I will never ever make a giveaway that was from me!

Spanks

While I agree whole-heartedly with your sentiment, you can't impose rules on public giveaways unless you ask a mod :/

Maybe they will tell you thanks when you give them the game?

I know in a giveaway I won the person said they'd add the winner to steam, so when they added me I gave them a personal thanks.

I...what?

It only ended recently, and while I agree with Delorian on the rules as well, you didn't specifically say when said winner would have to say thanks and what for... Technically in the USA thursday is thanksgiving so he may just be waiting for some cranberry sauce ;)

Thanks for your giveaways. All support is appreciated, even if I don't say it every single time.

pub giveaway, now go deliver

in such case ask for a re-roll. Simple. Elegant. Effective.

You could always refuse to give the gift. But you will have a non-receive gift though

I believe the polite thing to do is to thank the person that created a giveaway. Honestly though, I don't think everyone should be held to my standards of politeness. It's win/win for everyone involved. You're getting compensated in the form of contributor points, and the other person gets a game.

Welcome to Steamgifts...

when you say thank you - the less chance of winning! most of which I did a giveaway, the winner did not say thank you. and I started to win only when stopped to thank. I know that it is not related, but the statistics)
my advice. just spit on it and give game to winner.

hey. how about I say thanks?

I guess you are the childish guy here, not the ones who didnt say "thanks" on your giveaway. Yesterday, me and 3 more guys warned you about your nonsense rules, and you chose to stick with it.

One advice: Just grow up a little bit, and honor you giveaway.. it will be better for you!

Domo Arigato, Mrs. Mu6o.

Are you seeking attention?

I comment on 90-95% of the giveaways I enter.

If I had decided to enter that giveaway and seen that "rule" (you can't place rules on public giveaways, and you have to get prior approval for rules on private or group giveaways) I would have specifically NOT commented to make a point. Perhaps YOU think YOU're part of the "cool kids" who can make up their own rules and ignore the ones created by SteamGifts?

Please don't associate douches who don't say thanks with the likes of The Cool Kids.

...that is also why I don't give away to public. Majority are leeching butt faces.

When I create giveaways I honestly find the thank yous annoying. It's not polite to leave a comment that says "ty" and just clutters up the page making any useful/relevant comments hard to read. I think it's reasonable to expect a thank you after a gift is delivered but beforehand it's just annoying.

Nah, I gifted the game and because of this I will never ever make a giveaway.

don't tell me you really LIKE the whole stupid "THX" spam...

meh not really missing out much seeing that like 5 of your giveaways are things you got free or are really cheap (the ship, dota2, nuclear dawn)

Also no rules on public giveaways

Lmao this pointless thread is still alive... dude your ego is bigger, than your contributor value.
You won't win shit with your stubborn behavior. There are no such special rules on PUBLIC giveaways.
Now be a good guy and deliver before you wreck your "good" reputation entirely.

Well you never know.. the winner may thank you after you add him and gift him... you dont have to act so quick about it.. for me i only say thanks to private/group giveaways and for public it depends.. and if i won any public giveaway i always say thanks to the gifter.. even if he emailed me the key/gift i reply back with an email saying thanks.. so thats how it goes on.. or i tell you good thing to do.. keep doing puzzle or private giveaways at forums and do all the rules that you would like to do.

Drama Queen.

Do you really want a generic thank you on your giveaway? I for one would rather read something more amusing than 100 "omg tahnk yous for di awesomer giveaway!11111!!!"