What does it mean when someone says thanks for skyrim?

Because they like it. Most ppls prefer don't say thanks,instead just silence.Anyway those guys was thanked the one who's giveaway it.

Thanks

Thanks for Skyrim

People who had the bad luck that they didn't win Bad Rats

It's an "inside joke" you would get, if you had been registered 2 years ago :)

And Skyrim is the first game on the Steam Gifts Wishlist.

Thanks - an expression of gratitude
For - a preposition of the English language
Skyrim - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

No thanks necessary.

Because Skyrim is life.

It's... A bit complicated. Being a fairly new user here, I'm not sure of its origin myself.
I assume it has to do with Khalaq's first win on Steamgifts. It's also a top wishlisted game on Steamgifts.

Probably because lots of people want Skyrim, and so there are people who like to joke like they got it (or make the people who didn't get it feel bad) from the most random and simple sources, such as a key drop. From my experience, the person saying "thanks for Skyrim" didn't actually get Skyrim, they're just trying to make other people in the same chat THINK they did.

Cuz trolling. Meme/inside joke.

It was used to "thank"(in a ironic/sarcastic way) ppl for suspicious/fake giveaways, as some of these were for Skyrim.

Or to thank(in a joke way) for joke giveaways, as some of these were jokes saying it was Skyrim and was badrats, fortix or something that everyone had or didn't want. (As a reference joke to the suspicious/fake giveaways.)

Someone created a suspicious Skyrim giveaway, someone posted "Thanks for Skyrim!" and commented on steamgifts chat or private chat about that or the other way around and it all started.

thanks for bad rats

Thanks for all the fish.

.... ? No wait.. the real answer is 42.

Sorry for Fortix ;P