering they're the ones making the giveaways, what they consider a fair reason for someone to be or not be on their blacklist is entirely up to them.

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I'm equally terrified now to post anything as I am to post nothing. Where do I go from now? Is there still any point in life? I don't think I can endure this much longer. I... I might just do it. YES! And I want you to know that is was your fault! No, everyone fault! You forced me to do this! It's your responsibility and you should feel bad. I am going to blacklist and whitelist myself and thereby ascend to a being even greater than cg. Goodbye you fools!

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Blacklisted!

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i will miss you ;(

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#relatable

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I just wanted a gif...

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here it is!

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Haha lovet it <3
Thanks

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I will whitelist you to set down the equilibrium. :3

Make sure to answer me though, otherwise it will hurt my feelings (ego) therefore I'll have to change the colour of the list. ;)

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here it is my parakeet and cat gif :D

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You're gonna change the colour of the list?
Ouch...that's pretty harsh for all other people on it. :-)

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indeed!

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Who would blacklist Princessu Kenny?!

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wow, that's deep
not any deep, it's so deep that not even gaben would go so far D:

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Wow...
You really are a salty one O.o

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What do you mean?

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Allow me to break one of your "rules" and ask a stupid question... (wait that will be TWO rules as I'm also not that OP so maybe I'll pull 2x the blacklisted!)

How do you know if someone blacklists you? I can see that I have only whitelisted one person, and zero blacklists, but I don't see anywhere to see my status with others...

Oh Crap! I just realized I have a cat avatar... I'm gonna get the BL hammer from all sides!

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the easiest way to check if someone blacklisted you is by checking a old giveaway from "x" person, if you are blacklisted you should get a message saying that you cant join since the creator of the giveaway blacklisted you

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So really, if it just came out of the blue, it's very difficult to know just how many lists you've made.

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Best thread so far.

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You forgot the part where you should be respectful to others. Disrespect will get you on blacklists pretty quick.

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D:
i will add it right now!

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That "Jealous people everywhere" pic from exgirlfriendrecovery.com though...

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