[SUGGESTION] Having playtime to enter

Playtime offline isn't recorded by Steam, so I'm against this proposal as I don't think it should be a requirement that people be connected to the internet whilst playing.

See in my case Osmos and World of Goo. Steam says I've barely played them, reality would put me well over 10 hours for both.

i don't like this idea. if i play one game for hours, that does not mean, i'll play another game for hours. so that won't stop me from ignoring my gift.
a better idea would be to make the user play his new gift for at least 10 hours before getting another gift..:) well.. yes, everything is exploitable...:)
and there should be a legit way to baypass that restriction by giving away something else in exchange
and that exchange gift should not be some exploited game, like HIB, DM MP, Eets, Dirt3, ..., or some cheap/free DLC

Suggestion make all your suggestions in one thread and dont spam the forums with suggestion threads.

I disagree, the serious gamers I know all have a backlog of games they need to get around to, myself included. Just because a new game isn't played much or even at all within the first week or even month, doesn't mean it isn't going to be enjoyed.

If you really want to know someone will use your gift, then you should give it to someone that really wants it. By putting it on steamgifts as a public giveaway, you run the risk that the person who wins won't appreciate the gift as much as you want them to. Example, I entered a bunch of frozenbyte bundles just because I thought splot looked cute. Since splot isn't even out yet, it looks like I haven't touched the bundle (well I did play trine, it's pretty fun). But if the giver wanted me to play every game in the bundle the week I won it, well, they're out of luck.