But what prevents people to register their own listen servers ?

My opinion: Make a reputation limit for the server to receive gifts.

2011/10/24 doc <drgamez@gmai...>:
> Mathacking and wireframing seems pretty against the spirit of the contest,
> these paper masks should never be that important.
> (did you say SEVERAL 12 slot servers for farming.......... tf2 gifts?)
>
> I thought the whole point of the registering was to stop people from just
> sitting in their own private present-giving-box and getting all the items.
>
> On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 10:04 PM, bottiger10@gmai... <bottiger10@gmai...
>> wrote:
>
>> Can we have a guideline as to what constitutes as cheating or abusing
>> the gift drop system?
>>
>> I have opened several private 12 slot servers for my community to farm
>> gifts. Some of the players are also using wireframe mode and material
>> mods for the gift. Will my servers be penalized for this?
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 7:32 PM, Jon Lippincott <jonl@valv...>
>> wrote:
>> > We're going to be launching some new Halloween content in the near future
>> and wanted to give you all a quick heads-up.  There will be random gift
>> drops, but this year we are requiring that participants register their
>> servers.  If you choose not to register, you can still run the Halloween
>> maps, but no gifts will drop on your server.  By registering, your server
>> will also be included in matchmaking, which will potentially drive traffic
>> to you.  Note that cheating or otherwise abusing the gift drop system will
>> result in losing your registration, access to gift drops and other potential
>> value-adds in the future.
>> >
>> > You still have plenty of time, as this change won't be going live until
>> next week.  Registration is quick and simple, and is outlined here<
>> https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2825-AFGJ-3513#how>.
>> >
>> > -Jon
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