Notable Odds - A close-knit gaming community on Steamgifts since February 2012!

Deadline to make applications: June 3, 2013

UPDATE: Recruitment open


Greetings, community!

It's my pleasure to announce that the Notable Odds is recruiting new members for both the open and private portions of the group again. The open part of the group is open for anyone to join, assuming they meet some minimal requirements.

By being a member of the Notable Odds, you will be able to participate in many events that we organize, such as Creative contests(Writing/Drawing/Photography/Singing, with prizes), poker tournaments (with prizes), inter-group battles in TF2 and other games(and co-ops), maybe even some giveaways now and then and etc..

We are looking for people who:

  • 1) are active;

  • 2) nice to chat with;

  • 3) and interested in playing games together and joining contests/events.

We are NOT looking for people to make giveaways, and you will never be expected to.

We are not interested in beggars, cheaters, or annoying people in general.


If you're interested in being a part of our community, please make a comment below indicating your interest, and whether you wish to also be considered for the private part of the group, and make sure you meet these requirements:

  • 1) A good Steam rating

  • 2) A good comment/entry ratio(2:1), my profile as an example

  • 3) To keep the number of members manageable: at least $50 contribution value on steamgifts.com

  • 4) Not someone who was just kicked from the group due to inactivity.


Those wishing to join the private portion are subject to a few further requirements. In addition to meeting the usual requirements and abiding by the usual rules:

  • Applicants should have a minimum gifted value of $150.

  • Members are expected not to leak private giveaway links (obviously).

  • Members are required to have at least 15 points' worth of giveaways shared only with the other members of the private part of the group every two months.


Some final information:

1) If you are interested in joining the giveaways part of the group, you will have a better chance if you participate in the group and show us that you are a nice fellow. We still re-evaluate that kind of membership at the beginning of every month.

2) The admins reserve the right to kick people out of the group without explanations. However, this only happens when people are caught disrespecting SG rules, leaking private links, or disrespecting people in general.


Notable Threads:

Groups Poker Tournament #1-Groups Poker Tournament #2-Steam Gift's Poker FFA Tournament-First Invitation-Second and Third Invitation-Forth Invitation-Fifth Invitation_First Public Invitation-Second Public Invitation-Third and Forth Invitation-Fifth Invitation-Seventh Invitation-1 year old "invitation"


Please note that these requirements are guidelines to give you an idea of how we select new members from amongst the applicants*. They are ultimately flexible and if you are interested in joining, you should feel free to say so in this thread.

*We use them as rough benchmarks for character, experience, activity, participation, and similar qualities we desire in applicants. We very frequently take mitigating circumstances into account.


TL;DR? - You won't be invited ;)

Feel free to join our chat. It’s open for guests, but don’t beg for invites there, don’t idle, and don’t attempt to add or message group members privately to ask for invites.

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i am very very alive on chat sometimes pls can i joinn >>:

11 years ago
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aaannnddd... he's gone? ;p

11 years ago
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I wish i could join.
contribution 275$~

11 years ago
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I would like to join open and private porion of the group.

11 years ago
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Aaaaand he's gone.

11 years ago
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Lolwut, he's suspended.

11 years ago
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wow.. just.. WOW... i feel scared from this group! lol..

11 years ago
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if you did nothing wrong there's no reason to be scared :>

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Haha ^^

11 years ago
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I feel obliged to say that this community is approved by the tomato council.

11 years ago
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Approved by every NOers.

11 years ago
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again?

11 years ago
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An active community like this one always has new members that might fit in this group :)

11 years ago
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Mmmmmmmmmmm fresh meat.

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11 years ago
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My condolences.

11 years ago
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You sick bastard. My brethren shouldn't die for your hunger.

11 years ago
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xD

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11 years ago
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Stop tasting so damn good on sandwiches then, how about that?

YOU ARE THE PROBLEM!

11 years ago
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Can I have some of your meat?

11 years ago
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-.-

11 years ago
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Sure, as soon as you tell me where you live ^^

11 years ago
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What? The ticket I sent you didn't get through?

11 years ago
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NO, it didn't. I've had it with your lies and deceptions.

11 years ago
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SPAWN OF BUTCHERXY

11 years ago
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hackhackhack

11 years ago
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H4Xx0R

11 years ago
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DON'T FALL FOR THAT TRAP! HE ONLY WANTS MORE MEAT TO FEED HIS PIGMEN!

11 years ago
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But how else will the pigmen be fed?

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With boobs.

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with boopies

11 years ago
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D:

11 years ago
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With hooves?

11 years ago
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with groovies

11 years ago
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Well, I've read the jargon at the top of this page, although my ratio is not quite as much as desired, I feel as though I would still be an active member of the group. I will be honest and say I do have work Monday - Friday, so my participation at these times will be limited, however during weekend I will be free to hang around :)

To sum up, I'm interested in joining! :D

11 years ago
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If it were a democracy you would get my vote, it's not so you get a ★ instead.

11 years ago
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I am a fan of stars, but is it a shiny golden one?

11 years ago
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'Tis only the brightest and most beautiful in the heavens.

11 years ago
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I do feel special now.

11 years ago
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Well I can be an active member, more during weekends then during the week due to long work hours. So this is my application I guess.

11 years ago
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Oh wait, can I join the public group then?

11 years ago
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11 years ago
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Well, that escalated quickly.

11 years ago
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Hi! I would like to join and be considered for the private part of the group. May I?

11 years ago
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Applying for The NO! Check me out here

11 years ago
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11 years ago
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:3

11 years ago
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Lol, reading thru this thread makes me think you guys are like those police departments that set up fake events and invite people with outstanding warrants and when they show up, they get arrested on the spot. You guys put this thread out every so often and without fail, a half-dozen to dozen people get nabbed and suspended every single time. Good job.
By the way, no need to do a background check on me. I'm clean....I think, or else I'll find out soon enough :).

11 years ago
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Now you attracted their attention.

11 years ago
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Well, I'm still here so perhaps I've been identified as non-threatening.

11 years ago
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Nah, they want to lull you into a false sense of security.

11 years ago
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LOL

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11 years ago
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So, no cake? Pie works just as well. Or perhaps a pizookie?

11 years ago
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I like Calvin and Hobbes

11 years ago
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You'd have to be an emotionless robot not to, don't ya think? Or maybe one of those folks who don't like cake.

11 years ago
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I don't like cake ;_;

11 years ago
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pie > cake

11 years ago
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Tart > Pie

11 years ago
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Fad > Tart

11 years ago
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Cat >>>>>> Fad

11 years ago
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Cast>Cat

11 years ago
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NO

11 years ago
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NO

11 years ago
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i'd like to join, but at least this week or more, my steam rating and activity will be low as hell. i'm finishing school in july, so until then... not much gaming...

11 years ago
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can I join?

11 years ago
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i might be interested in joining, i know kataz - he may have an opinion of me hopefully not a negative one

cant always be on to play cause of work but when on I like to chat (cause sometimes im reading textbooks, and cant game) - ill come by chat for a bit to see if i like the vibe - anyway was letting u formally know

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Good God you're terrifying.

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Good God you're terrifying.

11 years ago
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Good God, you're adorable.

11 years ago
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You seem like a great guy too.

11 years ago
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You seem like a great guy too.

11 years ago
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Herpulese likes to slap puppies.

11 years ago
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In a sexual way.

11 years ago
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taytothief likes to slap puppies.

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boopies...?

11 years ago
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MOOPIES

11 years ago
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And how bout now since the issue was corrected and had you asked when I was there in chat at the same time would have save hassle

11 years ago
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This group is always recruitment, and always have 10 slots...?

11 years ago
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That's because old members join the collective consciousness that rules the group, so there's always more place for new drones. We are the NO. Resistance is futile. Or something like that...

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NO, actually.

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11 years ago
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Because they regularly cull the fat. Pun intended. So, so sadly intended. (Where's my candy bar?)

11 years ago
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I ate it, deal with it.

O_O

11 years ago
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Hello. I would like to join. I'm already member in some great groups where I chat almost every day. I like to meet people, and talk about anything interesting. Also I love multiplayer games, so would be nice participate in some events.

11 years ago
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upvotes faraday

11 years ago
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Thank you beep :)

11 years ago
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I am interested in joining the group but i am new to steam ratings and stuff :P but i would love to try such community

11 years ago
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Do you know how to read?

11 years ago
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What is that sorcery you call reading?

11 years ago
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Why is comment to entry ration important? Whenever I see anyone with hundreds of comments I automatically assume they just spam "thanks" to any giveaway they enter.

11 years ago
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thanks.

11 years ago
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You're welcome :-D

11 years ago
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Oh you! (づ ◕ ω ◕ )づ

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and when i see someone with average 1 comment per day I automatically assume that he is not only not showing any gratitude towards people who offer him free games but also unwilling to socialize with the community, for example at forums.

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"Thank you"s from people you're about to give free stuff to mean nothing, it takes two seconds to type "thanks" and click "send". Any displays of gratitude only get lost in the middle of hundred other users yelling their "thanks", "thx" or "thanks for the chance", so I don't want to waste time by leaving a comment the person making the giveaway is unlikely to read anyway. I much rather express my gratitude with a more personal message whenever I happen to win because that I know will reach the person it's addressed to, and hopefully actually means something. Or leave a message if there's actually a topic the maker of the giveaway wishes to discuss. Doesn't mean I'm less grateful than you are. Copying "thank you :)" to clipboard and spanking ctrl+v every time you enter a giveaway achieves nothing, and in my opinion replies like that seem anything but genuine.

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Maybe it's just me, but I like to thank someone for giving us the opportunity to enter for a free game, not only if I win. Seems fair.

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And so do I, just not every single time. And when I do, I try to put some effort into my comment and try to make it stand out. But if I can't think of anything worth saying then I usually don't comment at all. And as I said already, this doesn't mean I'm not grateful for the giveaways I enter. I just don't see any point in just automatically posting the same comment over and over again to every single giveaway I enter because chances are there are already six pages full of similar impersonal comments.

11 years ago
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Here we go again.

11 years ago
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Damn fucking broken records all over again, it is funny that this guy doesn't even read the topic..

11 years ago
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I don't want to join your community, I only read the requirements because I find it interesting what kind of things different private GA groups expect of their potential members. Now that I read through the actual discussion...well, I still don't see why the amount of giveaways entered in relation to the comments posted is important. If you only want to see if a user is active in the community, what does it matter how many giveaways they have entered? But thanks for answering my question everyone! It feels warm to be part of such a friendly community. I'll be sure to post more often from now on.

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You only get a certain amount of points over a certain amount of time, so that makes it a useful metric, and it's easier than trying to determine a set comments/time, especially since that would not account for, for example, long periods of inactivity, though this method does. It's also a rough indicator of priorities, showing whether a user is more interested in trying to win something or in being involved in the community. As has been said over and over ad nauseam, it's only one of several things taken into consideration, and is, in fact, given less weight than almost any other. All 'requirements' are negotiable and not set in stone.

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Alright. I didn't think it that way, and it does make sense now that you explained it. But while I do understand it's only one of the several things that are considered, there's no way to know that this one particular thing is given less weight than the others just by looking at the opening post. It's still listed before contribution value and "not someone who was kicked because of inactivity", which is probably why it caught my attention in the first place. Also, people seem to have interpreted my original question as a mean to somehow discredit the way this group selects it's members. Nobody seems to have even considered that maybe I was genuinely interested. :P Anyway, thanks for clearing that up.

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Sure thing. That reaction is just because we get a lot of people who seize on that one thing and complain about it or argue against it when it's not even that big a deal to begin with, so no worries.

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it is funny to see always people with low comment ratio complaining! xD
you dont have to spam thanks on every giveaway, just say some words to the creator from the giveaway you enter.
for the comment counter the forum posts will count, too. (So just being active in forum will get you loads of comments!)
So it really isn't a problem to get a good comment/entry ratio.

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( • •)
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11 years ago
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That, sir, is awesome.

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YEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!

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(⌐■_■)

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I won't get fooled again! NO NO NOOOOOOOO!

11 years ago
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Can I join the group and the private portion?
I even taught a cat to say your groups name and sing it

11 years ago
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Haha. Nice cat.

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11 years ago
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Thank yous ^.^

11 years ago
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YOU BETTER COME VISIT CHAT SOMETIMES

11 years ago
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LOUD NOISES.

11 years ago
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you better go visit gramps

11 years ago
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jonex?

11 years ago
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Grampa Yonex feels real lone when no one stops by his place

11 years ago
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All I ever wanted was a hug :(

11 years ago
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Hugs Grandpa Jonex

11 years ago
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I can always rely on Fad <3

11 years ago
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I see the post was edited.

Starts suspecting that Jonex wrote something naughty, previously

11 years ago
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Yes, I couldn't control myself. It was far too naughty for this forum :P

11 years ago
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Oh great, now I'm wondering what you wrote. This is gonna bother me for days.

Dammit Jonex. -_-

11 years ago
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But you like it when I tease you!

11 years ago
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Not over the internet, Jonex. Not over the internet.

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Not what you said last night ^^

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So that's how you shut Yonex up!

11 years ago
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Miss Dutch? Who's that? Why haven't you told me about her?

11 years ago
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I will, Rabbit Holes III been keepin me a lil busy though @_@

11 years ago
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that's sad, he will get grumpy

11 years ago
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I approve this candidate cause Tzell owes me Skyrim.

11 years ago
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ok here it is!

11 years ago
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you know that's not the same thing... 8(

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1) A good Steam rating - CHECK
2) A good comment/entry ratio(2:1), my profile as an example - CHECK
3) To keep the number of members manageable: at least $50 contribution value on steamgifts.com - No Check... A non giveaway group that asks for giveaways, crap..
4) Not someone who was just kicked from the group due to inactivit - CHECK

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Actually, you don't fulfill 2) (not that it really matters), and to clear things up re: "A non giveaway group that asks for giveaways", you are not required to make any giveaways as a member of the public portion.

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I'm working towards both of the rules that i do't fulfill >_<.
Well good luck in finding members ! hope I get picked someday

11 years ago
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I would be interested in joining if it is still available. :)

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I'd like to join if you'll have me. I enjoy playing games with friends, and I love to chat :)

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I would say yes, cant go wrong with a name like that :-D.

11 years ago
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everyone loves Fries ◕ ‿ ◕

11 years ago
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And Anal.

◕ ‿ ◕

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Both together and its a party!

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And accepted. Thanks!

11 years ago
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Welcome! Make yourself at home and enjoy your stay!

11 years ago
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Welcome! Great username :P

11 years ago
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Welcome to the group! \o/

I love me some Anal, if you're interested. :3

11 years ago
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Welcome! Did your parents not ever tell you not to play with your food :S

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Closed 11 years ago by NotableSilva.