First off, thanks to the users that helped with testing the past week. I think we worked out all the issues, and we're ready to move things forward. Although we still have a number of features on the to-do list, it'll be great to get a few more users involved.

At the moment, we're invite only, and invites have been sent out to all the generous users who have previously sponsored a game at SteamGameSales. As well, to say thanks to the active community over there, invites have also been sent to the top one hundred commenters.

SteamGifts.com gives users the opportunity to win free Steam games, while at the same time, giving them the ability to both create and manage giveaways of their own. Currently, giveaways can be created for the entire community, or they can be invite only. These private giveaways are hidden from viewers, allowing you to personally invite only your friends, Steam group, or members of your website. Winners are selected at random by SteamGifts.com the moment a giveaway closes, ensuring all entries have an equal chance of winning. A simple feedback system is also in place, where giveaway winners can check a box when their gift has been received via e-mail.

If you have any questions, or suggestions for the site, please let us know. Thanks!

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uhm,perhaps,do you want to translate the site in various languages ? i'm in for Italian language,of course :)

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It might be a little tricky since everything is user generated content. If there's enough interest though, I'll see what's available, check the Google API, etc.

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thanks for the reply ! ;) i will be happy to help ya !

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Sooo... what about the translations? i could to german! (i speak french too but i'm not too good so a native speaker should do that)

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Hmm, so does this mean the SGS site will remove the giveaway's section for Steam gifts? or will they become separate?

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the old giveaway section of that site will be shut down... THIS site will be for managing giveaways

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ahh I see ok, thx dude :D

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Yep, he's right, we'll be running the giveaways over here.

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CG you have done a very well job :D , for me you should get a online achievement :D. This site will be a great success.

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Really cool giveaways site, this is amazing. :D

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Just got my Giveaway up, Love the new site and showing some love.

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Turned out great! Let's get and keep the gifting community alive :-)

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Awesome site cg. Thanks for the invite :).

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Got to say, great site Looks good, nice layout and easy to use. Ill defiantly give some stuff away here when i get the chance.

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make em private and send me an invite ;)

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Nice job cg =D
That's exactly what i was looking for, with my messed up Giveaway thread on SGS XD

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Awesome! And before the inevitable summer sale I might say...

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Indeed.

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i love this site ^_^
i got one suggestion: marking the giveaways you have already entered -> for example: on the list of giveaways some little red text which says 'You entered this contest.' or something like that ;)
keep going!
btw the design of the site is flawlessly perfect

second suggestion: categories for forums just like on steamgamesales. ;)

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Good point, the giveaways on the homepage could use a little icon or color change to signify they've been entered, without having to open them up. I'll see what I can do.

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Only 10 comments per page this time but unlimited replies? Seems good to me, much easier to keep things organized.

As an addition, what about a search function for the Forum? Maybe for the giveaway comments as well. Its great to find things you read once and cant find anymore :D

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thanks cg :D

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CG you`re the best.

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Love the site so far. Things seem to flow a lot better than they did previously. Thanks for the invite cg :)

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So anyways, do I have to have the game immediately before proposing the gifting? I don't really know how to work around the Steam gifting system. I guess I would deal with that as soon as the winner's e-mail address appears.

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It's up to you. You could either purchase the gift after the giveaway ends, or buy it ahead of time, and gift it to a temporary e-mail address. If you go the second route, it'll show up in the Steam interface under Games/Manage Gifts and Guest Passes, with the status Sent. Then you can simply select it, hit Resend, and enter a new e-mail address.

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A guide to gifting page may be useful, with screenshots to illustrate.

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I'm super glad I found this site. Thanks for the invite :D

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Really cool, thanks to cg for this site. Now I see more giveaways :D

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I'm wondering what if clicking on the image of the game on the main screen (which lists the different giveaways) took you to the game's steam page as opposed to taking you to the comments section.

It made sense to go to the comments before 'entries' and 'comments' became clickable, but since then I always use those links instead. Today I instinctively clicked the picture to try and find out more information about the game, before diving into the comments.

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Well, there is a link to the steam page on each giveaway's page, right under the entry button and next to the price.

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-removed- nevermind

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Okay so I have an idea that's not very well thought out of. Obviously there's gonna be those types of people who enter all the contests where the more conservative members only enter for the games they would like. My idea is membership privilege where new members can only enter 1 or 2 contests and overtime they either gain more entry privileges and rise through the ranks (Not sure what ranks should be aside veteran members). I haven't thought about prevention against multiple steam account users though so this idea's still in the works and seeing how the site is new, everyone would be affected by the limitations.

Thanks for hearing me out

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Or, here's another idea. If you win a giveaway, you can't win another giveaway within a set time limit, or just make the ranking system like rhon suggested.

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We could still use my "I do not want to enter this Giveaway"-Button :D

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That would only apply to those with self-control, unlike some who spontaneously enter all contests.
EDIT: lol just read the $30 minimum requirement for new accounts. That's handy.

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I love this idea, I'm always entering contests since I don't have a lot of money for games. This is just awesome!

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Thank you, even though I gave away 5 eets codes and didn't get a invite from steamgamesales.

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Thanks for creating this site CG.

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Thanks to the developers for this wonderful site!

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Closed 12 years ago by cg.