1. All you are going to get are people who will want skyrim for coupons.
2. All you are going to get are 0 people contributing gifts.
3. All you really want is to get games right?
   EDIT : Besides, all the other trading groups(no names mentioned) are terrible. I've seen some of the mods of these trading groups clueless to actual trading and the members are all just as clueless. heck, i would even comment on the group leader, but that's another story for some other time.

EDIT 2 to main post EDIT: Save your gifts for yourself, please don't even try starting the group.

Good one. Keep on leeching.

In before Lokonopa:

ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK! DON'T GIVEAWAY GAMES TO GROUPS YOU DO NOT TRUST!

The ability to trade almost every game on steam? That's a bit much, don't you thing?

Inb4emailspam

Just in case my name comes up somehow, I'll preempt that and say that Tzell added me as a friend earlier to discuss this group, see if I could figure out how to improve on the idea and make it work (he thinks I'm friendly. Ze fool! :P).

My response was that, in theory, it's a great idea and would be as close to a second-hand market as is possible with Steam. In practise, it would take many hundreds of dollars just to set up in the first place, then we would need to have a total monopoly on all trading to get it to work because (and yes, I know the irony of saying it on this site) we couldn't rely on the charitability of people, who would want the best deal possible when trading (if I could trade Fortix for Skyrim, I would goddamn be there). I vetoed this whole plan so unless it's had some major changes since then, I can't support this group due to fundamental flaws. Sorry, Tzell.

Hmmmmmm HMMMMMMM

I'll join..., i've got heaps i wanna give away/trade

>durr hurr im not a rich guy can't buy games

>View all 336 games

Yeah, nah. You're a cunt.

ok, you give away first game

Honestly, I did not expect this much negativity from this place.

For all the people who claim I want to do this to get free games - If you look at my steam profile you'd see I have plenty, which would indicate (to most logical people) That my account was not created 2 days ago and I'm not some 12 yearold kid looking to win free games.
I'm trying to think up of a creative way to make it easier for people to obtain the games they want.

And to Duckie - Yes I bought games over the past 2 years. In most which were at 75% off. And yes I've spent a bit more than I should've on games. When I said I'm not rich, I meant I cannot spend dozens and hundreds of dollars on gifts to complete strangers (such as yourself). So yes, I'm a bit of a steam addict, which was bad for my wallet. If you want to get technical, I've spent 750 bucks on steam in total over the past 2.5 years. Which is about 25 bucks per month. I'm sure you spend that amount on things you love.
Your cunt comment was very kind, thank you.

And dimon222 and the likes - Yes, the first few games would come from my inventory. I've spent 10$ on a few copies of 'Lucid' to give out here as gifts and / or have in the groups inventory for trading.

machomuu - Yes it sounds a bit much, but big things start with big ideas I believe.

c00lizz - You don't have to donate to enter the group.

"Besides, all the other trading groups(no names mentioned) are terrible. I've seen some of the mods of these trading groups clueless to actual trading and the members are all just as clueless. heck, i would even comment on the group leader, but that's another story for some other time."

Some of you can be real dicks, this guy tried to do something he thought was nice and wrote a lovely paragraph or two about the community (now edited out) and you guys made him leave. I understand some of your concerns and I know we've had some trouble on SteamGifts with these kinds of things but don't you think this was taken a bit far?

What did you thought? He a furry.

What... the... hell... guys?

The fuck happened here? While there were problems with the idea as a whole, including, as I said to Tzell, the ability to set up trust between it and the community, there was no need for this sort of reaction, was there?

I fought in Nam for this?!

Good job /v/

well if the group failed you can always join my group. The only requirement is that I am the only one allowed to enter any group or private giveaways. I hope to see you guys soon. And yes I won't make any giveaways.

sigh As usual, trolls are much more likely to be in the forums than elsewhere. Tzell, my best advice is to air your ideas among friends rather than on BBS or in forums. It's too easy for people to spit in your face over the internet. If you really want to start a new group, I recommend feeling out for some like-minded people on Steam and then starting off small. Big communities usually grow up from smaller ones. Just remember that if your community really becomes big, you will end up with a lot of members who will not share your original vision. For example, I have had my giveaways for the Zombie Shooter games repeatedly reported and removed, just because people were overzealous about the ambiguous wording in the FAQ. SteamGifts isn't a bad community; it's just what happens when your community grows.

Okay, this is still going on and nobody's being nice to each other.

Abandon thread! dives out the airlock

Please don't bump old thread. Thank You. (Admns)

If you want to create a new group look for something other groups don't have. The answer is obvious... wooden legs. Require everyone to have wooden legs and rabbits. Everyone loves rabbits.

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Welcome to the internet, i think there's no need to explain stuff like this, the troll will keep on trolling and the guy who understood will most likely support you or give you his objective criticism about your idea.

Just dont get let down by shitty attitudes like those, a stupid person will remain stupid no matter how hard you hit him.

A shame your group didnt go through, personally i would have launched it anyways and see how it performed in time, but hey its your call :)

TL;DR
"I didn't like what people said to me, I'm too emotional and shouldn't be on the Internet. Here's me: Q_Q and this is my blog."

Seriously, even if your idea was brilliant, you can't get over-dramatic when people say **** to you. It just makes YOU look bad in the end and then the other guys win.