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I think you'll see me in most of those giveaway hijacking the first comments.

It bugs me that people are idiots who don't know how the site works and I have an urge to express it explicitly.

It's worse than people posting images in the jokes section.

I think that there's a difference between kindly asking a bewcomer ir he's dure of how the aire works anda insulting them anda calling the giveaway fake

I Trust you 100% , jessiKa:)

Great Moyako agrees

Giveaway: BLack Ops 2
OP: no comments, no descriptions, private profile
People: cant see if its a key or tradeable gift= instant report and/or go spam forums

didn't wbarton said something about not reporting giveaways just because the creator is new and to show proof

http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/kPqme/grand-theft-auto-complete-pack
Wanna follow this one? new account, not active user, doesnt own the game giving away 3 copies of a valuable pack, ended just an hour ago...

My take on this goes one step farther. Points are plentiful enough that most can afford to enter giveaways, even if they think they might be fake (unless entering every giveaways mindlessly). Everyone can feel free to use their points on dubious giveaways or be more prudent with them. Whatever the case, they'll still be at 300 come next day.

No reason to fuss about it. Just report the gifters if they haven't delivered after 7 days and move on.

Iggy Bin & resolved ♥

well it might be useful for some people who doesnt checks profiles on unusual giveways or stuff.. i personnally usually don't comment nor enter in these giveaways

Maybe the creators of these fake giveaways are just creating them to get users to post "fake" and get them suspended from this site. The mods are playing right into their trap :O

People like to comment, I guess they believe commenting 'Fake' and breaking the rules is more fun. People link them in the chat room too, even though it is pretty obvious what kind of supposed giveaway it is. The points will be given back eventually, so there's no real reason to cause a commotion. Just carry on with your daily tasks and ignore the user if all they do is comment fake on every giveaway they believe to not be 100% real.

Mob Convergence :(

There needs to be a probation period on new accounts. A lot of people who start a new account will make fake giveaways and never return to the site so if there was a 2 week or a 1 month probation where new account can't create giveaways it might help dwindle down the number of fake giveaways being made.

Thankfully, no one questioned the validity of my first giveaways on SG - I believe I would feel a little sad if people called them fake or questioned my ability to comprehend the rules. I feel bad for newcomers who get comments like that :(

I reported several fake giveaways but no f*ck was given. I comment "fake" if it's really obvious and necessary, so people would put their points in good use. There's nothing wrong with calling out if it's too obvious.

"Why is this a rule if the people who constantly disobey it aren't dealt with?"

Sigh..That's an assumption. People in fact do get dealt with, it comes down to people reporting other users they see doing this.

Honestly, reporting "fake" comments isn't worth it. They're only digging their own graves if they don't have proof. Staff can't deal with every single ignorant comment after all. There are many higher priority offences to deal with.

What makes you think everyone knows the rules or reads the FAQ? If there are newbies who don't know how this place works or trolls that intentionally create fake giveaways, then are bound to be people who are oblivious to the 'no public shaming' rule. I mean, it's human nature to try to call out on others who seem suspicious. Also, even though the cap is at 300, 300 is still only 300, and some people reaaaaally like their points so they're super vigilant about making sure they don't enter fake giveaways, especially if some of them are those huge packages that require upwards of 100 points.

And typically I would assume most people only call out fake giveaways when things seem a bit off, like if someone JUST joined SG on the same day, had less than 10 entries and/or comments, and created some random giveaway.

If you're questioning why support doesn't handle these reports strictly, well, I don't know if they actually do or not, but common sense would dictate that this isn't a huge priority above all the other issues that they have to deal with.

sigh

people should really read the FAQ