We could also just stop giving away games and/or trading?

Banning your access to legally purchased products by your own money for not saying good things on forum is the least good idea they could think of. And that's what you're proposing that it should be applied here.

Not for not saying good things. But severe cases of abuse might lead to consequences. I admit, that products which were bought probably cannot be taken away though. But still they can be banned from using the forums (as i said, in very severe cases).

Yeah, for forum whatever. It's nice additional layer of this website but not crucial as game library and GOG-customer interaction in general.
However I doubt it would have any impact. Trolls would simply register another account again and GOG would spend more manhours on developing easily abused system. Let's not forget that GOG claims they don't track IP. From a customer's perspective, it's a good feature I wouldn't like to see going away.

Any discussion about system vulnerabities and possible improvements is good; I just raised my worries when I read that rather invasive suggestion.

I think the point you are missing is that game trading / giving away, is actually, legally, very rocky for GOG. The giving away isn't so bad (I don't think) as it's not resale. However trading is probably going against certain licence agreements that GOG have signed, and that we have signed. I was amazed that there were bluetext posts in this thread, I think it was just because things were getting silly. However the more formal that GOG make rules on this, the more they become complicit in the practice. I very much doubt they want that.

In short: GOG cannot intervene at such a level, we're on our own.

That's why we're talking here. We're throwing in ideas, analyze them, throw the bad ones away etc. I'm not saying that my idea is better then other ideas. It was just a thought. And of course I realize that I haven't thought of all the implications...
Then of course we have to rely on what we know/find out about each-other. And in time trusting in some of us.

I have tried to help in the past (see earlier post), but people have decided it's too much trouble.

Sorry for bumping an old thread but can someone maybe sticky this thread or merge it with the classified thread. Also add this member to the list who has scammed couple of other users and dared to reply back to them.

The_maestro27
http://www.gog.com/forum/general/classifieds/post10655

The_maestro27 Steam. Same Icon, also played as Maestro_, Trade banned on Steam Rep, and also has Anasto as friends.

http://steamcommunity.com/id/Madnessinclol

http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198004187104

Still need to see if any of the Games these 2 have are from the ones that were scammed, but there you all go. *hugs* So now everyone knows and maybe we all can better protect ourselves and Block him on Steam.

Thank you for your detective work Ms. alloy, Dr Watson would be so proud xD
Goggers you know what to do :p Reporting on steam is allowed

Nice, thanks for this.
^this. Contact support if you were one of those he stole games from. Trust. :)

I don't use Steam so I have no idea, the games he got from me were Saints Row 2, and Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded.

Anasto has both of those games in his Account. Not sure if he got them from you or when, but I wouldn't be surprised if he used the ALT and used them on his Main from all the Games he does have. I bet you most were Scammed. I can't talk to Steam has a Third Party, but if you could get one and get with Support and tell them what Happened or where ever you got the Keys from, I'm positive they will help you get them back. *hugs*

http://steamcommunity.com/id/Anasto/games?tab=all

Hey if they were from humble bundle or any other bundle deal, contact them and say my keys were stolen from me. This way they will revoke the keys. akhliber wrote to humble bundle support and they revoked all the games from the account of that dude and put it on akhliber's account. (so big shout out to HB support). You can maybe send proof that you purchased those keys first, don't say I traded them, just say they were stolen or something :p

Very cool, I'm glad to hear someone slapped the guy back in his face.

One of my keys was from a retail game box, and the other was a bonus for backing a kickstarter.