Exactly. I often get the 'Oh it's okay, I just want to be nice!' argument because I do try to be nice about it until people keep pushing. (My husband's family doesn't even know when my birthday is because I refuse to let them ruin it with forced gifts).

The thing is, you don't always know WHY someone doesn't want gifts. In my case it's very personal, something I'd rather not have to explain to everyone because it leads to the exact opposite of what I want, which is pity and people wanting to gift me things to make me 'feel better'.

i would really like this for next year, though i think i remember it getting shot down as a suggestion before. i like decorating my tree and all, but i'm not very active and don't have close friends on subeta, so it makes me anxious when i see gifts under mine since i have no way of knowing who to gift back until christmas (and then i have to use the gift center, which takes away from the whole novelty of trees, but that's. different lol)

If the idea really has been rejected before, I'd be interested to know why. What reason is there for not giving users more control over who can leave gifts under their tree?

makes a good point about buying presents before learning the person doesn't accept gifts, but that's already a problem you might run into if you try to send someone a gift outside of Luminaire. We can block gifts from non-friends sent by other means, so it would be possible to buy someone a present, only to find you can't send it.

If people want it, I think this is a good suggestion; makes no sense to only be able to partially block it.

I probably wouldn't use it, but I fully support this idea.

That's so weird that blocking people from gifting your trees isn't an option. Idk what coding would entail but it would seem like maybe an added on feature when you click the do not receive gifts option.

I love gifting! But if people dont want to recieve gifts I feel like they should have control over it. Support!

I love gifting! But if people dont want to recieve gifts I feel like they should have control over it. Support!

It's obviously too late to implement this year, but if possible for next year, why not create a toggle for the trees? Something like:

Receive gifts: all Receive gifts: friends only Receive gifts: none

That way people have choices.

I'm assuming the people who don't want gifts, don't put up a tree, so that could be an easy way to see if people are willing to receive them or not - no tree, no gifts.

On the other hand, for friends only, I'd hate to buy for a non-friend and not be able to stick it under their tree. So if there was a way to give some kind of notice to other people when viewing profiles, that would be awesome too. Maybe like a thin red border for friends only, thin green for everyone? (this is a lot of coding that probably won't happen lol)

I didn't realize this wasn't a thing already. I definitely support the idea - I love giving gifts, but I certainly don't want to make anyone uncomfortable! Now I'm worried I've given a gift to someone who didn't want one, I'm sorry ;X;

Could we get a response on this from staff? If it isn't possible, I'd like to know <:v

Too late for this year, but if we can get this addressed by next Luminaire, that'd be great.

People have reasons for not wanting random gifts from others, and their choice should be respected. It sucks that you can't even get out of this by not having a tree up, because it's so easy for a determined user to find and gift it anyway.

Why not just get rid of Luminaire completely? That way nobody has to be "anxious" or "offended" about the horrible prospect of receiving a virtual gift in a virtual pet site.

Well I LOVE to give gifts on subeta and I saved up for Lumi for about half a year... but I can understand how it will be uncomfortable for some people to get gifts and a way for them to block that entirely would be nice. IF a profile (or even just a certain WL section) says "no gifting" I will respect that and it will still be great if people add that on their profile so I don't go and buy stuff and then the gift center tells me the person will not accept gifts. The blocking option will definitly save both the gifter and the gifted person from the awkward moment when an unwanted gift is recieved.

You don't have to agree nor support a suggestion like this, but don't be an asshole and shitpost about it. I suggest you remove your attitude instead.

I can happily say this year that I got no gifts sans the obligatory Melody's giftlets. So I appreciate everyone who respected my wishes. Still, I really wish there were options like suggested, because I enjoy having my tree up, but don't want gifts.

...nor should we have to explain ourselves as to why we don't want to receive gifts.

I don't mind receiving gifts on Luminaire, but I pretty much rarely turn on my birthday icon because of not wanting gifts.

I figure it's a product of the season since I like giving and receiving gifts on Luminaire as a spirit of the season type deal.

In any case, if someone doesn't ask for a gift this season, and I had at least one on my friends' list that requested no gifts I don't give them.

I'd be up for adding an option to not give gifts under trees as well if someone didn't want to receive them.