Why do people comment "thanks" under giveaways?

i have stopped saying thanks, because I don't want fill giveaway creators message box...

It's a courtesy, and I do understand that some of those thanks may be bots but unless told not to, I like to say thanks. Most of my comments may be along the line of thanks and either what I've heard of the game or that it's been on my wishlist a while or I saw gameplay or something. Sometimes I admit I get lazy and type a thanks so much or something along those lines (but ALL my comments are typed individually not copy pasted, it's the least I can do for someone being generous.).

Also I actually kinda like it when the description says something I can respond to like a question, joke, a random topic or even just a 'say something OTHER than thanks!'

Few reasons:

1. Some people just want to thank for a chance for free game
2. It's suggested in rules
3. For example: a guy just opens this site 1st time and under every giveaway he see 100 thank you posts, so he adds his
4. Bots usually add thanks when joining GA so it would feel like they are a real people.

Because Fucking Manners!

If the giveaway ceator asks entrants not to say anything then I'll comply with their wishes. Otherwise I drop a little message of gratitude on every giveaway I enter. Can range from a "thanks!" or "Much obliged" to 2 or 3 sentences depending on how inspired I am feeling at the time.

Not at all worried about being blacklisted by people who don't even ask me not to say anything.

Because there is no Like button anywhere.

because they are grateful, duh

why not

What else is there to say...?

I think the bigger question is:

Why do we wear belts when they serve absolutely no purpose but to allow us to wear pants that are not the proper fit.

Now, people blacklisted the one who say thanks or not say thanks...

noone said it yet so here it goes:

thanks!

I say thank you because I am grateful for the people who frequent this site and choose to give away games. They're the reason this site is still around, those generous selfless people who altogether contribute hundreds of games on a daily basis so that those less fortunate may win them for free. It doesn't matter if you're giving away a bundle game or a AAA release, you're giving to someone else and expecting nothing back in return. The least I could do is say thank you, when I'm feeling especially grateful then I drop the occasional contributor giveaway like this one

Thanks!

Please review the following guidelines and keep them in mind when participating in the community.

http://www.steamgifts.com/about/guidelines

Giveaways

Entering

• We encourage users to write comments thanking the giveaway creator for their generosity, although this is not required.

http://www.steamgifts.com/about/faq

Why have I not won yet?

• Although some users might win on their first entry, others will need to enter a larger number of giveaways before being lucky. If you search for giveaways with a smaller number of entries, such as invite only and group giveaways, you'll have a higher chance of winning.

guess its a foreign concept to many people here, but some people a just.. you know... greatful someones giving away something for free, and think that its worth acknowledging.

It's not that he's wondering why people say "thanks." He's implying that "thanks," by itself, doesn't mean anything. Most of the time it's just a copied-and-pasted phrase. I like to write "thanks" followed by the gamertag of the person who made the giveaway. That way it tells the giveaway guy that you actually acknowledged him, most people don't read the names of the giveawayers.

Anyways, to conclude, I think you're reading Pepethor's question too harshly. I don't think he has bad intentions.

Thanks for Skyrim!

plot twist - it's a code for "gib me gaem pl0x"

thanks for skyrim

because if we don't thank hard enough, GabeN the Devourer of the Worlds will awaken.

Thanks.

View attached image.

Manners maketh man

Porque piensan que le van a tener lastima y le van a dar el juego de una

I'd recommend my thread about this if you're interested in some detailed discussion about this.

I personally don't say "thank you". Not because I want to be a leech or because I don't want to be courteous. The opposite is true. The reason is because it wastes everyone's time for minimal gain. I'd rather not bloat SteamGift's servers and add more bytes to the site just for a two-word response the giveaway creator might not even see, let alone care about. I'd rather contribute meaningfully to the discussion. If you have a discussion topic in the giveaway description, I'm likely to participate and show my appreciation that way. If you have an interesting description, I might comment on it to show my acknowledgement. My gratitude should be implied the moment I comment or enter into your giveaway.

I appreciate every giveaway being posted here, and whenever I win one, I make sure to thank the contributor even if it was automatically sent to me. I will comment on the giveaway then, expressing my gratitude, or try to add the contributor on Steam to thank them personally. I may even add the person to my whitelist. But saying thanks on every single giveaway? I add and remove my entries too much to actually keep up with that, and it's redundant anyway.

To me, saying thanks is pointless. If someone says it means something to them, then I'll be sure to comment my gratitude on their giveaway if I remember. I want people to know I care, after all, and I'm fine with displaying my thanks if I know it'll be meaningful to them. Otherwise, I'd like to think people aren't so insecure and desperate for people's gratitude that they await every thanks.