Can we stop this please?

I've seen a growing trend of this now. Both in the forum and in giveaways.

I'm talking about smarmy comments like "I hope the winner plays it", or forum posts crying because a winner hasn't fired up the game yet and it's been a whole four weeks.

I don't really see the point of this kind of comment. If a person activates the game, then they are going to play it. Why is it anything at all to do with you when they play it, or how they prioritise their spare time? It isn't your business at all.

From my perspective, I'm at work half the week for starters. Then I have gym and dog walking. I get less gaming time than some, but more than others (e.g. parents). Point is, some of us have more time than others to actually play games, but we probably all share an equal amount of love for gaming.

Another thing to consider is that some of us are completionists. There's a reason why the games that I really enjoy have between 50-120 hours invested in them. It takes me weeks to get through a game a like. As a result of this dedication (and the dreaded steam sales), I naturally have a backlog of games that will take me a long, long time to get through. I don't believe in just firing up a game for 5 minutes and dismissing it, I give each one a fair trial; it's thanks to that mentality that games like "the binding of isaac" end up being in my favorites list, whereas they'd otherwise end up being uninstalled.

I really don't see why it matters when people play a game they have won. I find it especially rude if they (like me) are contributors! Come the day I win a game, I will play it, but please don't tell me when I should play it. And if you don't like that, then don't give game away.