[OPEN] Trusted Loot Recruiting

Ah, no, its just a little celebrating

Thank you, I needed that.

While I mostly agree with Maya being crabby all the time, I think you missed the point they made, because it's true, which is why I reply to you now. If you can't be criticized or you are so offended you are criticized, imo you're probably understanding you are somewhat in the wrong but you are in some form of denial. You can comment if you disagree with something wherever you want in a forum, otherwise the forum has no purpose and should be completely shut down. It's the definition of the word. Even if op didn't ask for opinions, opinions can still be made, you are perfectly fine to disagree with them.

Next, to elaborate a little bit on what I mean on you missing the point, it makes no sense to me how is it not against the rules to make groups that require giving, as there are many problems with them. Who holds the owner(not necessarily op in this case) accountable to maintain their standing in these groups? Can we kick the owner of the group and it's moderators if they don't meet their quota for the month? Requiring users to give in order to receive, isn't that trading? Asking users to be part of other elite cults to prove their status isn't that pyramid scheme behavior? Of course it is, which is what this entire thing is.

Do you not see how they could exploit people for their own gain? I could make a group right now, invite some friends and a bunch of randoms, require a ratio for the randoms, but not require it for my friends. What prevents me from saying "oh well x made x many giveaways before you entered, so they don't have to get their ratio checked for like 2 years, that was before we changed the rule for each month. Who's gonna check me? CG doesn't manage group owners and their ratios to ensure their group standards are fair across the board. Valve more than obviously wouldn't even care lmao.

"Not everyone has enough money to throw around, some people want to give but also have a guarantee to receive" 

So I guess what I'm saying is, wouldn't it be more appropriate to call it tradegames instead of steamgifts, since with every moment we are approaching that more and more? For someone who doesn't have money to throw around, they sure can maintain eligible membership in x many groups and make giveaways in all of them. So that's a lie. The reality is more around them not being able to trade these games on a trade website because the ones they give have a lower value than what they want to get. Instead they use these groups.

It's shitty and a lot of new users fall for this scam unfortunately, by the time they realize they're either too deep into a pyramid scheme of attempting to recruit members, making their own group, etc. to try and get more and more. It never really works out, hence why steam gifts imo looked better when it was about giving what you can when you can without expecting something in return. When you wanted something in return you went to steamtrades and made a deal there.

Lastly, I thought you were nicer, I didn't expect this monkey display from you(aka you surely could've formatted your insults more civilized, even maya's worst replies aren't as bad as yours is here) and having to show others you put tags on your bl's is cringe. What is this high school? You're probably in your 30's. You gonna question someone else then tell me you adding those tags is normal behavior? Who needs their therapist now, and likely some meds? Both of us.