Competitions Discussion Thread Part 13

grannybiker

I'm really really sorry to have to raise this again and please, please, I don't want start a row over this... I've posted it here as I don't know whether it'll be seen on the thread in regs as folk entering the comp will just go to the OP, rather than scrollling down.
I am desparately trying to do the right thing & not upset / offend anyone, but I have to ask as I'm just so confused...

Errrm, I've obviously missed a hell of a lot of policy changes / decision making ...
Why has the Hello comp I posted earlier today been merged into regs, rather than with the comp I duped (due to there being no reference to Hello magazine in it, so search didn't stand a chance) here?
I haven't duped a comp here, (regs.) Previous comps there all had different questions & prizes and are over as they had end dates.
I asked, nay pleaded, on AmIlucky's post that was on the main board here for clarification, but got none...
What is going on?

purplecatlover

because your post on main contained links tot he actual comp rather than links to the post with todays prize details and the thread....id guess

id also like to point out that the poll identifies the hello comp as a regular comp. the only thing that changes is the prize and the choice of whom to vote for....method of entry is the same, web page link is the same. i could go back to a link from 4 weeks ago and still be presented with 5 or 6 pictures and enter despite the fact that the prize is different

if a new prize (with an end date for that specific comp) means its a new comp then there area heck of a lot of comps int he daily thread as well as in the weekly and monthly thread that need posted up on main every single time the prize changes :eek:

posting them in ongoing threads thus allowing links in the reg stickies and posting links to the new post and thread (as one eye has done) is a compromise that means people not entering by newly posted on main dont miss out as we do when things are posted with the wrong end date to stop them being moved to go to early (eg the bag comp with tomorrows end date, many will not see that until tomorrow when its too late to enter) or just because there are way too many threads and not enough time to look at every thing on main and check its not duplicated in regs before entering

it was asked a few times before but never answered...why is it acceptable to dupe a post if its only been posted in an ongoing thread in regs but not acceptable to dupe a post on main? whats the difference please?

Barnabysue

I must admit grannybiker I was surprised to see that the comp on Regulars for this was posted by me with an ONGOING header. I know that I didn't put the date as that because BHG found the end date for me (we discuss it further down the thread) so I would guess that has been done by a BG.

grannybiker

purplecatlover wrote: »

because your post on main contained links tot he actual comp rather than links to the post with todays prize details and the thread....id guess

But the post on regs is to an expired comp - the Op mentions singing lessons!
I didn't dupe this. I duped One-Eyes post that was posted earlier on the main board

Mamzie

its a weird decision that same url comps are ongoing I think by MSE Andrea. Its sorta explained in her Sticky post.

AMilucky comp post stays, as there was a trial somewhere in this thread, discussing if it was ok to dupe comp threads to main that were on Regs, which MSE Andrea agreed too as long as the new thread linked to Reg thread and not to the actual comp..

I just wish that if its double posted it had a bigger tag in the title as I keep missing and getting confuddled with it just having (R) in the title - think that (REG) would have been much easier to notice.

I've given up trying to understand tbh, as I am just more and more confused now, and have actually started to venture to loquax to see what its like there.

Glad

grannybiker wrote: »

I'm really really sorry to have to raise this again and please, please, I don't want start a row over this... I've posted it here as I don't know whether it'll be seen on the thread in regs as folk entering the comp will just go to the OP, rather than scrollling down.
I am desparately trying to do the right thing & not upset / offend anyone, but I have to ask as I'm just so confused...

Errrm, I've obviously missed a hell of a lot of policy changes / decision making ...
Why has the Hello comp I posted earlier today been merged into regs, rather than with the comp I duped (due to there being no reference to Hello magazine in it, so search didn't stand a chance) here?
I haven't duped a comp here, (regs.) Previous comps there all had different questions & prizes and are over as they had end dates.
I asked, nay pleaded, on AmIlucky's post that was on the main board here for clarification, but got none...
What is going on?

Hi GB

as Andrea has posted on the Hello thread in regs that she thinks it makes sense to have that thread as an ongoing thread updated with any weekly changes it's not for me to change things atm

she has posted in her 'new beginning' thread that it's ok to post a thread on mains every week with an end date linking to the thread on regs but not posting the comp link so that entering is via the original and nobody dupes entries (as One-Eye did today), so everyone on mains will see it too

however as this is still causing confusion I've pm'd her over the weekend and asked for clarification, there are some other changes going on at the moment on the forums, that she is dealing with, so rather than pester her I'm waiting for her to get back to us

Mamzie

i just know that I don't like dupes, I don't like confusion, and with this happening now, am starting to prefer to have everything on one board, with the stickies here too.

grannybiker

Mamzie wrote: »

its a weird decision that same url comps are ongoing I think by MSE Andrea. Its sorta explained in her Sticky post.

Well in that case, then Daybreak Spa holiday comp posted earlier is ongoing as they have re-used an old URL :eek:. Not for the first time, and they aren't the only ones to do this. By this reckoning, are these too ongoing?

AMilucky comp post stays, as there was a trial somewhere in this thread, discussing if it was ok to dupe comp threads to main that were on Regs, which MSE Andrea agreed too as long as the new thread linked to Reg thread and not to the actual comp..

Which means people searching won't be able to find it if there's no mention and then they'll dupe, as I did...

I just wish that if its double posted it had a bigger tag in the title as I keep missing and getting confuddled with it just having (R) in the title - think that (REG) would have been much easier to notice.

This comp's multiple entry anyhow, so duping's not an issue...

I've given up trying to understand tbh, as I am just more and more confused now, and have actually started to venture to loquax to see what its like there.

Am getting pretty fed up too...

Glad

grannybiker wrote: »

But the post on regs is to an expired comp - the Op mentions singing lessons!
I didn't dupe this. I duped One-Eyes post that was posted earlier on the main board

just to add that One-Eye linked to the thread and todays update
whatever Andrea decides, when we have clarification I'll ask velvetglove would she mind adding the new guidelines to her thread so we can have somewhere to link to, explaining how these threads linking to regs should look

Glad

grannybiker wrote: »

Well in that case, then Daybreak Spa holiday comp posted earlier is ongoing as they have re-used an old URL :eek:. Not for the first time, and they aren't the only ones to do this. By this reckoning, are these too ongoing?

I see what you mean but I'm leaving them until Andrea gets time to look at it it's just that as she has posted on the Hello regs thread I'd rather not go moving that one

Which means people searching won't be able to find it if there's no mention and then they'll dupe, as I did...

I think for now if people do a search and find a comp in regs they should either add to it there, or post in mains as One-Eye did today

Glad