Hello again community!
Some of you may already know what this thread is for, so if you do please skip the introduction part, but read the rest:


Group Introduction

First of all you should know that this is not a new group, it was first created during Chrismas 2012 and since then we've had eight successful events:

The group's stats page can give you a glimpse of that success.

So it is obvious by the repetition pattern, that we operate close and during big Steam Sales. The goal of this group is to gather a certain amount of members that will create unique quality giveaways and share them with the rest. The tricky part is that ALL of those giveaways will end at exactly the same time, regardless of the time zone.

For that to work there are some rules to follow:

  • Members must comply to SteamGifts rules.
  • Every member must create at least one giveaway that fulfills as "primary" (explained below).
  • Primary giveaways must not be bundled or exploited games and should at least get 1/5 of the group size in entries. They should also have no contribution requirement.
  • Created giveaways must end at a specific time and date and for this event it is on 1st of January 2017 16:00 UTC. Giveaways should be created and valid at least 48 hours before that time.
  • There should be no giveaways for the same game (so that people can't win the same game twice, but multiple copies cause no problems).
  • All giveaways must be region free.

It's simpler than it looks, the hardest part is for me and the mods to organize and make sure people follow the rules.

For those that need more details, you should check on the group's profile here.

Also take a look at our Group Rules in Detail and our FAQ.


How to enter the group

  • You must ask for an invitation on this topic, but first read the rest of the bullets.
  • I will not reply to you in this thread nor if you are accepted or rejected. You will either get an invite, or be contacted in person by me.
  • To avoid having untrustworthy people that could ruin the event for others, there is a restriction of level 4 or higher required for me to consider your application, as well as being a member of this site for at least 3 months.
  • Even if you are eligible due to above requirements, you are not guaranteed an entry, those are just a way to avoid random invitation requests.
  • You should NOT add me on Steam to ask an invite.

What you should also know

  • If you haven't read the rules don't apply for this group.
  • Like it or not, there are already people that have had a great course through our last events that will be on priority line. People I know personally and that I trust that they will fullfil the requirements of this group will be prioritized too.
  • People that have been in past events, are not automatically reinvited upon their request.
  • The maximum member cap is 70, but this could be lowered if not enough applicants meet the group's standards.
  • The invitation process is an one man's job, so be patient... (probably no invites until tomorrow)

What's the group's timeline

(read this if you get to be a member of this group)

This time around I created Steam group calendar events (which still needs to be updated) but the general idea is as follows:

  • [Cleaning group phase] All previous members are asked to leave the group. Those who fail to do so are kicked. This is done so that only those re-interested apply here and probably get reinvited.
  • [Recruitment phase I] First there is the recruitement phase where I put up a forum topic and gather applications and send out invites. Minimum duration a week.
  • [Recruitment phase II] When we reach 65 members the last 5 will be picked from a list of 20 remaining applicants by votes of those 65 members.
  • [Reservation phase I] A giveaways topic will be created were you can only reserve one giveaway you plan to make. This phase lasts for 72 hours.
  • [Reservation phase II] You are now allowed to reserve as many giveaways as you want.
  • [Giveaways creation phase] You can start creating your giveaways ending at the specified time. This phase probably overlaps with previous two.
  • [No more giveaways phase] 48 hours before the giveaways ending time, the giveaways topic will be locked and I will check if members fullfilled the rules. If needed there will be kicks (hasn't happened so far).
  • [Happy winners phase] Giveaways have ended and most of us feel happy with their wins.

Group Site

Since we started this group I've been using Steam Groups and Spreadsheet to handle the proceedings. One of our members TheTimmaeh is kind enough to trying to take us to the next level of having a site to handle our event. We do our best to have it ready for this event but nothing is certain. If we do, some of our procedures might change but the mods and I will be around to guide you. Participating in our events is considered easy regarding the procedures on your behalf, but hopefully with the new site coming up, it will be made even easier.


Few last words

Our last event had 65 members and 1743 unique giveaways (average of 27 giveaways per member, which means also an average of 27 wins per member). Everyone who entered at least one giveaway won something. Almost everything went smoothly except the fact that a member was kicked for not complying with the rules, but as always I will do my best for things to go as best as possible.


tl;dr

This group is not for you

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I'm interested in participating

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Summer event was fun. Would love to be back again.

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I was in every event since the very first one, would love to continue this tradition! :>

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+1 for The Zelgh

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+1 of course!

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+1 for tradition

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+1

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+1 for Z

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Already in! \o/ ( oops :D )

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Tomato applying!

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Already in! \o/

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you didn't write Already in! \o/ under my comment :( now I feel sad :(

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Fixed! :P

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<3

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Yiss! (* )/

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I would like to join for the first time.

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+1
Irdra is my superstar:)

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I attended last New Years event, and I would love to join again ^__^! <3 It was suuuper fun & interesting!

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+1 for The Milly Mille

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+1 :)

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+1 mille!

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Already in! \o/

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+1

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The event sounds interesting.
I would be happy about an invite :)

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Yea I'd like to enter this time around, celebrate my 1 year on sg in two days

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happy c-day :D

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+1 and happy cake day!

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I enjoyed last time, have to play most of my wins, but have too much RL stuff to do right now.
Have a bump :)

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meh, still level 2. will check this thread again during next summer ;)

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PICK ME PUNY RABBIT

pls invite, would love to be a part of SimGive yet again ^_^

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+1 for megaG

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I'd like to submit an application if you would have me again :)

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I would like to participate =)

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I'd certainly would like to join this madness! I applied before but wasn't picked, so there's hope you'll consider me this time around.

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+1.

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I would like to join for the first time. ^^

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Thank you Trent and Tragikos!

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Thank you Zibo! ^^

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Thank you Gonah!

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Thank you Geoglitch!

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+1 soul is applying!

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Thank you Wany! ^^

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Already in! \o/

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Thank you VCross! Yes; since yesterday afternoon! :-)

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Thank you Draconis! :3

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If not leeching is allowed, I want to be in.

Jokes aside, I won almost half of my entire wins last time, so will not enter that much. And almost won every game I'd missed before, so that won't be a problem for me. Let's see how we will do this time.

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Already in! \o/

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i'd like to participate in that mad attempt to fry SG servers

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after changes cg made to the servers setup we no longer crash SG ;(

but we did in the past! :D:

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Looks interesting. Here is my cv

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+1 for var!

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I'm in for another go if the group approves! :)

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+1 for BBW

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Already in! \o/ \o/ \o/

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so are you! <3 <3 <3

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I'd like to participate so I don't have the urge to craft badges next month :o

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Sounds like one heck of an event, count me in!

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+1 for LL

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Ahhh those were a lot of fun.

If there's any place for me I'd love to try again. :)

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+1 for The Tea Man

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+1 for Space Tyrant <3

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+1 for the nice guy from Suomi! ^^

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+1 for tea

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Already in! \o/

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Well, started being active here this summer, so this would be my first SimGive. But the wallet is okay and everything else looks fine. Understood and accept the rules. It seems to be a great event and I'd really like to be a part of it!

Tl;dr
Let me in!

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Can I join?

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Oooh, happy cake day!

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Closed 6 years ago by tragikos.