Added perks for contributors?

I actually joint Steamgifts because I had some games rotting in my inventory and I just felt somebody else might like to play it. I still own a few things I am waiting for the right moment with and accidentially I bought 12 Indie Gala Bundles 9 - I am just waiting for the Gala to end until I fill up Steamgifts with my keys as I don't want to raise my contributor value artificially but want to make a difference once you can't get the games cheap anymore...

...I buy cheap and giving it away once it is expensive again so people who missed out gain more from it :)

.... your "contributor money" is from bundles... and then a lot of rome total war to speed it up. so don't act like a Real big contributor, you are not.

It doesn't get any 'more fair' than random selection. If you're only giving things away because you expect something in return, feel free to GTFO. If you give things away, it should be because you want to give things away and for no other reason. We don't need any more greedy jackasses who think they're owed something for making giveaways.

You know that warm fuzzy feeling you get when you make other people happy? Well, if you don't get it when making a giveaway, then you're not doing it right!
The idea of the site is to help other people who can't afford it and make them happy. If you happen to win something yourself is a nice bonus but not what you should be counting on or aiming for.

good you're a contributor, I have paid what I gave too from my own pocket, what I can I giveaway
(though at the moment my money goes to school equipment and lunches)

but why extra perks? this sites about giving away, I really don't care if you contributed $1,$10 or even $1000

everyone has an equal chance to win, giving contributors extra perks is kind of unfair. not everyone has the income to contribute or has rich parents or something...

EDIT : ps you're not really concerned about privacy are you?

you're easy to find on the net and what I see confirms my statements

Just make your giveaways for contributors only. That way it will make more people want to contribute so they can get the better games.

Where do you think these gifts would come from? In other words you want to force people to give higher games only, make the free exchange into something like getrefs which clearly doesn't work (except for those on top.)

He states he has amassed $400+ contributions but fails to note that most of it is from cheap games like Rome or splitting up the ever so fruitful Indie Gala. Really pledging forward Spec Ops, which I didn't want so gaveaway and wouldn't consider AAA. F1 2011 is nice but 2012 is out even though it is AAA, as well as company of heroes being very cheap and out for a very long time. They used to giveaway company of heroes with magazines, video cards, etc. before it even came to steam, retail value has always been considerably low for Company of Heroes despite it being a good game. Nevertheless the hypocrisy is clear.

This site is called SteamGIFTS, you are giving something away. If you want something back for it then you need to find another site, SteamTRADES springs to mind. If the good feeling isn't enough for you then sure, stop contributing. It's great that you've done so much so far, and I'm sure most would be sorry to lose someone so generous, but you shouldn't expect anything in return.

OK... I'm not sure where to start with this, so I'll dive right in:

The site existed long before contributors received ANY bonuses at all, and yet people still contributed. Some people are generous without expecting something in return

The purpose of this site is not to turn into an elitist circlejerk. Give games if you want to help out other gamers, not to get better odds at winning or gain some kind of benefits: that's what the site is about.

Yea, there are a lot of individual bundle games given out, such as Blocks That Matter, Alien Breed 3: Descent, Alien Hallway, Worms Crazy Golf, Hacker Evolution Duality, Alien Breed 2: Assault, Syberia, and Bunch of Heroes. But some people can't buy the bundles due to the payment methods offered, or the fact that they may not have even $1 to spend on games, so there's really no reason to complain about that. If you don't want them, use the addon to filter them out.

Basically, the site is about giving... not taking.

"have already contributed $400+ worth of games" - God bless you and all gifters!

Gold - ''Thank you'' on your steam profile

Silver - ''Thank you''

Bronze - Giving Karma

yo dude if you want something in back use trade yo

In communism everyone is equal

You complain about indie games that are worth 1$ yet you have away 10copies of total rome, which was 1$ at some day.

I've got a great sollution to your problem buddy =D Just don't give stuff away, trade for it. This site is all about generosity, not about expecting anything in return.

You're not being generous if you want something in return. This site is about generous people and about people hoping to get lucky.

Look around for exclusive groups to join. They usually have like 70 or so members so chances of winning are high. There are many threads made in the forum about recruiting.

I think contributors should have first preference in the Developer giveaways.