Greetings community,

It's been a memorable year here at SteamGifts and I felt I've helped out a bit around here. I've made a lot of friends in the process and tried to stay active in the community while moderating. Unfortunately, the activity over the last few months has truly been exhausting for just one person, and I haven't been able to keep up. A few dedicated users in the community have been promoted to (Support) to assist with tickets, but it's only helped with organizing a backlog of tickets in the hundreds.

Fortunately, those Support members will eventually be promoted to moderators on the site and we'll have a full blown staff. We hope this helps many issues plaguing the site, such as requests taking too long or suspicious activity not being dealt with in a timely manner. The FAQ has the new staff listed and this will be updated accordingly to reflect their new positions when the system is ready. As many have noticed, support already received categories to better organize tickets.

The admin is currently working on other helpful updates that will greatly aid the new team. They'll be loaded with features that will make a more robust and efficient bunch than this dinosaur. While I will be stepping down, I won't be leaving the community or abandoning the newly appointed mods when they're just starting. I'll try to remain active and share with them my experiences after moderating SteamGifts solo for a little over nine months, but I will no longer be the primary moderator.

I volunteered to assist moderating SteamGifts when Cult was still boss during the fall of 2011, but due to personal reasons, he had to drop out of the community. I loved the community and what we do around here, so I've dedicated a lot of time and effort in keeping things in order. When I could no longer remain on top of the increasing demands of the community, I decided to step down for the same reasons. It's best for the community and will give me time to start knocking out my gaming backlog. I'll finally be able to start on those purchased during last year's Summer Sales. ;)

Best regards,
loko

12 years ago*

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Totally with you, go crack some skulls.

12 years ago
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<3

12 years ago
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Sad to see you go, perfectly understandable though..

Thanks and take care!

12 years ago
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thank you for all you've done for the site so far loko, best of luck to you :)

12 years ago
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thanks a lot loko :D .. and have fun knocking out my gaming backlog ^^

12 years ago
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Well this is sad :\ Unfortunatly there will be a day when one must go. Best of luck to you, lokonopa. Visit the site once in a while, this isn't the same without you and/or the other present mods :)Thank you for your dedication!

12 years ago
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Thank you for your words and I definitely couldn't distance myself from the community! Who else will help me knock out this backlog. :3

12 years ago
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Got a backloggery, loko?

12 years ago
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Perfect time to utilize this site!

12 years ago
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Mine is horribly out of date (mostly because Steam sales have been luring me with their siren song, but I haven't been updating the list, it's depressing as-is).

Have you made it to level 11 in Oblivion yet? lol

12 years ago
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Thanks for everything you've done so far, loko. We couldn't have made it this far without ya.
I salute you! o7

12 years ago
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First Cult and now Loko. We're slowly killing off the support and replacing them with new people.

Hopefully you'll still be active on the forums. Thanks for everything you've done here Loko, we all appreciate it :)

12 years ago
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Oh, I'll most certainly still be around! Cult had to leave for completely different reasons, but soon I'll be able to involve myself more in the community.

12 years ago
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Your moderator spirit will live forever within our blue hearts. Thanks for everything, and enjoy your vidya!

12 years ago
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Thank you and good lord, dat vidya.

12 years ago
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Oh man, thanks for all the hard work around here, and have fun!

12 years ago
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You've dealt with a lot. You deserve some rest. Thanks for all the great work.

12 years ago
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Sunday, the day of rest. zzzzz

12 years ago
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I'm going to cry...

12 years ago
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Thanks for everything you've done for us!

12 years ago
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Thnx for the great support and service you have provided the community I wish you the best, and I hope you know out a good quantity of your backlog :)

12 years ago
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...;_;

But it's a well deserved rest after all you've done here. <3 Good luck with that backlog! ^^

12 years ago
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Rest? I'll probably sleep less with all the gaming possibilities. :3

<3

12 years ago
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:(

12 years ago
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:(

12 years ago
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Compared to how long you were mod here I'm fairly new and have only seen the last few months. Thanks a lot for all the time and effort you put into keeping things in order on the site, the forum or the chat. You did a brilliant job and I wish you all the best and lots of fun for your next projects like working on your games backlog!

12 years ago
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Thank you and I'm happy even those new to the community took notice!

12 years ago
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It is always hard to decide to step away from anything you have sunk a lot of time and effort into to improve, even on the internet. :)

Best of luck moving forward.

12 years ago
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It was a very difficult decision, but after many discussions with the admin and other SG staff, it's for the best. And thanks!

12 years ago
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What would you have done if we all told you "No"? :D

12 years ago
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Thank you so much Loko for all your time and effort that you put into SG. I'm glad your still hanging around, as the place wouldn't be the same without you. Enjoy your retirement playing games :-)

12 years ago
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Thank you and I could never completely remove myself from the community. :)

grazes in the backlog pasture

12 years ago
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Yes, please stay with us! that way its not a total loss.

This is a very big decision though handing over the reins, You certainly deserve a break & I trust your judgement. So I feel everything will be fine if not better for SG.

12 years ago
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It'll be sad to see you go, but I wish you the best in whatever you have planned, good luck and maybe I'll see you around here again at some point.

If you ever need someone to play with to get through your gaming backlog, feel free to ask, I'd never have a problem assisting a fellow gamer in need (or one that just wants some company :D).

12 years ago
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So many single player games, but I'll be sure to send an invite when I get to that section of my backlog.

12 years ago
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Sounds good to me :)

12 years ago
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Nuuuuuu!

12 years ago
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Thank you for everything that you have done Loko! We'll miss you!

12 years ago
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crazytalk!

12 years ago
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Loko,

I only talked to you once or twice, but you always struck me as very dedicated, fair, and competent as a mod. Thank you very much for all the effort you put into building and sustaining this place. I hope you enjoy your new-found free time! I recommend using it to remedy the very low playtime I see on Orcs Must Die and Psychonauts in your library. ;)

12 years ago
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Pyschonauts is on the very top of my list! Well, top ten of my list. All right, one of the top ten of the ten top ten lists I've created, but it's there. :3

And thank you, your words are appreciated.

12 years ago
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Was good having you~! I hope next admin will keep up your level at least. ;)

12 years ago
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Closed 12 years ago by lokonopa.