Touhou Giveaways recruitment

Greetings, and welcome to another Touhou Giveaways recruitment round!

We're looking for friendly, active people who are interested in joining a welcoming community involved in more than just Steamgifts and giveaways, but also a variety of other activities such as chatting, playing, and occasionally hosting some of the best giveaway events Steamgifts has yet to see.

What is Touhou Giveaways?

Unlike the name suggests, the theme and focus of the group is not centered on Touhou - We're an inclusive giveaway group with all kind of members with various different hobbies and passions; all are more than welcome to join and enjoy the many benefits of being a member of one of the most complex giveaway groups on Steamgifts. Being more than just a simple giveaway group, we strongly encourage participating in the community by joining the group chat, or participating in gaming sessions or giveaway events we host, although it is not a requirements for joining the group.

Touhou Giveaways is a group where all, members and staff alike, strive to provide the very best gifting experience possible. Since its founding on February 18th 2015, the group has been in a constant state of development - Today, we're proud to say that Touhou Giveaways is better than ever, and still improving every day, and with every of our members' and staff awesome efforts and suggestions to make the group a truly unique experience for all. We enjoy great company, and new members will have no trouble adapting to the friendly, relaxed attitude we like to maintain within the group.

The group offers a variety of innovative features, most importantly being the implementation of a semi-autonomous bot which ensures that the entire group is run smoothly. From managing members' giveaways to calculating, transferring and awarding points to members, ArchiBoT takes care of the manual labour so that you can focus on what really matters - the Touhou Giveaways community activity. In addition to that, we have an active chat, a website, a userscript, and even a shop where you can spend a special currency earned through group activity to decorate your profile within the website!

What we look for in potential members

We are looking for friendly people who want to join a community-based giveaway group and who fulfill the requirements for application. We want new people to join us and have fun chatting and playing games with us, so if you're looking for a group where the focus is on community-driven activity such as this, with the giveaways being an extra, you've come to the right place. Most importantly, we want members who will care for the group and its members as much as we do, and won't treat it as just another source of free games among others - Touhou Giveaways is, in its core, and before all else, a small group of friends who enjoy each other's company.

To best determine whether or not Touhou Giveaways is the group for you, we encourage you to review our group rules. We also strongly encourage joining our group chat, where the most active members participate in conversation on a daily basis. There, you can introduce yourself, ask questions, or jump in on a conversation - The chat is open to all and we're always happy to see a new face. Plus, taking the time to come visit us is a sign that you care enough to take a moment of your time to take a tour, and will definitely increase your chances of being recruited. Even if you don't apply, we'll be more than happy to have you drop by, or even be a regular visitor.

A few other minor factors may affect your odds of being recruited, such as having a positive ratio or recognition within the Steamgifts forum, but these are hardly considered in comparison to the factors mentioned above, and they shouldn't heavily affect your chances.

With that said, the only requirements for applying is to fulfill the initial requirement of being at least contributor level 2+, and the above is only meant to give you an idea of what kind of member is more likely to make it through - The more you fit the criteria, the better are the chances that the Touhou Giveaways members and staff will pick you as a candidate. All are welcome to try their luck even if you only fulfill the Level 2+ requirement, though!

How to apply

Applying is simple - all you need to do is to post a comment below and ask to be considered for membership. We encourage telling a bit about yourself, but this isn't a job application - just be yourself! The more effort you put into your application, the more likely we'll appreciate you for taking the time to post more than a generic "please invite me" message, and your chances of being invited may increase as a result.

Applications aren't handled on a first-in-first-served basis, so you don't need to rush it - every entry has an equal chance regardless of the time it was posted, as long as it was within the recruitment's deadline, your entry will make the cut.

After the deadline, all applications that meet the initial requirements will be reviewed by our staff - candidates who get most points in our private staff voting will get an invite from a staff member, who will provide you with a personal introduction to the group. During your introduction, you will be provided with an explanation of everything you should know to get started as a new member of Touhou Giveaways - from creating and entering giveaways, to all things website, bot, and general group functionality. You will have an opportunity to learn about the group, and ask any questions you may have.

If you're still confused, you can check out our past recruitment to have a grasp on how the entire process looks like.

This recruitment

Currently we’re looking for up to 15 new members in total, and the recruitment remains open until the end of our giveaway which is also open for everybody to join.

After the deadline, we'll organize the inner group voting. Firstly there is going to be members voting on our website, which will run for about 2 days. Then there will be a staff voting, which should also run for about 2 days. These processes combined should take no longer than a week after the end of the applications phase - when the staff voting ends, all results will be announced together with the list of people who made it in, and new members will receive a friend request on Steam from one of our staff members shortly.

More information?

If you want to know more about how the group operates, check out introduction which will give you a quick overlook of the group, activity and functionality, or learn more about ArchiBoT, or review the group rules. The group chat is always open to the public, so if you have any questions, don't hesitate to hop in and ask us directly!

Candidates

In chronological order, updated periodically.

• aleksej69
• Georgeous
• WorstShot
• ShamanSzone
• AsteroidB612
• authentication
• Stevekingofayre
• Timobkg
• Zarddin
• GameZard

Results

I'm happy to announce that every candidate has made it in. Congratulations!

aleksej69
Georgeous
WorstShot
ShamanSzone
AsteroidB612
authentication
Stevekingofayre
Timobkg
Zarddin
GameZard

Our staff will contact with lucky candidates on Steam and proceed with the introduction. You can track this process live on our mantis. Thank you very much for your interest, and see you again during the next recruitment/event! :3

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