Nah you can also enter yourself. No problem with that. It is just that these are games that normally no one asks for (who is eligible) so most of them only find a home with the help of nominations.

These two seem to have missed Duke3D before it got removed:
Dark_Light748 for Duke Nukem 3D -- qualifying post
hungryzealot for Duke Nukem 3D -- qualifying post

Plus:
LeonKillsAshley for King of Dragon Pass -- qualifying post
Couldn't find any post that qualified you for the "Bestseller Contest" but like moonshineshadow said, you can ask for the game yourself but you'll have to link to a qualifying post you made which is at least 3 sentences long and made before July 2016.

Hi there,

may i please have - Icewin Dale complete, if it is available :D

thankyou heaps in advance :)

More people who missed Duke 3D:
doccarnby for Duke Nukem 3D -- qualifying post
wlad_007 for Duke Nukem 3D -- qualifying post

Hi, and welcome to the community.

Before asking for a game, I'd advise you to read the OP. As it says there, this GA is for and by the active GOG community. Meaning, anyone who regularly participates in the many forum discussions.
So please feel welcome on the forums, participate in a few non-giveaway related threads, make some friends, have a few laughs. Then, feel free to ask for a game again and see if moonshineshadow thinks you qualify.

Enjoy the forums!

I did, but it seems like the rules mean that one has to be nominating the most people or something for those to get it. So.. here's the qualifying link: https://www.gog.com/forum/general/how_can_pc_gamers_not_use_steam_in_2016/post161

will do :D thanks for the info. I'm already liking the atmosphere on the forums, will definitely be on here for the long term.

You're welcome. It's always nice to see a friendly new face here :)

Different things. Normally there is an activity requirement to get any game from this giveaway, as you saw. Occasionally (well, this is the 2nd time really), when a number of the available codes expire, moonshineshadow will make a nominations contest, where the activity requirement is drastically lowered for those expiring games and some others that proved hard to give away to normally-eligible users. The user who makes the most valid nominations for those games gets a prize, which goes on top of being allowed to receive one game per month from this giveaway as any other active user.
In your case, Witcher 2 was included in the list of games that can be given away to users that are far less active than normally required, you asked for it, offered a qualifying post and that should be that. Don't mix the two.

Oh, I get it, I just think we've crossed a line in society of simply trying to not be rude/be polite to sacrificing genuineness and effective communication for the fear of being seen as rude and then there's this whole dance of each side trying to be certain they aren't being seen as rude by the other and it just is overkill and detrimental.

Also, the issue I raised was more about the illogic of the type of phrasing "is there a chance I could ask for a pony?" you missed that part in your example, because "is there a chance I could have a pony" at least follows logical thought "a chance I could ask" does not. I also think there's certainly many ways one can be genuine and ask for a pony without coming off bratty about it, and the key I think is genuineness (something lacking in general society, I think, because people are SO AFRAID of how they will be perceived and their desire to be PC.) Just be genuine "hey, I see you have a pony you are offering, I'd really love to have it!" And then we can have an actual discussion about what you think qualifies one to receive a pony and see if I meet those qualifications.

*cries* (no pony for me): bbb..bbbuut....I actually kept a fair (the carnival type thing, not the complexion) gold-fish alive for 4 years once, his name was Fatso. Imagine what I could do with a pony (use it to till the whole yard into a garden, probably!)

nepundo for Age of Wonders -- qualifying post

Well... not like I'll win or anything but both & [url=https://www.gog.com/forum/age_of_wonders_series/pbemsm_revenge_empires_gog_catermune_mimo_vitek_wennejoekel_katakis]vitek are marked as wanting the witcher 2.

Is it supposed to be specifically people who normally aren't super active?

Nope. Just that the activity requirement is drastically lowered. Of course anyone who met even the old one is eligible. I'd dare say even preferred.
I was saying that one will poof immediately if included in something like this.

Short update: No handing out of gifts, things came up. I'll sort through everything tomorrow. Sorry.

no worries i'm sure people can waits

btw once you have the time, would it be possible to be considered for Deus Ex 2: Invisible War