Just common courtesy. I'm sorry that this should have to be explained.
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+1, great way to explain.
It's an even sadder world when people Blacklist you for saying thanks.
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Yep, you see some giveaways where people say in the description that they'll blacklist anyone that just says thanks, or something else like that in the comments.
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Don't think I've seen that, but some people just seem to be looking for an excuse to fill up their blacklist.
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Such things remind me of when I played the first Lineage game years back, that was likely the game that coined the term "Asian grinder" for online games. So there I am, grinding XP as best I can, then some self righteous prick comes along, and asks if I'm a bot. I ignore him/her as I can't be bothered to respond to such things as I'm busy grinding, then he/she attacks me with his/her much higher level char because based on his/her flawed test, if someone doesn't stop to respond, that must mean they are a bot. The game had a process to go through to report a suspected bot, so those with the means to far more accurately make that determination, and the authority to act on it, can do so, yet some just figure they want to police the matter themselves.
It's the same here, the rules even state we aren't supposed to act on things ourselves, but to make a support ticket. Then there's also a rule about how those making a giveaway can't set various added requirements for people to be eligible, which that sort of nonsense is in a sense doing. Now because of people that do crap like that, I'm too paranoid to say thanks, when I'm thankful to someone, even though when I read the guidelines for the site when I first joined, I remembered it advising people to thank, and comment in at least some of the giveaways you enter.
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Ive been blacklisted from certain people's giveaways because I always said thanks, which of course meant I run a script. Ive since stopped commenting in giveaways unless the description says to say something. I dont enter that many giveaways anyway, but I just find it stupid.
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You make it sound as if this is a matter of common courtesy, as if we must lament the loss of the humbleness of time's past and scorn the rise of selfish individualism.
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selfish egocentrism*
Fixed it for you.
And yes, it is sad that good manners are now the exception rather than the rule.
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Yes, egocentrism. I'm tired.
Damning the kids and their newfangled technologies aside, I honestly don't see this as a matter of manners. This is a giveaway site, where the entire process is depersonalized and automated anyway. They're being compensated with CV and levels. Don't get me wrong, I do show my gratitude, just not with "thanks". I show my gratitude if I win by thanking them and telling them I appreciate their gift. I show my appreciation by responding on their giveaways when they pose a question in their description, or participating in the discussion topic they pose. Simply pasting the same response, either in wording or in meaning, isn't really accomplishing much. In my opinion, it's more meaningful that way.
But at this point, I'm just reiterating what I've said before. I even made a thread about this before, too. No need to continue beating a dead horse.
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this... I mean... it's not really that hard to spend 5s to thanks a free chance to win a free game right? I almost always ask for people to "comment in order to win" (ye ye... I know that sadly aren't any rules with this) and it's sad to see 1000 entries and 100 comments. At least I take the time to read most of them and add them to a white list for better raffles.
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Don't like it myself since the Notificaiton shows up as for a Message in the Trade Section here ...
but why would one be annoyed by it when not having trades here anyway?
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Because they're just thankful for the chance, despite how it ends? Kinda curious how gratitude comments became a reason for such questioning lately...
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Well people like to let the person who made the giveaway know that they appreciate it. What better way to do it then say thanks :3 - though sometimes in my giveaways I try to tell people not to say thanks. It doesn't really mean anything to me if the person is just using a clicking bot and can't even be bothered reading the description.
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No, it's just civility. However it happens i don't comment at all. It depends moments and mood.
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I try to find a nice sentence thats suitable for the giveaway and maybe a picture, cause i respect the creator of a giveaway...
(honestly sometimes i do not comment , cause busy with other things....have no idea what i should write and a simple ty...is not worht to fill the inbox of the creator ( meanwhile many ask not to write "thanks" )) on the other hand, i only enter giveaways for games that i really want or that i´m at least think i would try.....so most time there is a 300P on the corner.
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oh look: a new topic!
http://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/pdfQU/saying-thank-you-on-giveaways-increases-chances
http://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/5sTC2/why-does-everybody-say-thanks-in-the-comments-of-everything
http://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/B8mOu/can-we-stop-commenting-thanks-on-the-giveaway
http://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/ZMrGL/do-you-say-thank-you-to-giveaway-creators
http://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/QboRO/saying-thank-you
http://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/73Obl/would-you-prefer-silence-or-thank-you-comments-on-your-giveaways
http://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/w4I9s/thank-filter-now-updated-for-steamgifts-v2
(it goes on...)
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LOL @ 'thank you' script... wbarton's posts says enough about it and for such topics.
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I don't know, why do people keep making these sorts of threads?
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New to the game ...
Hi btw. never got around to excuse myself for leaving the Heretical GA Group.
After my plea to join and ~ 3 GA's - i couldn't handle the heat anymore *gg.
Still thanks for having provided me with the unique exp. (Got to say, genius idea
which lacked for my unhumble taste, nothing but "more interesting" responses.)
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Edit: Oh, just saw a "ty" message from a user who gave away many many free keys from Playfire and IndieGala. He is not grateful either.
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I don't use any scripts but even if I would it still means I'm grateful. You don't even have to use a script but if you choose to it still means you're greateful. You just don't want to spend half a day writing "thank you" in every giveaway you enter. That's how I see it. I don't mind seeing scripted "thank you's". But I wouldn't do it myself.
That's ridiculous IMO. Saying "you're welcome" under every "thanks" is just pure spam. I'd never do that.
About your edit - you don't know that, you can't know that. You're just assuming things.
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Honestly, I think, those automated scripts that just add a "thank you" comment to every entry don't have anything to do with gratitude, they're just spam. In my humble opinion, if someone doesn't have anything more to say, they should express their gratitude by just being silent, which is perfectly okay, because when entering a lot of giveaways, you just can't come up with something witty or personal all the time. I am aware that this is just my own personal opinion. So, when I create a giveaway I usually ask people to refrain adding those comments. Sadly, there's usually a lot of them who just don't care (most likely automated scripts).
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Yes, we can only think and assume.
What I mean by that is, he gave away so many keys gained through exploit and also not following the rules for his own gain (CV). If he is truly grateful, this is not something that he would be doing to repay the kindness. People have told him even if he didn't read the guidelines, so he is just greedy.
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I used to say thank you on every giveaway. I don't anymore, not that I'm not grateful, but there are many users who simply blacklist everyone who bothers to say thank you. You can't win :(
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People say thanks mostly to reciprocate the emotions they feel towards you for giving them a chance at a free game. And I doubt no ones crazy enough to think it ups their chances.
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Then you're probably wrong. Some people actually thought about it, what's to say there can't be others who have been doing it.
http://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/QboRO/saying-thank-you
http://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/pdfQU/saying-thank-you-on-giveaways-increases-chances
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Hey, I haven't been here in like two years, but is that Skyrim-related meme, stating that promiscuous women politically support the edges of upper legs, still a thing?
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