For the love of god don't take this to expect to get more free stuff for writing out an extensive thank-you. Do it because you really ARE thankful!

very cool :)
out of kindness to the submitter of the giveaway, you may want to edit the links and image to allow them to be anonymous if they so choose :)
props to you both!

Its easy to thank people, even easier still to give a semi-unique thank you. The fact that you got a gift for it is nice, but posting it here is supposed to...do what? Make people write out wordy thank you's? The real way to say thank you, I'd say, is to pay it forward and give back to the community.

Thanks for sharing a thank you template >:)

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Well I Say thanks after i win.
Because when you see in giveaways a lot of thank you... I thnk it's not that sincere then you show your gratitude in personal.
But that's my opinion.
P.s and yes that comment is a sincere one and very polite.

Writing essays from now on...

cool bromance

I love my group.

Joy of giving.

I always try to write something more than a simple 'thank you'. Even if it's just a small comment about the game being given or something. It at least makes it less boring for both myself and those who read it (if anyone ever does read them).

man you are good. and he/she is good too. i'm very happy for you, have fun with your new game!

Sometimes, the giver can do "unique" things. (: Just saying (:

And I once said here that "saying 'Thank You' like a machine does not make the giver feel good. Say 'Thanks' only when it matters to you." (something like that) and I got almost lynched.

Congrats to you and to the one-that-shall-not-be-named. (:

In all my time at steamgifts I've only heard of this happening 5-6 times. Congratulations on meeting one of the truly generous members of Steamgifts.

I don't really understand the anger at people who give simple thanks for the chance to win a game. I mean, yeah, it can get annoying, but at least they mean well.

What I don't like are those people who silently enter giveaways, win, and still don't have the courtesy to thank anyone involved -- even the people they won the gift from.

Well that is an interesting story. Nice to hear those things :)

That is, Bloody, that is.

Thanks for telling me that I always say thanks? Lots of idiots just say thanks. I personally prefer talking about the topic and addding a cheers on the end.

now i'm curious what your comment was. i usually try to put a bit about what the game means to me along with my thanks, since a simple "thanks" or even "thanks for <specific game here>" could be done by a robot.

when i've given away games i've read all the comments people posted on my giveaways and appreciated the ones that actually said something. that's why i either say something or don't post a comment at all. it's nice to know others appreciate real comments as well!

That's incredible! Very glad to see something like this happen!

That's very nice. It's always nice to meet good people.

I just had a similar experience this morning. I put a comment in a giveaway talking about how I'd never heard of the game, so I checked it out, demo'd it, and then entered when I really enjoyed it, of course with the obligatory thank you. I'd forgot all about it, obviously didn't win it. I ended up getting a random friend request last night and accepted it, mainly because I thought it looked familiar, but couldn't quite figure out where from.

This morning I got a message from the person, we talked a little, next thing I know I'm being given a copy of the game that was up for giveaway. This community has some amazing people, without a doubt. I'm so glad I found it. <3

Enjoyed every word) TNX!