Solutions to invites, and other site things.

1 and 3 seems easier said than done. All you did was point out the obvious there. There has been a lot of talk about 2 though and as for 4 no one is probably going to take that seriously except for the guy who said he felt left out when he saw private giveaways end.

Problems? What problems? How can you discuss a solution for something without specifying what the issue is? It just becomes another of those threads.

1 I can't really offer anything on. Can't think of any ways to do it better that wouldn't be both needlessly complex and still, in the end, abused just as badly.

2 This has been debated to death all over the forums, and will forever to come. Some people give a lot, some people try to leech. Some broke people are broke and can't currently buy games who try their hardest to contribute in other ways. The problem with any draconian measure to fix "leeching" is that it also clamps down hard on those who simply aren't presently able to give.

3 The description field works pretty well for this, since any special rules have to be approved up front by the mods anyway. Perhaps just a "call for reroll" button for gifters as a quick way to get word to cg that a rule hasn't been followed in said giveaway. Attach a comment to it and it's a nice method of quick reporting.

4 "I don't like them unless I am in them." So is this really a site issue? Or more of an "if I can't be in them, no one should" suggestion? To answer your latter question, what if I met those friends here? Or the puzzle giveaways that have been here in the forums, those are private. Giveaways in the forum to encourage reading through it. Giveaways in chat, to give those active people a better chance. A dozen friends who all happen to be members and one extra copy of a game, here is a perfectly amicable and fair way to choose who it goes to. Need I go on?