Next time you see a post you like in the games lemmy, just send the OP a key and thank them for being a generator of content. Tell them they can keep it or pass on the good act.
Sounds like a good idea to make users engage in the community. Just make sure to send the keys in private message to the winners so that the codes aren’t auto-redeemed by bots/etc
I have given away games on reddit in the past. In my experience, this worked best:
Make sure it’s cleared with the moderators.
State in the post how long the giveaway will run (often 1-3 days).
Top-level comments count as entries.
(Optional) Require commenters to follow some simple instruction, like including the word duck, or stating their favorite game.
Accounts with less than X karma are ineligible.
When the time is up, pick a random comment as the winner. Alternatively, have everyone comment a number within a range stated in your post, and the comment that comes closest to the number you had in mind wins.
This gave everyone a fair chance against bots, hoarders, and resellers.
Edit: I never ask people to reveal an off-site account (e.g. their Steam account) because that would create a link between accounts, making them vulnerable to tracking and doxxing. The world needs less of that, not more.
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Be careful that you trust the admins of the instance you’re on, they are able to see private messages I believe.
What the fuck? For real?
They can. Private messages are nothing more than a reply like this one just targeted at one user. They aren’t encrypted.
It’s possible I’m wrong, but I believe so
Slip em to me, I’ll make sure they’re distributed evenly
Next time you see a post you like in the games lemmy, just send the OP a key and thank them for being a generator of content. Tell them they can keep it or pass on the good act.
I like that!
The most important thing is to send a private message. If you post it publicly a bot scraper will very likely get it.
Sounds like a good idea to make users engage in the community. Just make sure to send the keys in private message to the winners so that the codes aren’t auto-redeemed by bots/etc
There was a giftofgaming community someone created that a few people tried to keep going for a while.
Thansk! That would be awesome, but sadly, the only one I saw only had 21 members.
Getting actual engagement seems like a good idea, though I suspect people may try out Chat GPT if you get enough attention
Oof, what can you do, I guess?
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What are the games?
I have given away games on reddit in the past. In my experience, this worked best:
This gave everyone a fair chance against bots, hoarders, and resellers.
Edit: I never ask people to reveal an off-site account (e.g. their Steam account) because that would create a link between accounts, making them vulnerable to tracking and doxxing. The world needs less of that, not more.
This is mostly what I was thinking, plus some I didn’t think of. so thanks!
Update- humble ran out of keys. Didn’t know that was a thing.
So I am waiting to have them all in hand to start. Thanks.