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Myth 10 ABR 2015 a las 5:31 p. m.
Anyway to prevent random scrubs who have private profiles from adding me as a friend?
I'm tired of them adding me expecting me to accept if they have a private profile and think I can see who they are...
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Perrywinkle 10 ABR 2015 a las 5:55 p. m. 
just ignore and block them,aside of that you cant do anymore.
[AU] Tabris:DarkPeace 10 ABR 2015 a las 6:28 p. m. 
Report it to Steam / Valve via their support, eventually they will decide it is in their best business case to implement global blocks for all level zero accounts.

https://support.steampowered.com/register.php
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76561193857876471 10 ABR 2015 a las 6:43 p. m. 
Publicado originalmente por TabrisDarkPeace:
Report it to Steam / Valve via their support, eventually they will decide it is in their best business case to implement global blocks for all level zero accounts.

All private accounts appear as level 0. Actual level 0 accounts cannot send friend requests.
[AU] Tabris:DarkPeace 10 ABR 2015 a las 6:47 p. m. 
Ahhh, well there you go, I did not know that.
Thanks moeroris.
Ineffable Anathema 10 ABR 2015 a las 6:51 p. m. 
I have a private profile (friends only). My Steam level is 14.
Reporting profiles for using the privacy feature probably isn't a great idea.
Última edición por Ineffable Anathema; 10 ABR 2015 a las 6:52 p. m.
[AU] Tabris:DarkPeace 10 ABR 2015 a las 6:55 p. m. 
I don't report them as for me (in Australia) this is hardly a problem.

But if people are getting spammed by friend requests with known bad URLs then they should report it to Valve / Steam Support so that they can do something about it sooner rather than later.
Myth 10 ABR 2015 a las 8:35 p. m. 
Publicado originalmente por Ineffable Anathema:
I have a private profile (friends only). My Steam level is 14.
Reporting profiles for using the privacy feature probably isn't a great idea.
When you add someone and they have not a clue why and want to know if you are playing a game they are helps. I hate people who have private profiles even if I'm friends with them. It's not because I want to snoop in their stuff, it's just it's nice to see they have some personality other than blocking people out.
Ineffable Anathema 10 ABR 2015 a las 9:45 p. m. 
Publicado originalmente por Myth:
Publicado originalmente por Ineffable Anathema:
I have a private profile (friends only). My Steam level is 14.
Reporting profiles for using the privacy feature probably isn't a great idea.
When you add someone and they have not a clue why and want to know if you are playing a game they are helps. I hate people who have private profiles even if I'm friends with them. It's not because I want to snoop in their stuff, it's just it's nice to see they have some personality other than blocking people out.

Friends only profiles don't show as private to people on the friends list. It's the best compromise imho, and it's what I use. Nevertheless, my profile shows as level 0 to everyone who isn't on it, which is to say most people.

It's a personal choice and there's no use you hating people for using it like any other feature Steam has. Personalities aren't anyone else's business on a store front unless the individual wants them to be. Would you be ok if random store clerks quizzed you on what items you already have at home and how much you use them when you buy something? I wouldn't. I'm not unfriendly, I simply don't trust people. Steam isn't a social network like Facebook and many of us simply don't care to use it as such.

That said, the only ones who should be reported are people who have actually broken some rule or you suspect of having done so, such as a person whom you add who then immediately attempts to get you to load a shady looking website. People who report every level 0 user who adds them are simply being abusive of the report function as it is meant for actual violations.

The only ones I tend to block out of hand are the {unassigned} ones as they clearly have no business trying to friend me, anyone else I don't wish to add I simply ignore. Save your reports for the guys actually trying to scam or hijack and maybe they will get caught more often since the system will be less filled with frivolous reports.
Myth 10 ABR 2015 a las 9:48 p. m. 
Publicado originalmente por Ineffable Anathema:
All this for something I didn't even say. I never said I was going to report someone for having a private profile, if anything I said I was going to block them.
[AU] Tabris:DarkPeace 10 ABR 2015 a las 9:49 p. m. 
Myth, I suspect he meant it as a reply to my post.

Yes, but a regular Joe User of Steam cannot differentiate them easily... that's the cause of the problem.
Última edición por [AU] Tabris:DarkPeace; 10 ABR 2015 a las 9:49 p. m.
Ineffable Anathema 10 ABR 2015 a las 9:52 p. m. 
Publicado originalmente por Myth:
Publicado originalmente por Ineffable Anathema:
All this for something I didn't even say. I never said I was going to report someone for having a private profile, if anything I said I was going to block them.

I was simply replying to the thread in general as it was mentioned therein and I didn't want people to think reporting every level 0 was the thing to do.

Also, if you want to get far less of those level 0 adds the best thing you could do right now is leave those Steam groups you're in that bots constantly harvest profile names from to spam, like ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and any of those other trading sites, giveaway sites, and any large Steam groups. You'd probably see a reduction in the number of adds within days if not a single day. Additionally, going to those third party sites and advertising your Steam profile name will also get you plenty more adds from spammers/scammers/hijackers.
JLBGold 10 ABR 2015 a las 9:57 p. m. 
Publicado originalmente por Ineffable Anathema:
Publicado originalmente por Myth:
All this for something I didn't even say. I never said I was going to report someone for having a private profile, if anything I said I was going to block them.

I was simply replying to the thread in general as it was mentioned therein and I didn't want people to think reporting every level 0 was the thing to do.

Also, if you want to get far less of those level 0 adds the best thing you could do right now is leave those Steam groups you're in that bots constantly harvest profile names from to spam, like ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and any of those other trading sites, giveaway sites, and any large Steam groups. You'd probably see a reduction in the number of adds within days if not a single day. Additionally, going to those third party sites and advertising your Steam profile name will also get you plenty more adds from spammers/scammers/hijackers.

Right.
Myth 10 ABR 2015 a las 9:58 p. m. 
I've unsubscribed from this topic, despite it being my thread and wanting help. Thanks for the help, even though there wasn't any.
username12121 10 ABR 2015 a las 10:32 p. m. 
Publicado originalmente por Myth:
I'm tired of them adding me expecting me to accept if they have a private profile and think I can see who they are...

I suspect that some people are still not aware that privacy options were changed last year, and the option to have your profile viewable by all Steam users was removed. This was not publicised well at all. Those who had their profile set to all Steam users then defaulted to friends only (I think). The only other options available are fully private, or viewable by all users of the world wide web. For many, this last option just goes too far. My gaming habits are not the business of everyone on the net, so i'm on friends only. Why Valve made this change is a complete mystery to me, which I can only be cynical about.
Midnight Sky ✨🌙✨ 10 ABR 2015 a las 11:05 p. m. 
Publicado originalmente por username12121:
Publicado originalmente por Myth:
I'm tired of them adding me expecting me to accept if they have a private profile and think I can see who they are...

I suspect that some people are still not aware that privacy options were changed last year, and the option to have your profile viewable by all Steam users was removed. This was not publicised well at all. Those who had their profile set to all Steam users then defaulted to friends only (I think). The only other options available are fully private, or viewable by all users of the world wide web. For many, this last option just goes too far. My gaming habits are not the business of everyone on the net, so i'm on friends only. Why Valve made this change is a complete mystery to me, which I can only be cynical about.
The viewable only by steam users option was removed because it was completely pointless. Almost anyone who goes to your profile would already be a Steam user while the few who aren't can just make one in a few minutes. And there was nothing stopping sites like TF2 Outpost from using a Steam account to see your profile. The only thing that privacy setting accomplished was making some people go through through a few hoops to see your profile, trivial tasks for anyone who - for one reason or another - really wants to see your profile.
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