Have you unfairly blacklisted someone already?
Is... is this for real?
Are there people genuinely this passive-agressive that SteamGifts is nothing more than a 'Damned if you do, Damned if you don't' ground for blacklisting?
I think if people want to share their games, they really should only blacklist if the other person is truly deplorable by SG standards via deceit in giving/getting games. No avatar bullshit, no 'don't do this behaviour but don't do THAT behaviour that opposes the first one' bullshit. No petty reasoning for this and that. The ONLY reason I can see for blacklisting an account is if it's at Lvl0, as it's generally your typical bot.
I'm nice enough to people that giveaway, I'm nice enough to people that -recieve- my giveaways, and I'm not a complete fucking moron - I know how to behave in something as serious as these transactions. If you're expecting the world to mold to your standards, I'm pretty sure 4chan can warm a seat for you. Otherwise, spare me your high-and-mighty attitude.
These are my terms. I do not care to play by anyone else's.
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it's actually not for real, i think it was very explicit that this is a troll thread but at the other hand it is indeed true that someone can blacklist you for the reasons on OP and that's mostly why i did this thread, to warn that some people can abuse it as they wish and to not care about it because after all it could be just a troll abusing the blacklist and the internet is full of those trolls :P
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Yeah, that's what got my goat. Troll thread or not, the sad part is there are ounces of truth among the lies.
I'll never understand why people are so desperate for a hugbox or are so easily willing to conform to elitism just to get their way.
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I don't like how you think. Blacklisted.
Kidding of course. :D
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As much as I agree that some people abuse this feature, I still think that they are in their right, if they don't want some people to win their games, no matter how stupid the reason may be
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It's really more of a privilege than it is a right, to be honest.
In the end, it's a placebo to prevent the person from seeing someone they don't like for whatever ass-backwards reason.
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You're right, it's actually more a privilege than a right.
But I don't get the second part of your comment, blacklisting doesn't prevent you from seeing someone in the discussions. When I blacklist someone, it's generally for breaking a rule, but if I see that person later in a discussion, I will still treat them like anyone else.
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I meant more along the lines of giveaways. Must've worded poorly, my mistake.
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Ho, ok, But you must surely understand that some people do not want people who regift the games they win, or things like that, to win the games they give away
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That's befitting of the 'deplorable' behaviour in my initial post, actually! Along with... well, bots (although they generally -don't- have an account here) and deceitful people ("Oh, I won but I TOTALLY didn't get it the first time. Can you send it again?")
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Blacklisting : Lecchers and people who blacklist others for comments they dont like
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Dont move, don't whisper, don't even breathe - or you might get blacklisted.
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Blacklisted for creating this discussion in Off-Topic, when it obviously should be in Group Recruitment.
Double Blacklisted for not including a hidden giveaway in the discussion.
Triple Blacklisted for creating a discussion about Blacklisting.
Blacklisted Blacklisted Blacklisted!
Drink, Drank, Drunk.
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Avoid the forum like the plague.
Most of the forum hermits blacklist you just cause you posted and harmed their fragile feelings.
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If someone will blacklist you only because something you said at the forum, they have the right to do it, but I disagree in the point where you have to refrain yourself just to avoid being blacklisted. I am not talking about being a dick and say shit to others just to try to hurt them. I talk about when someone is discussing something in X thread and Y people disagree with Z argument. I see that a lot of people agree with everything just to avoid being blacklisted. But, hey everyone is free to do whatever they want.
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Just saw this post for the first time. I blacklisted you for it.
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- Y u necro? IiviI
- It's an obvious troll thread.
- The GA creator can't choose the winners; commenting or not has no influence on winning.
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Thanks. Btw what´s a necro? There´s so many slang terms I don´t understand sometimes.
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if you add someone to your black list, it should automatically add you to their black list.. Whether you remove them or not should be a moot point as you should stay on their's.
It's kind of odd someone can black list you and exclude you from things they are offering, while still taking full advantage of everything you're offering.
With that said, I understand the need for black list, it's good for those times when people are clearly deserving of being blacklisted, but some people are just a little too free with it. I only black list scammers, spammers, trolls or people who fail to actually mark feedback after 7 days.
I certainly don't understand blacklisting someone for giving away a bundled game,,, while a game which is free I can see being worthy of a black list since they are trying to game the system..
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They don´t have any sympathy for those who give Indie Gala free games. Atm Gold Rush! Classic is the title that some users posted and they´re getting roasted.
Steam Gifts Guideline state: Beta keys, guest passes, coupons, and free games should not be given away. "Should not" isn´t mandatory at all, Imo It leaves the option to do It. Also I don´t see the "penalty" for doing It on the same guideline.
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if you give away free games, i'm pretty sure Steamgifts will issue you a ban.. I'm not sure how long the ban is for.. think it's like 7 days or something..
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tl;dr: Don't use the site.
EDIT: Oh god. I'm taking part in necro'ing a thread. Well - at least the topic is still up-to-date.
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Ways to not get blacklisted: don't use the forums, don't comment on ANYTHING, don't enter giveaways, don't make giveaways, don't have an opinion, and last, but not least, don't use the site at all. The latter is the best way to avoid getting blacklisted. No matter what you do, or what you say, there will always be the chance that someone will find a reason to blacklist you.
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"Many users will dislike your avatar, it doens't matter which one you use, someone will see racism, sexism or anything else on your avatar that makes him disapprove and blacklist you!"
Haha, I can't believe people actually blacklist each other for avatars :D
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Seems legit, I mean, only one sick basterd would do that, right?
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Don't write your opinions to anything. For example, if somebody asks about favorite colors, don't write anything there. If you write that you like, for example, white color, you will be blacklisted by people who like black color.
Never write that you are lucky with GAs or you won a good game. In both cases you will be blacklisted by BL nazis.
Don't make any puzzles or quizes in the forum. If you do, you will be blacklisted by people who don't like puzzles or are not clever enough to solve it.
Don't try to win any GA. Winning a GA is often a reason for blacklisting by the GA creator.
Think very carefully before you thank for a winning GA. If you write nothing, you will be blacklisted, if you write "Thank you very much", you will be blacklisted because of the missing dot, if you write "Thank you very much.", you will be blacklisted anyway, because your words was not original enough. However if you write something original, you will be blacklisted anyway, because it can be annoying or boring anyway.
Never go out of your computer. If you won a GA and don't activate in 5 minutes, you will be blacklisted for being too slow.
Never make giveaways of old, cheap, non AAA or just boring games. It can be very annoying for some members here and you will be blacklisted.
Never use the bugs / suggestions topic because if someone doesn't like or it will be pointless for them, you will be blacklisted.
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Ironically, you forgot to mention ratio.
Go figure.
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I got blacklisted after creating region restricted Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Multiplayer Starter Pack giveaway ¯_(ツ)_/¯
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Or just do whatever you want and let the haters hate.
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I'm only blacklisting idiots (the "threads"-point (but mostly only people who give me a bad feedback without ever talking to me about it)
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How to not get blacklisted: don't be noticed in SG
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Intro
Today i noticed that "x" person blacklisted me, i never saw that user before and never spoke to him either but i got blacklisted anyway so i'm gonna now explain you how to avoid being blacklisted, please notice that it's not easy and if you want to use SG as you usually do this is not a good guide for you (and you will eventually get blacklisted).
In this guide i will be the most neutral has possible, keeping the point-of-view from a giveaway creator and the user that only joins giveaways.
thank you
Did you ever joined a giveaway and forgot to say "thank you"? yeah? well, you are most probably blacklisted by someone sir!
This is the most common reason to blacklist someone, it doens't matter if the giveaway was about a shitty bundle game, they will blacklist you anyway!
"I just have to say "thank you" on each giveaway and i will avoid getting blacklisted, GOT IT!" - WRONG! You will get blacklisted by saying "thank you" anyway, the only way possible to totally avoid it is to say "thank you" + adds, maybe a smile, maybe a cat gif, maybe even both!
"thank you plus adds, GOT IT!" - God Dammit! STFU! You will get blacklisted if you use the same gif or smile at least twice, without saying that you will also get blacklisted if someone dislikes the gif or the smile (that's why i don't use le lenny face anymore).
The point is you MUST say "thank you" in a unique way and put more effort in the comment then in the actual giveaway eveytime with no exceptions otherwise you will be blacklisted, you must also check everyone else's comments to be sure that no one has the same gif as you and avoid more then one person being blacklisted.
Giveaway OP
There are haters everywhere! If you create a giveaway of a bundle game you may be blacklisted, bundle games are usually indie, indie games are supported by the community, the community ALWAYS has someone against what most people support, someone against the community will blacklist you! This is very rare but can happen to everyone.
"That kinda sucks, but i guess i can giveaway some AAA titles sometimes" - NOPE! All AAA games have haters as well, no game is perfect and you will get blacklisted eventually.
"So i can't giveaway? how am i supposed to level up?" - No giveaways = no haters, you might just want to get a group of friends, create a private giveaway and share the link with them, DO NOT USE REAL FRIENDS some people are jealous and will blacklist you, just gather some truthworthy and nice people from SG forum and try to convince them to do it, NOT WITH PRIVATE GROUPS if someone looks into your profile they will think that you are using fake giveaways to level up and blacklist + report you, also don't create puzzle giveaways, there's always "that guy" asking for hints and crying about it because never solved a puzzle before, if you don't answer he will blacklist you, if you answer someone else will blacklist you, if you avoid giving direct answers he will not understand and add you, begg for mercy, you will eventually give him some very good hints but he still can't solve so he will blacklist you...
The point is being generous will blacklist you and karma is a B word so don't create giveaways to not be blacklisted.
I'm new here :D
If you are new here avoid being noticed, no one likes new people because they never understand the rules and they will eventually fall.
The Point is go read the FAQ or check the forum often but DO NOT leave any comments, sometimes people are bored and check your profile, they will blacklist you because you are new, you never created a giveaway or just because they are not in the mood.
[Thread] I just won a giveaway! :D
clicky will blacklist you.
The point is STFU about it and you will not be blacklisted.
Threads in general...
Threads usually stand to discuss a topic, warn about something or ask people about something, in Discussion Topics there's ALWAYS people that agree and people that don't agree, if you are OP someone that don't agree will blacklist you while someone that agrees might whitelist you BUT if you are not OP just stay away from there, most damage will be done to the people that participate in the thread.
In a Warning Topic if you are OP there's always someone that will find your warning pointless and blacklist you but if you are not OP and you want to leave a comment saying "thank you for the news" try to be as neutral as possible otherwise someone will blacklist you.
In a Question Topic if you are OP play dumb and stay neutral, once you get a answer close the topic that way people will not be able to find you anymore and forget about it, but if you are not OP leave a simple answer going directly to the point, if someone reply you starting a new discussion you failed on going directly to the point, someone will disagree and blacklist you.
The point is don't create threads and don't comment on any thread, you must be a robot with no opinion or feelings.
Trades
SteamGifts have trades section (RIP steamtrades) and since the domain is now the same a lot of new people are coming from there but you will ALWAYS get haters from trading and they will blacklist you.
The point is No Trades = No Haters, not the first time someone get -rep'd because of hate, i would not be surprised to see someone get blacklisted from hate.
Profile Picture
Many users will dislike your avatar, it doens't matter which one you use, someone will see racism, sexism or anything else on your avatar that makes him disapprove and blacklist you!
"I will use none then..." - Using the base "?" steam profile picture will get you blacklisted because it seems like you are a alt-account.
The point is try to use a profile picture from a game that many people like or from a game that only a few people know about to avoid being blacklisted.
The point of this thread is...
You will get blacklisted eventually.
The point of the point of this thread is i'm pretty sure someone blacklisted you already, if no one blacklisted until now you might destroy the world someday and haters will try stop you.
Solution to create a thread without being blacklisted by haters
The only way is to create a....
TOTALLY OBVIOUS CAPS ON GIVEAWAY
but it must be on the top of your thread because some people can't really see the obvious...
Solution to avoid random blacklists
I'm not sure if this happens but if "x" person can join giveaways from a person that he blacklisted this would make the "list" system kinda unfair, after all if you blacklist someone that means that you don't want to join their giveaways as well.
Thank you!
Thanks to "x" user i made this thread, you all should be pleased for his help!
Feel free to leave any suggestion about how people can blacklist you for no reason
btw me typing this...
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