i agree this idea is awesome , this way the scammers wont be able to duplicate others , nice thinking walls
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but im having soooo much fun mocking the people who try and pose as the real winner.
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Because people disguise themselves as the winner in order to trick people to give them the gifts, if this was done people wouldn't be able to do that.
Also it should be noted this idea has been suggested heaps of times.
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I've been suggesting that for quite a while, but not yet accepted/not accepted.
People should learn try to prevent being scammed.
First, check the winner profile link
Second, check the friend link
Third, see if they matched
If yes, gift him/her
If no, block
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I'm afraid giving advice here doesn't help much. Chances are, if one is reading the forum, they either have been scammed already, or are never going to be, because they've also read the FAQ etc.
Another point is, when the gifter gets scammed this way, it's usually the winner who gets the short end of the stick (I guess). He spent the points, won, was looking forward to a game, and poof, nothing. So this hide-the-winners-until-they-confirm-receiving isn't primarily gifter protection, but winner protection -- protection of those who simply can't defend themselves in this situation.
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Good idea, that would put an end to all scammers :)
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It would probably require a major rework of the site.
The way to circumvent this is to simply scrape the profiles of all users constantly and query what stuff they've won.
Thus you'd also have to ensure that
1) It doesn't show up on the gift page
2) Doesn't show up on the main page
3) Doesn't show up as 'won' on the user's profile
4) Doesn't show up on the 'gifters' user profile
Until it is verified by the winner
Not impossible but it does require a lot of logic rework I think
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Indeed it has been suggested times and times over.
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instead of displaying who has won a giveaway straight after the contest has ended, why not display the winner after they have acknowledged receipt of the gift?
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