Competitions Discussion Thread Part 8

princessmoneysaver

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The 'clicky' doesn't hide the URL from the search on here HTH

iwannabeonthebeach

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NoNameWoman wrote: »

Can I suggest that those who post competitions post the URL instead of clicky so thatothers can copy and paste the URL in a new window. It also makes it easier to search for competitions that are already posted while the 'clicky' hides the site and so searching by URL address would not work.

im pretty sure that having a clicky doesnt affect URL search?

Edit: I've just tested it and it doesn't make any difference

and out of interest why do you want to c and p when you can just click on it? or use snaplinks and open it into a new tab?

ginjim

NoNameWoman wrote: »

Can I suggest that those who post competitions post the URL instead of clicky so thatothers can copy and paste the URL in a new window. It also makes it easier to search for competitions that are already posted while the 'clicky' hides the site and so searching by URL address would not work.

my search is fine while searching the URL
in fact that is my most common and successful search

ginjim

iwannabeonthebeach wrote: »

im pretty sure that having a clicky doesnt affect URL search?

Edit: I've just tested it and it doesn't make any difference

and out of interest why do you want to c and p when you can just click on it? or use snaplinks and open it into a new tab?

i think they want to try and hide the fact that they are coming from mse

kisto

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I know with firefox you can still c&p the url even if it has 'clicky' text.

Right click on the clicky/link and one of the options is 'copy link location'. See screenshot:

NoNameWoman

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iwannabeonthebeach wrote: »

and out of interest why do you want to c and p when you can just click on it? or use snaplinks and open it into a new tab?

Because Divadee pointed out that some companies do not seem happy with all the traffic coming from comping sites? Or am I wrong? Just thought it is safer to do this way.

Thanks for trying the search. I remember that it did not work for me on a couple of occasions.

ginjim

NoNameWoman wrote: »

Because Divadee pointed out that some companies do not seem happy with all the traffic coming from comping sites? Or am I wrong? Just thought it is safer to do this way.

Thanks for trying the search. I remember that it did not work for me on a couple of occasions.

some do some don't but I think that we would have been told if certain publications didnt want to be posted

i believe the success rate on the i won i won speaks for itself on that issue

Zebra

ginjim wrote: »

i think they want to try and hide the fact that they are coming from mse

Firefox users read this:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1148799&page=2

toniq

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But does really hiding we come from mse mean much? people have won on itv comps via this site, some serious cash, and im content with what i win, looking at the iwon board shows it isnt a big deal to 99% of sites.
or am i just seeing this wrong?! and missing the point! xxxxxx

poppy10_2

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What happened to the "competitions ending... " threads like this one? They were very useful.