So, I just want to kwnow what you guys think about, I'm NOT IN ANY WAY trying to accuse anyone or trying to throw shade, but that's been bugging me for so long that I just need to talk about it properly.
I participated in a group last month and the group is just great, really helps people.
But then a missurderstanding happened because of something that wasn't on the rules, and I overreacted a bit because I was sad that the admin didn't even gave me time to come online to answer him before giving out a warning about me on the giveaways I had entered (and also in my only giveaway atm).
So we ended up "discussing" over it on one of the giveaways of the group, and it just ended like "if it's just a missunderstanding, just leave the giveaways and the group". Some days later I talked to one important member of the group, he totally understood what happened and told me to talk about it with the admin, which I did and he seemed to understand, and that ending would be totally okay with me IF all this didn't got people to think that I broke some rule or that I was someone I'm not. I really like the community in here and I don't want a negative image because of confusion.
Until this day I participe in groups and find randomly people that blacklisted me for that reason, and it really makes me sad. If you actually know who I am or blacklisted me just because of that, please come talk to me that I can explain it very well to you.
I'm a person that just hates missunderstandings and injustice, and I can't live well with myself when I know there are people thinking wrong of me. I know, it's stupid, but I'm like that (⋟﹏⋞)
Sorry for all the blabbing, and I'm totes okay with any blacklist that may come to me because of this post (or even because of my manners on some random coment, ratio, people doesn't liking my face, etc).
Thanks for reading and hope you have an awesome day!
OBS: This post is mostly just to ventilate about it and see if any of the people who blacklisted me want to talk :)
(insert sad pepe meme here / may 3rd was the day of the confusion)

EDIT: I already solved quite a few things and feel A LOT better now, so thanks for all the comments lovely people (♡´౪`♡)
(even the bad ones, they are really good to make me laugh)

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So.... what do they think you did?

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If I say that I may give away the group name because of the rules, and I don't want to bring any negativity towards them ;-;

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Well, that kinda makes it hard to understand :P
But I wouldn't worry too much about it. It is just the internet :)

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I know, I'm just dumb for worrying over these things xD
But I really like the comunity in here and wanted to explain myself

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If you make a thread about it people are gonna deduct it anyway.
Considering you're rather new here and have made roughly a dozen gibs so far it can only be Unlucky 7 or Playing Appreciated.
And I can tell it's not Playing Appreciated.

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I checked SteamGifts one last time from my phone (not logged in) before going to bed yesterday and I have to admit I was extremely flattered by your GIF. But it didn't take a Sherlock Holmes to figure that one out. Sherlock Woof sufficed :D

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You can describe it without pointing to a group, rules also apply towards individuals, not groups afaik.

Also just opening a topic like this usually some people will just blacklist you for that.

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Yeah, I know... :/
I just really needed to ventilate about it, I keep finding people that blacklisted me for that reason and I'm just really sad, please don't take it the wrong way.
If people want to blacklist me for this post, then so be it, it was my choice to make him so I'm ok with that ^^

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Out of curiousity, what was the misunderstanding about?
edit: >:( peter beat me to it

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Just answered him haha

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Just read it too lol Honestly, its cool youre trying to work it out with whoever blacklisted you, but I wouldnt take it to heart if they dont reply to this thread, or it doesnt get sorted out. Give it a few days/weeks and itll blow over and end up forgotten. If it bothers you that much, and you know specifically who blacklisted you, you could always try to add them on Steam and explain it though

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I know, thank you! I'm already feeling better just because I talked about it to be honest hahah
I couldn't even want a better result than the one I already had, so I'm ok with anything that comes from here x3

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sorry :( hug

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Least theres some free hugs :D /hug

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It's a pity that this happened. I hope everyone who has put you on the black stripe can forgive you, after all we are people and we all do things that we are not proud of. One sign that they should forgive you is the simple fact that you are trying to work with everyone and solve things! I hope everything works out. (nothing special but i whitelisted you :)

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Thank you (‘∀’●)♡
To be honest my motive isn't even to leave the blacklists, I just want to solve this missunderstading in general hahah

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xD

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You can be salty about it, it's ok. I just don't want to throw unintentional shade towards a group that doesn't deserve it, so I'll take the blame for that.

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to ventilate.

Ventilate means to bring up something for open discussion, vent means to express a strong emotion through sudden release.
This can be compared to air ventilation, which is the framework that allows air to circulate freely (or the process by which something obtains such a framework- ie, ventilating a box so that an animal inside it can breathe), and air venting, which is the release or forced expulsion of air from a containing framework (such as what a central air system does when it pushes air out through air vents).
In any case, as far as referencing conversation goes, rather different meanings.

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Honestly thought it was just a mistake. I had no idea there were different meanings.

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Dude who cares, you don't want to join those SG groups anyway. They're always private giveaways and they only invite certain people. How does this benefit the entire community? It only benefits people who they like. I always view private, invite-only SG groups as rather antithetical to the whole SG ethos

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Also you dont miss out on GA's just because of a few blacklists. I've got 20 times more blacklists than you and I still win interesting games.

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You're welcome :D

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omg hahahahah xD

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I contributed to building that quarterpipe! (◕‿-)✌

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But I really think the group is nice, for real. But I understand your point as well.
*And I'm not even saying those things because of winning games hahah
It was just my mind that was constantly bugging me about it, so I decided to talk about it in here.

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How does this benefit the entire community?

You're right, let's put all private groups into the same bag, shall we.

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You're just salty because groups don't want you because you're a huge leech that doesn't give back to the community.

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Hmm... That ratio compared to BL ratio isn't too bad...

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I always view people complaining about how others give their games while giving nothing as rather antithetical to the whole SG ethos
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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People, no need to be deleting comments. If you want to say something bad, just say it and don't be a coward hiding behind deleted comments ;)
It was my choice to make this post, so I'm ok with any retribution. And I'm already feeling a whole lot better just talking about it, so it worked anyway ^^

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Feel free to say, that the misunderstanding was with me.

For me it is common practise, if I know someone won 8 giveaways in UL7 and I see the user in plenty of group giveaways that end soon-ish, to warn the GA creator. My intention is not to get that user blacklisted, but to prevent abuse. Even involuntary abuse. Imagine someone wins their 8th giveaway and a couple after that, without being online in the meantime. All giveaway creators send the keys and the winner, excited to have won, reveals all keys without realizing that the wins are gorup giveaways. After realizing the winner asks the creators of the 9th+ win to re-roll (according to group rules), but the GA creators refuse as the keys have been revealed. The winner just goes ahead an activates all the wins. Now the winner will have "broken" the group rules with 15 wins from the group. That will earn you much more blacklists, imho.

I hope that explains my reasoning in warning the giveaway creators.

Don't worry about blacklists. They come and go.
Probably you will earn additional blacklists for this thread.

Edit: I have not droped this for a day or so.

Just to put a perspective to your number:

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I totally understand you, the problem isn't with you at all! I also understand that you should give a warning about it. I just created this post to ventilate and see if the people that got me blacklisted for that could see that I didn't break the rules because I won both of the games at the exact same time.
I don't mind in getting blacklists from this post and I don't have any problem with you, I really think your group helps a lot of unlucky people :)

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That is the way I understood it. My comment is more for the other users to give them a chance to understand the situation.

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Thank you!

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You're also welcome :P

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Don't worry about it most people blacklist for no reason!

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Oh I don't mind getting blacklists just because people woke up on the wrong foot xD
I just wanted to explain everything to feel better about it, but thanks!

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Game gifting trading circlejerk groups are filled with the worst kind of “value” obsessed people. They are petty, stingy, and feign indignation when called out on it.

It’s no different than the actual trading scene— a small number of idealistic, genuinely generous people being taken advantage of by the masses.

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But that would also basically summarize the whole site, wouldn't it? I think the group's purpose is really nice anyway

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But that would also basically summarize the whole site, wouldn't it?

Yes, but it's exacerbated within closed, elitist groups.

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Oh, I see your point. I wouldn't call their group elitist in any sense, but there really are quite some like that and it's really sad :(

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Legit question because I am curious --

Do you think this way about only certain groups?

(I ask because you're part of a couple groups that I am also part of).

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Required gifting groups, especially those with independent ratio systems.

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Existence is enough to get blacklisted, sent you a friend request.

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Existence is enough to get blacklisted
Great. Now I wonder how many gloomy emo kids will try to sell this one...

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Breathing is pain
Existence is blacklisting
This will be my life from now on
Living in vain

XxXadam1224XxX

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A nail on the head... ;)

"To some - life is a mother,
to others - life is a step-mother.
And even when my mom wants me to grocery shop
I am unable to go, suffering, I stop.
She hands me a list, I step back
and behold - the list is black!"

Plinius the Sharp (today also known as Plinius the Edgy)
173 BC

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Totally agree with you and accepted ヽ(゜∇゜)ノ

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Congrats on your 100+ Blacklist, have a good day sir :)
now you may understand rascism better

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To be honest, I only got one more blacklist and 3 wishlists, I'm shook O:

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Well? Small trouble with the group.
And there is a possibility of being added to the block list.
The story?

A total of 10 block lists were added to the list!
It is a tolerance that can happen for things like click miss and BOT behavior.
It may be a temporary addition.

A total of 100 block lists were added to the list!
If it is said that, it is serious.
You may have to repent in your actions.
Actually, Whitelist should be the focus of attention.
Daily work. Good deed. That is clearly expressed.

So far, added it to a thousand block list.
It is not preferable to doubt others ....
However, I temporarily added it to the block list, investigated and threw a corrupt person into hell.
And the list got a little slim.

Suspects speak only a few in a year.
The suspects do not say a word of gratitude to the GA organizer at Won.
Such a person is the subject of doubt.

Return the story.

I have never added you. XD

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Hm....... Sorry, I don't know if I understood that very well to be honest xD

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Σ (ノ Θ` *) Oh.
Translation may not work.
You do not have to worry.

Well, keeping the rules comfortably, enjoyable SG.

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For sure (▰∀◕)ノ

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Here you go:

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Yeah, that one u.u

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