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The Giveaway Thread


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Hi guys,

 

This is The Giveaway Thread for IVG members. If there is something you are not using anymore and feel like giving it for free to fellow IVGians, you can post it here.

 

Guidelines:

 

1. If possible, put a picture of actual item(s)

2. Shipping may be borne by giver/taker, but must be specified in the post itself

3. Items that can be given away should be related to technology/gaming keeping in line with Trading Post rules.

4. If there are more than one takers for an item, in that case decision of giver will be final as to who gets the item. Feel free to hold a 12BG for selecting a taker.

5. Disputes, if any, should be resolved via PM. Kindly avoid posting grievances, if any, in the thread.

 

Sample format for posts :

 

===== GIVEAWAY =====

 

Item #1 : Halo 3 art book

Shipping : To be paid by taker / Sharing / Free

Location : <City>

Taker : <To be updated once confirmed>

Photo : <Pic(s) of the actual item>

 

Item #2 : ...

 

======================

 

All are free to suggest any changes to this thread to make it a success. Oh and, reps are always welcome for each giving post :bigyellowgrin: .

 

Happy giving!

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Its a good start, but believe me the thread wud be too messed up -_-

 

i mean for now its just a single page, later there will be many giveaways and as we know with great giveaways comes great trolls that will just increase the page number and it will be really difficult to find the main post for the giveaway.

 

so i would still suggest a separate thread for each giveaway instead of all clogged up -_-

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this kind of a thread is pretty common in forums .. trust me im an active member at another forum since years and the give away thread there rocked ... it wont cause much of a trouble .. make it first come first serve basis ...

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## Reserved for linking to giveaway posts. ##

 

Along with the OP, I can maintain a link here to each giveaway. Anybody holding a giveaway can PM me when posting, or I'll update this post myself.

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this kind of a thread is pretty common in forums .. trust me im an active member at another forum since years and the give away thread there rocked ... it wont cause much of a trouble .. make it first come first serve basis ...

First come first serve may not always be fair, for a number of reasons.

 

If there are multiple takers, 12BG would be a great way of choosing who gets the item. The question is : will this thread be good enough for Dan's Christmas time generosity :rolleyes: ? Or mine :notangel: ?

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You dont do a 12BG in a forsale thread where multiple people are in line ...it should have been fair there as the one with the product is getting paid by the people who are in line ... but a 12BG for free stuffs ? not fair according to me .. its first come first serve .. that is how its done everywhere on online forums

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I personally think 12BG would be a cool option. The giver can specify while posting that 12BG will apply so that there is no immediate "line" of people for that item. And the time can be any suitable one, say 10pm of the same day. This will keep the thread alive and inspire more people to contribute.

 

Also, 12BG is first come first serve in its own way, only it gives more people a chance (not everyone frequents IVG as often as some of us :bigyellowgrin: .) Else by the time someone reads a new giveaway post, the item would already be gone.

 

Anyways, giver is well within rights to keep restrictions such as "local pickup only" or "same city only".

 

@Wolfy : 12BG is where you (typically) set a time of 12am, whoever is the first to post after 12am wins.

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If a person wants to do 12bg then he has no business posting here and probably Renders this thread itself useless. If that is the direction thus thread is headed I should pretty much lock it down, as members are free to create there 12bg thread whenever they want.

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Why can't we simply keep this as a tracker for all the giveaways, including 12BG? Different threads for each giveaway, and a common thread to track them all. We can also sticky it in Gen Chat, for more visibility. We can even keep few minimum ground rules for each giveaway, like minimum post count or something to make sure it is helpful for real members, and not for freeloaders.

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No sticky required, you don't have tons of giveaway ongoing.

 

@piper: no hard stand, you are killing the purpose of the thread. if it is a giveaway let it work as giveaway with only restriction being shipping decision.

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For 12BG explanation read one of my posts above. Or go through the older giveaway threads.

 

Sticky is not on the cards, regular posts are the best way of keeping a thread visible.

 

Regarding freeloaders, it is not an issue as only forum regulars would see the thread often enough and soon enough to get something.

 

Deciding first come first serve should be based on a taker's post, not PM. Whoever posts first gets the item.

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