One of my first giveaways was won by an autojoiner, and after waiting 3+ weeks for them to look at the key, I finally reported it. It was clear as day that this person was only showing up once a month to claim who knows how many games, and to my surprise the mod(s) actually suspended this person permanently. A few months later, out of boredom and curiosity I decided to look at this persons account, and of course they'd let him(?) back on the site.

It really is incredible that they make the contributor jump through so many hoops sometimes. I'm glad that they don't ban people left and right because that shit can get out of control fast, but when it's super obvious that a user is cheating the system and they just allow it to continue? Drives me crazy. The only logical conclusion is that site traffic & ad revenue is considered more important than contributors. It's definitely a real shame. :(

I absolutely understand now why people branch off into their own little steamgifts groups!

Having said all that, I try to remember that no one is forcing me to do anything, and that if my level 1+ giveaway results in not getting thanked by the winner, or me having to wait a week or more for it to get marked as received, then ultimately that's on me. Having said THAT, it would definitely be nice if the site owner and his mods could steer things more in the contributors favor, just for the sake of the quality & longevity of the site.

IDK. I hope we both can continue to stay strong. I truly would hate for either one of us to throw in the towel.

PS - Apologies for the length of my rant. I guess this stuff has been building up in my mind for a while now, and this seemed like a good opportunity to let it spill out. :)