I just got informed that some idiot has leaked giveaways from my puzzle and spammed the links around. Since he uses a fake profile there's no way to track his real SG profile, I'm already blacklisting a few suspicious entry, but cannot do much more than that.
First thing that came to my mind was to delete everything, but maybe it would not be fair to people that actually solved the puzzles...so what do you think?

EDIT: I'm surprised so many people voted for deleting, I think I'll find an alternate way then: let's pretend the giveaways lasted a week less, everyone that joined before today is legitimate, everyone who didn't, well...I'll blacklist them, and ask for a re-roll. If there are too many illegitimate entries, I'll just delete the giveaways and make whitelist ones (whitelisting people that already entered).
I know that's not great for people that maybe saved the links and thought to join later, but still...fault is on the leaker.

EDIT#2: since the non-legit entries are way more than the legit ones, I'm deleting all giveaways and blacklisting everyone who entered after the leak.

9 years ago*

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What should I do?

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Delete all giveaways, so people will learn.
Leave it be, there's still enough honest people around.
You learned your lesson: don't do puzzles again.

It's a shame that someone ruined all of your work (and the work of the people who legitimately entered.) Have a hug from me ^__^

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Thanks :)

9 years ago
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it must took you much effort to make the video and the puzzles. they were hard and i did all three and that someone leaks the GA links makes me mad -.- but i see that you decided what to do now. more effort for you :-( but i hope this won't stop you from making awesome puzzles again in future, hm?

9 years ago
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Not sure I will...costed me a lot of effort (and money too)

9 years ago
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I have a Method for puzzles :

You can make a puzzle then you say ppl to use a same ITH username as their SG username and when someone solved a puzzle, you can simply identify him/her and whitelisted him/her and then you make a giveaway for Real Solvers ! :)

Sorry for english

9 years ago
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Yeah that's another idea

9 years ago
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Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure. Seriously though. That really sucks that someone ruined the fun for everyone

9 years ago
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o, i just found yer GA's and entered minutes ago, w00t blacklist hurr i come
00p5 b055
wr0ng p3r50n

9 years ago
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You still have time to withdraw.

9 years ago
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Rise of the triad was one right? Was the other Mortal Kombat? I had no idea these were puzzles, they were posted on a steam group as regular GAs

9 years ago
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It was written in their description.

9 years ago
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Well I must have not seen that or I did and I assume since the link was just posted they were opening it up. I don't figure that'd have leaked it.

9 years ago
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yup

9 years ago
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I don't even think I entered the MK one... why did I get black listed?

9 years ago
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All of them were leaked, not just the Mortal Kombat one and it was posted in every description that you shouldn't enter if you hadn't solved the puzzle, there were even comments about it on almost every giveaway.

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^this

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That must have been AFTER I entered cause I would have seen something like that. I saw nothing of the sort.

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I added the description as soon as I could, and the comments are still there

9 years ago
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Maaaan, such a shame some jerk leaked it, it was the first puzzle I was able to solve ='(
Still, thank you for giveaway and nicely done puzzles, you're a Man ^^

9 years ago
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Probably all for the best. In the long run people will be shit unfortunately.

9 years ago
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Puzzles schmuzzles. Pfft.

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Wow just received the group invite and thought to have a look around here. Really, those puzzles were REALLY well done and fun to solve (most of them at least...). Hope there was a way to blacklist all those idiots who still don't get it.

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Oh, only now (after your invite) I realized that it was THAT puzzle with video. It's very sad that such thing happened. At least it will be a nice example for others not to leak the puzzles.
Don't give up, stay awesome :) The puzzle was interesting. I still didn't get the second question from normal one (00:08-00:11).
P.S. I've already saw this symbol here a lot of times so it won't be bad I think :) ---> ♥

9 years ago
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nice really hoped you would delete all, im blacklisted by you cuz i didnt knew but dont really mind

9 years ago
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Yes, I still have 2 to delete

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Well, shit. That sucks. I wish there was a way to auto-blacklist these jerkwads.
I'll go ahead and look at your puzzles anyway, because I need something to do while I wait for my meds to kick in.

EDIT: The easy one is pretty fun so far!

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Closed 8 years ago by Dunther.