Posted April 04, 2021
finkleroy: I wasn't going to go into detail about what happened with myconv, but they started a forum thread about it, which was locked before I could explain what actually happened, so I'll mention it here. They missed the deadline to request games in March and then expected me to make an exception for them because they've donated to the giveaway in the past. I told them that they won't get any special treatment, at which point they became rude and belligerent, so I permanently banned them from both giveaways and blocked them from being able to PM me. They then whined about it in public, which did nothing but demonstrate their nasty attitude to the entire community. It's sad that some people feel the need to act like this, but there you have it.
I never stumbled over the thread you mentioned but yes, you were totally right in doing what you did. The rules are clear and making exceptions just because one also donated would be wrong ... of course it is always wrong to be rude in general but especially to the one that makes this giveaway possible in the first place. If GOG locked the thread before you could even reply it must have been extreme. Don't let such things get to you as you could see in the few posts above mine: we all really are appreciating what you are doing and are really thankful for it, this of course includes myself as well.