I Hate it. I've always at least disliked it, but my dislike has festered over the previous months into total disgust.

ake, for example, my Indie Gala giveaway. I will admit, it was nice seeing the first four or so posts having people thank me for my generosity. But. I got bored a few days ago and decided to sift through the comments to see if there was any . With perhaps two exceptions, there wasn't a single comment that wasn't a copypasted "Thanks" on my entire giveaway. In five pages of comments.

My frothing rage has gotten bad enough that I don't even like the new policy against . Not because i disagree with any of the reasons behind implementing it; but because it's killed off the only kind of comment that wasn't a "Thanks" that I ever saw on any giveaways ever.

(This is a (Very easy) puzzle giveaway for an additional copy of the above-linked bundle. The previous statement does not make anything in this post any less true, at least from my point of view. Opinions gonna opine.)

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inb4 "Thanks!"

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Thanks!

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TY!

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Thanks!

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banana!

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in4fter "Thanks!"

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WANT!

Is this on Steam?

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Not on steam but it's a free online game I believe ;)

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W00t! Thank you, wheeLina! ^____^

As a token of my appreciation, check in that place where I stole your sleep. I left you something else there which you may or may not have found, and which you may or may not (but I hope you do) enjoy. =D

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Anytime whaley.Aaaand...story time!
(I like how you made it into a treasure hunt xD)

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i have played that game befor not for long seeing how when i got on i looked and seen it was doing 1-2 FPS >.<

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Never played it so not sure on the game but I liked the vid xD

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Astonishing theory, professor!

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You are bound to get those kind of comments on a public giveaway..... sorry.

Also, thank you for that puzzle, i'll have a look at it once i fill my belly with pasta.

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I agree with ya.

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This. So much this.

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Cut it out guys... she ain't gonna give you her phone number no matter how hard you try.

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We're trying to get yatterman's number through her.

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haha

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It's "911". Call it saying that you just cut off a mans hand and give your address.

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Agree about private, but urgggg group giveaways I swear the only groups you can actually join are the terrible ones.

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We're inspired by his jadiness.

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I'm jelly! :P

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And the face.

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So, pick A or B. Which is better?

A) A giveaway with 1000 entries and 0 total comments.

B) A giveaway with 1000 entries and 1000 post of just "thank you"s (including "thx" "tx" "thanks" etc)

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They're both equally terrible.

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They're both terrible, I hardly say they are equally terrible. But if that's your opinion, then that is your opinion! At least I don't have to have a long winded argument like I normally do.

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Derps is gonna be derps cuz we always right ;D I still dont get why people keep bring this up over and over and over again.

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I think I'd prefer A.

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Definitely A

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Well, I'm at a total stalemate with you people. I don't get how being a complete stranger and being 100% impersonal about the whole process is better than a meager thank you, however little meaning may have been put into it.

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/pat
It's alright, they don't know the stories you submit as comments even in giveaways you don't enter. That's why they say they'd prefer 0 comments.
I still like your stories <3

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tytytyty

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thanks

lol yeah i guess this is true but meh, what can you do about it? at least they are showing their appreciation instead of just entering and not leaving a comment

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Bots have no appreciation!

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Would you rather not see any thanks though? Just curious on your opinion of a wall filled with thanks vs an empty wall.

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Both options are kind of crap, but at least when the wall's empty of spam you know that any comments that DO show up are totally genuine and not just lazy copypasta.

Besides, someone will
at some point think of saying
"Thanks" in a haiku.

At least that'd be creative. until it got copypasta'd to death

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At least it's a copypaste Haiku and not a copypaste "you'll die in your sleep if you don't repost this thank you 5 times"

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"Besides, someone will at some point think of saying "Thanks" in a haiku."

That's a good idea actually, as long as it's not the same haiku over and over. I shall take on this challenge! ... Maybe.

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So we meet again topic. Is it already your time of the week?

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I think it will start becoming more of a daily thing soon.

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A lot more people said something else than a "copypasted "Thanks"" in your giveaway. Stop complaining. No one is going to come up with something to say on every single giveaway they enter. If you want something else than "thanks" in the comments, than ask a question or something.

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I like to see folks put a second of effort into it, and thank the gifter by name.

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+1

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I find it laughable that your complaining about this yet you have 380 entries and only 119 comments, some of which are probably on the forums. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black

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I don't get it. It would be weird if he/she complained about the senseless "thanks" comments and then have a 1:1 ratio of entries / comments.
This is actually congruent with what he/she is saying.

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No cuz instead they should be saying more than just "thanks" instead of nothing at all. If they dont say anything at tall then they are just ingrates.

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I disagree, I'd rather see nothing at all then a wall of thanks. I don't think I've ever commented on a giveaway. If I do it's because I've got something more to say than thanks.

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Thats like in real life if someone does something nice for like open the door for you then you just walk by, not saying a thing because you didn't have more to say than "Thanks" or "Thank you". The fact that you say even just "thanks" shows some appreciation. Even if its not much, the fact that someone even takes a second out of there life to say "Thank you" shows some gratitude even if its only a sliver.

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Seeing how you won a giveaway of mine, I got curious. Nope, no thank you from Banjo2E on mine! Nor have you even played it, but I digress

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its awesome when you dont even play what you won, makes the giver feels awesome

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Could be that he has a backlog of games and it's not high up in his current gaming plan. I know I wouldn't immediately play a game I got off here, most because of the countless games I haven't beaten yet.

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Eeyup. And anyway I ended up buying a bundle not a week later that came with a key for xotic that I had to post on the forums because lol no individual bundle key giveaways allowed.

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The way I see it, saying "Thanks" is more a courtesy than anything else. Sure, people are grateful for your generosity, but whatever they say in the way of thanking you has the exact same meaning. We are always thankful, but faking a deep, unimaginable gratitude reeks of artificial praise. Saying "Thanks" is a nice, genuine way of expressing gratitude, which is why you see so much of it. Personally I am a little annoyed by the people who pretend seeing a gift is the greatest thing that's ever happened to them, but maybe that's just me being cynical.

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I have to agree with this view, while i do make one short "Thank you", the rest of the comment is usually just random stuff about the game, a thought, or just more random shit. I dont think i could really just post a comment saying "OMG YOU MADE MY DAY I'M GOING TO LICK YOUR BOOT ALL DAY LONG!" without sounding extremely sarcastic about it (there are a few exceptions where my mood allows me to do such things, but its not common).

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I want my boot licked.

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I don't think anyone acts like that. Though if someone sees a game they really want of course they will be more excited.

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Agreed they'd be more excited. I know I am excited when I see a giveaway of dlc I want but rarely see (dlc is mainly what I want in terms of giveaways). But I do see people acting like this. I don't really find it annoying, but I can see why it'd come off as annoying.

However would like to note I don't copy pasta any of my thanks; each one is typed in, I don't always say "thanks" and I have made comments on the game. I've also said thanks for games I already own (and have really enjoyed) just because it's nice to see a great game shared :) not really sure why people find these "copy pasta'd" thanks so annoying, so I agree with Itherian here.

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I rather have a copy-pasted "Thanks" than having nothing at all. To many people enter giveaways and don't say a thing, that bothers me but oh well it's how it is and we have to live with it I guess.

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Its not that big a deal to me, I say thanks sometimes or something else, honestly depends on my mood or if I even have anything of interest to say, its fine, its rude to say nothing at all imo.

Basically if I can't think of anything its thanks or something like thanks for the chance, etc...you know? Oh well its an opinion after all.

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There are quite a few threads on this subject. You'll find both people defending Thanks (even if a simple thanks or more elaborate one) and people defending not commenting at all. This has been discussed so many times.
That thank you button is even worse...

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The thank you button... hiss

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/presses Calm down button

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I say thnx just to be appreciative, but if you want people to say something other than that at least in the Description start a conversation if you want something other than thank you.

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there are groups/people in SG which really hate it when people are too lazy to write a "thank you" comment. Actually do you have any alternative ideas about what someone should say for gifts from people they dont know?

So what disgusts you is the repetitive zillions of "thanks" But then again lots of people do the same things all the time you just don't see them all doing that "for instance you wash your face when u get up, say hi when u see someone etc.." that doesn't mean you should change standard actions/responds to certain things..

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If some hate TU , we can spam FU
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New T-shirt

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But what are you suggesting? Are you saying no one should comment on anyone's giveaway unless they got something more to say than just "Thanks!" or that only your giveaways shouldn't be commented? I mean, what is your point? Should there be a rule about it or should comments be limited to a minimum of 10 letters or... what?

It bothers me if you actually want to disallow people from thanking with only a few letters/words on giveaways. I'm pretty sure there are a plenty of people who wants to see at least something, whether it was a simple "Thanks!". I guess your best bet would be to find something good about those sole words and stop thinking them as a negative thing, or at least be neutral about it. You are only hurting yourself.

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I'd rather see the comments used for actual comments. Yes that means for many giveaways they'd not get comments but it makes it much easier to find real comments that are worth reading. The endless pages of thanks are meaningless to me and I don't post them myself or want them when I make a give away.

I wouldn't fight to get the thanks post banned but I certainly wouldn't be upset if they did ban them, I think it would make the comments more useful.

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exactly lol, why have discussions in the comments when you could use the forums.

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Would you really want people to start threads like "where did you get the key for the PAM giveaway" on the forum?

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Calling people out for invalid giveaways is now a bannable offense. Press the report button and move along.

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Damn you move faster than me :b

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ET3D and I share a mutually respectful difference of opinion on this matter. I just knew to be looking when I saw him show up in the thread is all. ;)

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So, asking anything else. Would you rather any questions or comments about a particular giveaway be posted here on the forum?

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When I got invited to this site, one of the things I got told when I joined were that I should thank the gifter for his generosity and giveaway.I would do it anyway as I always do just mentioning it since it seems you feel it's a wrong thing to do and it's something that might be banned if enough people request it.
I guess the invite only registration had a point.

Apart from that, I enjoy reading the comments to my giveaways very much. I know most of them are not just "Thank you" but even those simple "Thank you"s which you do not consider actual comments, I usually read and comment to. Stories, links and random comments are awesome too <3

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I wrote "Thanks" on it just to spite you.

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i just wrote ty :b

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From now on everyone is just going to say "Thanks" on your giveaways or nothing at all. I hope you enjoy it.

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You're saying it as if it will be a change from what happened until now.

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I have contributed in the best way I know how.

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So what, only the first some odd people should be allowed to express their thanks for somebody giving them something for free because apparently gratitude and good manners get redundant?

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Deal with it, thanks.

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The best I could really do would be some quasi-creative comment on you calling yourself a good pony, if I were to enter your giveaway and give thanks. Failing that, I'd have to perform a very deep and thorough background check, followed by "Thank you, [name] of [state] at [address!] I also enjoy [all your hobbies], [some porn from your history], and [sexual position involving your favorite food]. I will call you at [phone number] and tell your [mother/roommate/pet] all about your generosity for [game title] being given away."

But seriously, you can only say thanks so many different ways. Lighten up! People are thanking you!

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sexual position involving your favorite food

wat.

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Sounds like you've lead a very sheltered life.

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I think I'd like to keep it that way then.

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Variety is the spice of life, and flavored body cremes are the spice of sex.

Ehhh? Ehhhhhhhhhhhhh? C'maaaaaahn.

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You know I never used those...Kinda always struck me as odd, stuff like straw berries, chocolate, whip cream, etc do the trick just fine. Also find it really really weird when there is a girl with food on her at a party...like what if I go to grab a piece of sushi and I get a handful of boob by mistake? Do I apologize or just walk away like its a normal occurrence?

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Those kinda parties I'd say just ignore it and play it off legit. Shit happens, after all.

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I ate the other food, found it a bit odd to eat off a girl anyways...you know? lol

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Yeah, kinda. I wouldn't necessarily find it too terribly odd in and of itself, but I might have some lingering doubts as to how sanitary that might be.

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Yeah I mean maybe if I knew the girl personally I would feel better about the whole sanitary thing, wonder how the whole girl sushi table came to be anyways...Also wonder how much that pays...LMAO.

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I have no answer to either of those, but I'm betting it's nice work if you can get it.

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Might be hard to stay still that long but yeah I suppose its a living.

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To be fair, a lot of body cremes that fulfill that purpose are also meant to double as lubricants. I mean, if you want chocolate sauce up your woo-hoo, by all means!

Chocolate Sphincter is my new band name.

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Lmao, but chocolate is delicious :-P.

I would listen to that band...

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Great idea.
I'll try this from now on and post steam profile details in along with my thank you.
Muahahahah!

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SSSO, YOU LIKE TO PLAY CASSSTLEVANIA?

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