People Entering Giveaways For DLC They Can't Use

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Just looking at http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/an0iv/beat-hazard-itunes-m4a-file-support/ and flicking through a couple of the entrants and... A lot of them don't have Beat Hazard.

Why would you enter a giveaway for DLC for a game you don't have?

Maybe put a block on this like you guys have for entering for games you already own? "You don't have this game, so how can you enter for the DLC?"

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Sharkinu

I guess some people don't see the purple ribbon that shows that is a DLC.
It would be cool if the site could stop people from entering like it stops people who already have the game

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CatastrophicLolcats

It's pretty hard to miss the ribbon. I assume people enter it to give away to a friend once they have it or sell it.

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Hikikomori

the thing is DLC doesn't have an appID that distinguishes it as DLC as far as I know. This would take a manual entry for every DLC and game in Steam's back catalog plus constant updates for anything that comes out. This is insanely large when you get to the numbers.

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CatastrophicLolcats

i did not know this and it changes things quite a bit.

Perhaps a rule is needed that if you win a dlc for a game you don't have there is a punishment.
Like banning, lose of points, timeouts with the contest then rerolled?
Prevention is the best cure.

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Hikikomori

The gifter can choose not to gift it and email inbox@steamgifts.com to have CG reroll a winner.

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