Would you rather more "thank you!"s or less?

I don't mind thank you-messages if they are not from a script/bot. Problem is I can't differentiate who uses a script/bot and who not. And it's a bit boring to see always the same copy/paste message from a user. Like a lifeless robot that has only one comment pre-assigned.

Don't mind, but prefer the winner to say thank you if not more.

I like messages when they are clearly "personalized", where you can see it's linked to that specific game or giveaway.

What I can't stand is the same message repeated ad nauseam .

The worse I saw is something like "hope to win this wthog" , which cumulates 2 things irritating me.

I don't control the number and genuineness of the thank you messages, so I'm neutral on it.
I prefer a bit more varied comments - maybe I just got "immune" to the thank you messages - but somebody mentioning a similar game they played and loved, or being happy to see a giveaway of it because reason X... these comments have a lot more value and "reason" to them than the thanks messages :)

Wew, I seem to be in the minority. I enjoy seeing them, as long as they're not from an auto-joiner.

As a few others have already said, I'm in the camp that doesn't mind thank you messages for ongoing GAs as long as they aren't generic.

I prefer just the winner. Maybe a in a public giveaway a personalized message, not just a Thank you

Sometimes I wonder what is so especially worthy of thank you message for 1 in thousands opportunity to win something.

Sure, I do get personalized replies if there is some text or creator ask for it. That is reasonable engagement out of free will. But just "Thank you for chance" on public giveaway with lot of other people? Maybe not needed for most of the time.

I'd prefer complete silence. And from winners I'd much more appreciate a little feedback after they might have finished the game, instead of a thank you.

A "Thank You" from the winner would be nice. But I'd prefer it if people commented on the game, at least for the non-trash ones.

i think a lot of ppl would want the "only the winner can comment" option. dont know it is possible to "let through" comments that are more than just "tthank you".
but that would also exclude other maybe helpful comments like when you made a mistake setting up the giveaway. i once mistook the game as it had the same name and was made aware of it through some ppl commenting
there is also the problem that SG doesnt have a PM system, so ppl use old GAs to communicate.

but as long as this is an option i can opt in and out as i please then i guess its all good

A "Thank you" after a win should be basic manners.
A thank you spam from assholes that use autojoiners with activated thanks script, should lead to suspensions.

do most people enjoy getting lots of "thank you"s on public giveaways?

On sg, no.
Because the most of this thank yous are from autojoiners with activated thanks script.

Going by the poll I'm in the minority but I don't mind them at all and even find some of them to be really nice and enjoyable. I find it much more annoying when it's a group/private or even worse whitelist giveaway and people still don't bother saying anything but it is what it is, not gonna get upset about it.

Excessive comments have never bothered me, maybe because I haven't done enough low-level public GAs for it to get to that point. I can easily tune out the few generic ty comments that I get. So, my vote was "Meh"

I like genuine, personalized comments that refer to the game or to something in the description. I especially like to hear about the winner's experience with a game after they've played, but those types of comments are very rare.

I always like seeing thank you messages, even generic ones, so I'm kind of surprised most don't like them.
I do get the bot/autojoin worries, though, so I'll try to leave thank yous that are a little less... dull.

I prefer more generic thank yous from the winners only.
anything personalized towards the game/GA in question is always great, and having a discussion regarding whatever is in the description is great to

I wish there was just a thank you button tbh. A personalised message is nice but a message is OTT for a generic thank you.

Fewer :)
Thanks are assumed and I don't want my messages clogged up. If someone wants to say something specific about the game then great.

I'll tell you what I actually like. I like when the winner leaves a comment later on letting me know how they liked the game.

I don't mind them, but again, if it's a public giveaway, it feels disingenuous and I tend to think it comes from a bot than from someone looking forward to see it. I rather have people spark conversation as I tend to ask questions and such when I make GA's.

i don't like thank you messages when the giveaway is still running but for me it is considered rude to not say thanks when winning something, it is the bare minimum. noone owes you games so the least you can do is say thanks when you win.

Rather more real thank yous, less copy pasted bot ones.

more thank you's, thank you.

it's technically useful. very useful, so really don't care those rare cases where you find 14 same thank you's.
even there, i do a single click on "Mark as Read". (or go find that bot and try explaining things, you kno...)

I think the winner should thank the gifter, but for someone just entering I don't see it as being that meaningful.
That said I do think those who enter a giveaway should at least read the giveaway description (if there is one).

Thank you for the GA!