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New! Competition end dates posting

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  • One-Eye
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    One-Eye wrote: »
    UNKNOWN = ESTIMATED

    Please can the wording be changed so it says "ESTIMATED" rather than "UNKNOWN"

    When posting a competition with an estimated end date I filled in the date, clicked the "unknown" radio button and the date disappeared.

    I hoped that this would be shown as End: 30-11-2012 Estimated
  • Gilla_2
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    Will we still be able to sort on thread title to get the end date comps?

    I thought that that was working well, and really saw no need for a change.
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  • mnkyhngr
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    Blulu wrote: »
    I think this is another positive change to the forum, although I do appreciate that for established posters it's another thing to have to do. But perhaps we could give it a chance and see. It might yet need a little nipping and tucking to make it just the right fit for us. As I see it, it should make it easier for newbies to post. It will save bumping for date corrections and also save established users from keep having to write the same thing over and over about changing the date format.

    Often these changes take a little get used to, but in the end, I think the forum is getting betterer, and betterer to use.

    Thank you MSE for constantly reviewing the site. It's probably the main reason why the whole website always feels fresh and 'user friendly' :T:T:T
    Sorry but I have to respectfully disagree.
    This change does not solve the problem of the end date not being put in the title in the correct format.
    Furthermore it creates more work for the posters who already complete the title correctly.
    It also introduces a risk that more posts are completed with the end date missing from the title.
    Until the field can be searched and sorted on, it is next to useless.
  • weeowens
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    Gilla wrote: »
    Will we still be able to sort on thread title to get the end date comps?

    I thought that that was working well, and really saw no need for a change.
    I think that will still work,so long as dates are added in the title.
    I'm just not sure what this new feature does?
  • mnkyhngr
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    One-Eye wrote: »
    The date needs to show in the results of a search - currently it does not.

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    Why? The end date is already in the title.
    If it is added as an extra line
    it will make
    the listings longer
    than they need
    to be ;)
  • Nicky63
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    Lakshmi7 wrote: »
    I agree, and this new change is just slowing me down posting. I have other things to do as well. Please could we remove this feature?

    Thank you.

    I came to find this thread when I saw the new format whilst end date comping this afternoon, I was, like a couple of others have said here, horrified at the thought the the typed "E: XX/XX" format would be done away with, we need it to stay!

    If Laks finds it difficult to use and wishes it gone then that's where my twopenneth goes too, Laks and Weeowens along with half a dozen other prolific posters are the backbone and brain of the comps forum and we want to make it easier for them not harder.

    With respect, it seems this is one of those changes that has been implemented by someone that doesn't use or understand the board, we know what happened last time we had one of those.

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  • Jokey
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    Nicky63 wrote: »
    I came to find this thread when I saw the new format whilst end date comping this afternoon, I was, like a couple of others have said here, horrified at the thought the the typed "E: XX/XX" format would be done away with, we need it to stay!

    If Laks finds it difficult to use and wishes it gone then that's where my twopenneth goes too, Laks and Weeowens along with half a dozen other prolific posters are the backbone and brain of the comps forum and we want to make it easier for them not harder.

    With respect, it seems this is one of those changes that has been implemented by someone that doesn't use or understand the board, we know what happened last time we had one of those.

    Thanks for all the work everyone does, Posters, BG's and MSE team.

    I completely agree. 8,000,000 thanks & the most dedicated & regular poster on here. Same for all the other amazing regular posters who are not far behind (weeowen, One-eye etc).
    Surely it's vital to hear what they say? x
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  • fire**fly
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    edited 8 November 2012 at 3:34PM
    Nicky63 wrote: »
    I came to find this thread when I saw the new format whilst end date comping this afternoon, I was, like a couple of others have said here, horrified at the thought the the typed "E: XX/XX" format would be done away with, we need it to stay!

    If Laks finds it difficult to use and wishes it gone then that's where my twopenneth goes too, Laks and Weeowens along with half a dozen other prolific posters are the backbone and brain of the comps forum and we want to make it easier for them not harder.

    With respect, it seems this is one of those changes that has been implemented by someone that doesn't use or understand the board, we know what happened last time we had one of those.

    Thanks for all the work everyone does, Posters, BG's and MSE team.

    hi, it was suggested by the team afaik through this post
    26-10-2012

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=56800177

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=4227363

    which led to the discussion x
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  • Nicky63
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    fire**fly wrote: »
    hi, it was suggested by the team afaik through this post
    26-10-2012
    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=56800177

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=4227363

    which led to the discussion x

    Many of us don't have time to get all the comps done let alone read discussions. The thread was about the "red x" too, therefore how was anyone to know it included suggestions about further changes? thanks for pointing me in the right direction though. :T
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  • fire**fly
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    Nicky63 wrote: »
    Many of us don't have time to get all the comps done let alone read discussions. The thread was about the "red x" too, therefore how was anyone to know it included suggestions about further changes? thanks for pointing me in the right direction though. :T

    yes, it was posted right inside the redx thread, think that's why a lot didn't notice it :o i was subscribed to the redx thread so had instant email messages each time a post was done,
    reading back the idea didn't seem to go down well,
    maybe the team are just trying it out & if no-one is interested it'll be changed again.
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