Blacklisting bots/leechers? [GA]

"No, but I will start doing that" - sounds like threat as I want to blacklist you right now xD

I don't blacklist leechers nor botters. Even if I don't like them there's just too many and BL is limited just to 1000 spots. Also As much as I don't like them they are not breakig the rules. I'm keeping my BL reserved to rule-breakers or ppl who are plain-offensive in the community, for example on forums.

Oh nooo poor bots, they will cannot enter you 15cents game giveaways anymore....

Generally the only time I throw people on the blacklist is if they are rude in the forums, don't pay attention to the description, or leave ref links. Ref links make me a grumpy man

I've never used a bot. For anything. Nor have I bothered to blacklist anyone for using a bot. I have neither the time nor the energy to waste on that.

Voted "No".

99.5% of my -actually short- blacklist is consisted of those who break rules. The rest 0.05% is those who are being constantly and provocatively arrogant, rude or disrespectful. :p

I don't see the point. I always add a level requirement to my GAs which automatically filters them out, simples!

Here's what I do: I usually ask people to refrain from adding comments that consist of no more than "thanks" or similar, telling them in advance that I'll blacklist for that. Personally, I find those comments boring, spamful and in most cases not even genuine. Instead I tendto give them a task, like providing some fact about their country, add a joke .. something like that. That way, it's very pretty easy to see who's read the description and who hasn't. Personally I don't care about leechers so much, some people just can't give away as much as others, some don't have anything to give away at all. I don't have a big problem with that, as the odds of getting stuff are quite small anyway.
What I really do find interesting though, that the ones who, despite my description, add some bot-style "tnx" aren't always people who never gave back anything to the community, there are just as many high level folks who gave and received a lot of stuff ... so contrary to previous statemants in this thread, I suspect, that even people with level 3+ profiles, tend to use auto-entries to increase their chances. I find that way more disturbing than a few leechers.

My giveaway ratio to my win ratio isnt impressive either but i do have blacklisted a few people wich havent activated all their wins and re given all of them away to gain cv :( [3-4 people thusfar] but number keeps growing it seems alrdy found another [lvl 2] today ><

anyways here is something for those hardcore gamers out there ;p http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/3Y9dy/velocibox

I blacklist only those who violate the rules of steamgifts (double accounts, not activating games, fake giveaways, etc), and, rarely, those who blacklist me. I don't really care about people not giving away anything - I can use level restricted giveaways. I don't really care about bots - because I have no way to be sure, and witch hunt is not a good thing to do. And, I don't like people who does not read description of the giveaway, but I believe it's not a reason to blacklist.