Shouldn't people just be happy with what is given? Example: I did a WL giveaway board, sent a 12k item, and the user I claimed was thrilled. However, everyone else felt the need to complain, since it was apparently one of those ones with some sort of minimum spending limit. (It was written realllllly small down towards the bottom, and hard to see). I did send a second item to the user, but only because I felt I was under enormous pressure to do so. The person I sent the original item to never said a word about it being less than some agreed-upon amount, they were just happy to receive a WL item.
I don't feel bad about having to send a 2nd item, I just wish people wouldnt take the giveaway boards so seriously...none of us HAVE to give away anything in the first place.
And sadly, this has now ruined my view on giveaways...I think I'll stick to gifting my friends. :(

People can be rude on those boards and that's uncalled for.... :(

But beside that point.... I disagree with the complaint as you go to those threads to give and to receive. So if everyone has to spend a certain amount to keep the giveaway "fair" and you were under the amount - no they shouldn't just have to be grateful for what you gave them because they already spent the required amount on someone else and are expecting to receive something nice in return.... and because you posted there you too were expecting to receive a gift in return... so it's not like you were just going around randomly gifting people from the goodness of your heart - you wanted something back.... But hey that's just my point of view!

Sorry it spoiled your experience of the giveaway threads though.

There are boards that don't have minimums and you should try those boards. The boards that do have limits or minimums are set up so that people who frequent aren't "shafted" (I can't think of a better word). So like is someone frequents a board and spends like millions on a bunch of people and then is sent like slots sporks in return...well I think you'd be a bit miffed too.

The users who make the boards are allowed to make the rules.

I am inclined to agree, IF it is stated in the Original post, that there is a minimum amount to be spent, then you should read the whole post, and follow the rules.

I know we had one in our cult, and I spent 2.5 mil on a gift for the person above me, and recieved 50k worth of stuff from the one below me, I send the items back, and that person's post was deleted, as it was stated that the minimum was 100k.

I am sorry you have lost the zeal for giveaways, but it is important to read the entire opening post so you dont do anything wrong.

It's not that I don't agree with the idea of minimums, I just think that if there IS going to be a minimum, it should be stated at the top of the original post, not wayyyyyyy down at the bottom in a bunch of fine print.

One of the biggest complaints at christmas with the secret santa is that people will spend a ton of sP giving nice gifts to their partner of the day, only to receive fishing junk back.

If they don't set a minimum limit, then this type of thing will happen on the giveaway boards. I see a need for the limit to try and keep it fair and honest.

Also, the person you sent the 12k item to might have been just trying to be nice and she really wasn't /that/ happy with the gift. Especially if she spent significantly more on you or someone else.

I don't participate in giveaways because I find the whole thing a waste of time, honestly. I can spend time on giveaway boards giving away items to receive items, or I can spend time restocking/debating/questing to earn sP. The restocking/questing is better use of my time. Course this is just my opinion.

I prefer to just gift bomb my friends and not care if I get anything back. xD Course I haven't really been earning sP lately so I haven't gift bombed in a while. hahahah

But I've seen giveaways on other sites that turn into scams because people will ask for high cost items and give back junk. The limits help prevent that.

It really shouldn't have to be at the beginning...that is the point. You need to read the WHOLE first post.

I feel the same. When I do the WL giveaway boards I give what I can afford, an am happy with anything at all from my wishlist, even if it is one of the items that only cost a few thousand or even a few hundred that I just haven't gotten around to buying.

I love that people take the time to go through my wishlist and send me something in the first place. I wish everyone felt the same :(

nods Agreed.

So, you're complaining that you didn't read the first post, sent something not in the minimum, then got called out on it?

I swear there was a board in the BnC about people not reading the first post, and I believe this is a great example of WHY you should read everything, fine print or not. Yes, you should have been under pressure to send another item, after all you didn't follow the rules. Next time, try a board with no minimum or just gift randomly.

Putting users under tons of pressure sorta defeats the idea behind giving items, now doesn't it?

Fighting everyone that tries to help you really defeats the purpose of making the board, now doesn't it? No one here is against you - they're just trying to help. You're supposed to read the rules of the board before you post - of anyboard. You should read the first post before you take the initiative to post, like I did for your board. If I didn't, I'd just think you were whining about not getting an item from a wl bombing through but now that I have I know that people were bothering you about not meeting a minimum requirement for that board.

If you would've read the board it wouldn't of happened quite simply. The rules are there for a reason. Now you know that you shouldn't do that you can just move on and follow the rules. :)

I honestly don't understand how you seem to be just glossing over what everyone here has to say. They make very valid points. You are under no pressure at all. You chose to use a giveaway thread without reading the OP in its entirety. Had you taken the time to read it you would have known that there was a minimum amount to spend.

Also, you aren't actually gifting. You have every expectation to get something in return, so it's not like you're doing it out of the goodness of your heart. You want to gift? Pick random people and send something from their wishlist without a thread, without any expectation to receive a gift back.

It's not that I'm glossing over anyone. I'm simply stating an opinion that perhaps if boards are going to have a minimum limit, it shouldn't be the very last thing written in teeny tiny print on the OP. That's simply asking for people like me to get frustrated and creates unnecessary pressure for following or not following rules.
And yes, in future, I will be either randomly gifting or sticking to gifting my friends. I'm completely lost interest in the giveaway forum thanks to one person who put a huge list of rules in teeny print at the bottom of their OP.

Ok so call me nosy but I looked into what you were talking about.

1. The font in the first post looks like it is all the same size.
2. I didn't even have to read the whole thing to see the minimum.
3. The OP politely commented you to ask you to send something else...no calling out or anything.

What was mean about this situation?

goes and looks Well, shrugs it looked tiny to me. Perhaps it was my computer screwing up. Things have been wonky for a couple days.

The title of the board says to read the first post and you didn't.

Frankly I'm surprised the board owner isn't over here complaining about people that don't read and mess up her board.

So... you're complaining about a mistake that you made on a thread with rules that you didnt read. Everyone was polite and kosher and you still want to complain?

Sense: you make none.

Apparently I didn't realize the mistake with the font or else I would not have made the board. I was complaining about giveaway boards with messed up details, but apparently the fault is mine. Sense? I make plenty of it.

Have you considered that the small font might be a glitch? It happened to me before. Some posts, or part of posts, came up tiny so that they just looked like tiny scribbles. What I did was change the Subeta layout and then changed back again. This somehow corrected the problem.

Cos' to be honest, I don't know why someone would make the rules of a thread in small writing. It's common sense to make them bigger...that way more people read them!

Hope this has helped :)