SG Etiquette

I appreciate it when someone takes the time to write something on the giveaway. Especially if she/he responds to my description. If it is just a plane thanks well, I guess "aint nobody got time to comment" and I'm okay with that.
But if she/he doesn't comment at all, well the least you can do is thank the creator when you receive your game. Unless you are a prick and you don't have time for that either.

As for the giveaway message clutter I had suggested once, a while back, to make a different inbox for those "Giveaway Messages" and to have their own "Mark as read". And if it could be taken a step further, to separate the comment counter on our profiles with Discussions comments and Giveaway comments.

The right path is do what you want and accept the consequences. You can't guess every reaction people can have on something so you can please them.

I'm good either way when people enter my giveaways, in other words they can write thanks or not, post anything else or not (links, music, gifs, images,..) Or if I ask a question like what's your favorite National dish, they can post or not. Nothing in here that will lead to blacklisting.

However I do appreciate a simple thank you message from the winners of my giveaways. It doesn't hurt, it doesn't cost a thing, it's no rocket science and it's just common sense and good manners. I don't blacklist fast new users for this but I do try and make it clear to them. I have blacklisted users that are on SG a longer time because they really should definitely know by now that saying a simple thank you in the giveaway thread or on their Steam activity page when they activate a gift and certainly when it's about unbundled games is the proper thing to do after winning a giveaway. Some maybe don't care, some maybe think that saying thank you is beneath them or are too entitled but I do care.

If I win Bad Rats or a AAA game the very first thing that I do is write a thank you.

I'm only in a few smaller groups. One of them is the BAA group and one of the main requirements in this group is: Be polite and say thank you if you won a game.

What if winners start to say 'thanks' only to not get blacklisted, without really meaning it?

I know you should be polite and all that, but I think being polite just to be accepted in a group/community is almost like lying.

It's completely different when you're really thankful because you really wanted to play that game.

Personally, I don't really care about this. Never blacklisted anyone, probably never will.

I'm used to say " Thanks " when i want to leave somewhere ( for example : an store ) that i've bought something from there. So if i win a game and receive it for free, what should i do ? Just pressing a button ( Marked as received ) is not enough, in my book. I like to say " Thanks " to GA Creator who has sent a free game to me! :)

Really depends on what I'm doing with the GA. Sometimes I want feedback, but typically, I understand that people have a lot going on and may not comment on everything they enter.

My biggest pet peeve is a lack of thanks if they win though. I'm gonna go through my GAs at some point in the future and check these... cause... well, it's just polite :)

You're on here for just a few weeks and have already done multiple giveaways? Wow, seems to me people should just be glad you're here.

Yeah, it's really cool that all the people here are sharing their thoughts. That's important and might give ou some idea about community. They share stories, they give examples. I respect the fact that they want to tell all this things.

But I think you shouldn't take it too serious.

Just stick around forums, create and enter GAs and just find your own way. Like you said, random people have random approaches but that doesn't mean you should do as they say because they are well known on forum nor beacuse they have high levels. I have my own 'rules' about on this matter and I think that everyone should make their own.

If someone will blacklist you for this - well, that's their problem. You won't be able to satisfy everyone so it's best to do what you think is best. The only advice i Think is worth giving - always read GAs descriptions.

Hope that will somehow help you :)

Read the description in the GA's you enter. Respect the wishes of the poster. There is no universal answer.

I give games with the hope of making somebody else happy. I have zero expectations of gratitude or anything else in return. If they say thanks for entering or winning, that is appreciated. If they enter without saying thank you, no big deal. If they win and still don't say thank you, no big deal.