So I've been around for almost 9 years now and I think I can safely state Steamgifts has become part of my daily routine. Looking back at those years I see a pattern that resembles something of a life cyclus:

first year: baby steps.
first days: Not sure if this site's a scam, entering the first 100 giveaways or so without winning a thing... Not sure what the rules are. Not sure what to think of the community with all the little inside jokes... Just lurking around a bit.
10th day: first giveaway. What the hell, why not? That's what this is all about right?
3th month: first win!. Where were my manners? I didn't even thank the giveaway creator! So not done... :(

year 2-5: enthousiastic teenage years
after a slow first year now picking up speed on the giveaways, reaching one milestone after another; the 100th, 250th, 500th, 1000th, 1500th, 2000th giveaway... Winning gets more frequent too; finding the time to actually play the won games gets harder as the backlog builds... Especially because a lot of the free time goes to participating in the forum discussions, creating trains, events and puzzles...

year 5-9: maturity kicks in
After a final push to win steamgifts I find myself in a midlifecrisis: and now what? The pace of the giveways slows down and shouldn't I also do things in real life? Luckily there's the always understaffed support team where the built up understanding of the community and its members can be put to good use...

year 9-?: retirement (& death?)
Real life gets more and more demanding and after the new batch of moderators was announced it felt like the right time to retire (to be honest I wasn't that active as a moderator any more in the last months...) so I asked CG to make me a normal 'member' again. It was an honor serving you all! :)

you might find a giveaway here and there if you pay attention; 8 in total, all lvl 0 with no region restrictions

1 year ago*

Comment has been collapsed.

Thank you for your service!

1 year ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Bump

1 year ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

bumpo~

1 year ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

bump

1 year ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Bump :)

1 year ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Waxlor, I waited a few days to see if your retirement announcement was real or just an April Fool's joke, since you started the thread on April 1st. Since today you're still without a support role, I guess it was real. So I wish you a happy retirement and want to say "Thank you" for all the years of support work you've done.
Thank you.

1 year ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

The timing was coincidental so it is indeed an official retirement and mostly an excuse to hide some giveaways. It was my pleasure to moderate this wonderful community!

1 year ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Congrats on achieving normalcy bump :)

1 year ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Congrats on your retirement, and thank you for all the assistance and fun you've added here over the years! Found all eight of the links, and happy to bump the topic! :)

1 year ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

congratz on finding them all!

1 year ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

You inspire me to... take my time in my GAs so I don't reach lvl 10 too quickly.

...Just kidding. I'm going to take my time regardless.
Thank you for your service.

1 year ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

:)

1 year ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Bump :)

1 year ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Bump with gratitude for who you are.

1 year ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Thank you for your service! :D

1 year ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Thank you for all you've done for this community!

1 year ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Bump!

1 year ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Thanks!

1 year ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Bump!

1 year ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Thank you for everything you have done for the community Waxlor

1 year ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Bump!

1 year ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Thanks for ur service!

Could someone now explain how to find those 8 GA links, Im still too dumb to see clearlyπŸ™ˆ

1 year ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Hey CultofPersonalitea,

You could've found a giveaway in every link I had provided. Sometimes openly in the giveaway description (as was the case in the first link), in a comment or at the end of a train for example. No real puzzle skills were required, just follow the links and pay close attention.

1 year ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

I was too hasty! Thanks for pointing it out

1 year ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Sign in through Steam to add a comment.