Would you like to help me taking my grade writing down a game you would like to receive if you are picked?
Seeing the huge amount of entries I have made a very crude script to collect all the usernames of commenters and make them unique (so only 1 entry is taken) and uploaded in Google Collab available to run for everyone here. The idea is to help to just copy and paste the list into wheel of fortune or similar sites.
It is by no means perfect but I thought it might help you a bit :)
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Thank you so much, buddy! I tried it modifying the URL (since I changed the name of the title) but I feel like it doesn't catch "every" name..is it possible? I say this cause I manually scanned them and they are a bit less
EDIT: Actually it took all the entires, sorry :D
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To make the rules clear for everybody, I would also like to specify how the winner will be picked. For this purpose, I thought that the well-known online spinning wheel could be a good solution. However, I started to question myself about how YOU guys could be sure that the extraction is completely random and performed only once by me. At the current state, I am not still able to give you a valid answer to this problem. That's why I overcome the problem by asking you to suggest me how should I deal with it. I am open to pretty much everything, including providing the complete list to a third party and pick the winner.
Please, let me know what you think about it.
Imo don't sweat it. It's your topic, your rules, so just ignore those who won't trust your sincerity. Just make sure there are no entries from bots/alts.
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¯_(ツ)_/¯
All I can come up with at the moment is checking Steam profiles. Not always, but usually bots/alts don't have many games, while most of them are f2p ones. Blank profiles, no badges, etc etc. Usually there is simply a gut feeling something's wrong with account.
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Good luck at your graduation!! Wish you a happy life...
I'd love me some elder ring :d
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Congratulations on coming this far, and good luck with everything.
I'll pick Baldur's Gate 3.
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Congrats on your journey, that's a fun way extra way to keep yourself accountable as well I suppose, but also get some extra encouragement. Good luck going forward!
My choice would be Persona 5 Royal.
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First things first, great job with the thesis and good luck with finalizing it!
To address your concerns about the giveaway, you could (for $1) run it here: https://giveaways.random.org/
As for the pick, I'll choose Patrick's Parabox
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Oh, I like that idea! I forgot that was a thing on random.org.
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RE: Important notes 2
If you use the spinning wheel method to choose, you could use a screen recorder and then upload the video of the pick so people can see how it was done.
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That's my first pick, I thought to record the spin and post it somewhere...even if I am used to such things, I can learn :) On the other side, since you did not enter the GA, an idea could be to have some of the SG stuff to validate my spin, maybe in screen sharing. What do you think about that? Would you kindly be open to that idea?
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Actually, I did enter. It was just on an old post - https://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/ZOsvt/help-me-to-graduate-gathe-journey-is-ended-read-important-notes-please-again/search?page=15#SeSZ43A
I posted a few times. Sorry if that made things confusing!
I think the screen recording will be better as a kind of proof if you can do that. Everyone can see the draw.
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What a journey :)
Congratz and have fun until graduation!
I pick "HITMAN World of Assassination" 🤞 (a.k.a. ex Hitman 3)
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I only recently came across this thread. My pick is No Man's Sky
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I thought I spoke with you before but I could not find my comment. I may had browsed the thread 2 years ago and read the comments instead. XD
Grats on Graduating. Its a great achievement obtaining the Masters no matter how long you took. I wish you all the best for your future employment too. :D
My pick would be Read Dead Redemption 2.
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Congratulations on your journey and wish you well on your future endeavours. If lucky, would like Forza Horizon 5 - Premium Edition
Thanks again!
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I wish you the best of luck. I'm sure you'll pass this long and thorny path.
My choice is God of War.
Thank you for the chance.
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Hi people,
I've never been too active in forums here on Steamgifts nor for creating giveaways. My comments are mostly related to thanking people who made GA's I won. You can check my stats by yourself finding the giveaways I entered, the ones I have won, the ones I sent, comments, and so on. I know many people judge a person from his stats and I don't complain about it. Feel free to blacklist me if you are able to rate a person from his profile. I'm not here to gain your favors.
Coming to us...
I want your "help" by writing down a game you would like to receive if you will be eventually picked at the end of... my degree.
I have collected 15 out of 120 ECTs so far, and I'm planning to select the winner the day after my graduation (unfortunately unknown).
The rules are simple:
Updates
15/09/2020: The thread has been created (15/120 ECTs)
15/01/2021: +6 ECTs (21/120 ECTs)
18/01/2021: +6 ECTs (27/120 ECTs)
10/02/2021: +3 ECTs (30/120 ECTs)
14/06/2021: +6 ECTs (36/120 ECTs)
15/06/2021: +9 ECTs (45/120 ECTs)
29/06/2021: +9 ECTs (54/120 ECTs)
11/11/2021: +6 ECTs from internship (60/120 ECTs)
17/01/2022: +6 ECTs (66/120 ECTs)
24/05/2022: +9 ECTs (75/120 ECTs, this was a tough one)
21/06/2022: +6 ECTs (81/120 ECTs)
16/09/2022: +6 ECTs (87/120 ECTs)
15/02/2023: +9 ECTs (96/120 ECTs, the hardest one)
xx/04/2023: Everything is completed...
Important notes!
Since the studies are going quite well, I would like to add some new notes to this thread. In particular, I would inform you that the exams account for a total of 90 ECTs out of 120. The remaining 30 are split between an internship (6 ECTs) and the thesis (24 ECTs). At the end of the 90 ECTs linked to the exams, I will be able to anticipate if multiple winners will be picked (it will depend on my estimated graduation mark).
Important notes! #2
Considering some of the comments about the "picking method" I finally decided to collect all the information by myself and try to contact one of the admins of Steamgifts to let him/her run the wheel.
Last Important notes
Dear guys...my journey has come to an end...I finally did it. Now that everything is completed, I can officially say that I received the honors from the commission for my grades and the thesis. I want to thank my parents, my brothers, and my girlfriend, who helped me to stay focused and supported me through the whole academic path.
Since now, 18 May 2023, I close the entries for this event, which lasted for more than 2 years...I really want to thank everyone of you guys, for the support and for the kind words spread during my master's degree. They really helped me to achieve my results. Without being emotional, let's shift to the spicy part:
FINALLY, THE WINNER IS...
slurredprey
The selection has been made through the well-known "Wheel of Fortune", under the supervision of a SteamGifts moderator, which kindly helped me in setting everything up for a correct draw. Above you can see the video of the selection
Frequently Asked Questions
1) Is this giveaway related to your thesis? (thank you Filipi for first asking)
2) Why are you doing this? (thank you PeterShepard for first asking)
3) What kind of help do you need? (thank you Bo0Mz for first asking)
4) What are your plans? What are you majoring in? (thank Neomixer for first asking)
5) When's your graduation? (thank you Filipi again for first asking)
6) What does ECT stand for? (thank you PossiblePsycho for first asking)
7) How is going your journey?
8) Can I wait for a closer day to choose my pick?
9) Do you plan on going for a doctorate? (thank you RaisinCookiesAreGood for first asking)
P.s: I thank everyone who helps me in formatting text or makes this thread cuter. Every suggestion is welcome.
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