Competitions Discussion Thread Part 14

magical

Hi all,

I think this has been ask before but i cant find it. I know that when you click on a link for a comp , the page info says it comes from here. Do you think this has any effect on winning competitions.

Hope that makes sense.:D

weeowens

Some feel that it does but opinion is much divided.It has been mentioned that having AdBlock Plus prevents the site seeing where traffic originates from.
Other ways of getting around any site traffic monitoring are just to C&P the comp address in a new tab or enter by starting at the site home page & not via any direct link posted on here.
Personally I have AdBlock Plus on one PC but enter lots via IE,with no AdBock on a spare Pc and I win a fair bit.My biggest wins were just by plain entering via here.

jl81

andrew71 wrote: »

Just wondering does anybody get put off entering competitions for holidays? By that I mean do you think "I won't be able to go because of spending money" or don't you bother about that and just worry about it if you won the competition?
I enter competitions for all inclusive holidays but those which are just the holiday and flights I tend to avoid.

im somewhat different and leave the holidays that dont give you flights, as that these days is the largest chunk cost wise of a holiday. Depending on where you can almost always find a cheap hotel thats safe and has what you need (bed, four walls and a door that locks) and cheap places to grab a bite.

thingamaBob

weeowens wrote: »

Some feel that it does but opinion is much divided.It has been mentioned that having AdBlock Plus prevents the site seeing where traffic originates from.
Other ways of getting around any site traffic monitoring are just to C&P the comp address in a new tab or enter by starting at the site home page & not via any direct link posted on here.
Personally I have AdBlock Plus on one PC but enter lots via IE,with no AdBock on a spare Pc and I win a fair bit.My biggest wins were just by plain entering via here.

I wasn't aware that Adblock does this job but the FF add-on RefControl is specifically for that purpose. You can set different requirements for different sites. Personally, I couldn't be bothered to keep setting the options. I don't mostly bother to block the "referrer" details but when I do wish to do so, I merely drag and drop the link on to the tab bar which then opens a new tab and the link without referring site details, same as the copy & paste but a bit quicker. However this only works for FF and not IE.

weeowens

Cheers for the tip thingamaBob
Re adblock I think it was mentioned on here as being able to block tracking & the FF page seems to conform that.https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/?application=firefox&id=1865

Yours does sound a more firm approach though.Thanks.

magical

Thankyou for your replys. Thingamabob, i added ref control on and set it so it doesn't tell where ive come from.:D

Lost2

thingamaBob wrote: »

I wasn't aware that Adblock does this job but the FF add-on RefControl is specifically for that purpose. You can set different requirements for different sites. Personally, I couldn't be bothered to keep setting the options. I don't mostly bother to block the "referrer" details but when I do wish to do so, I merely drag and drop the link on to the tab bar which then opens a new tab and the link without referring site details, same as the copy & paste but a bit quicker. However this only works for FF and not IE.

is there one for useing with windows as I dont use firefoxs
thanks

weeowens

I'd just try FF Lost2
Really easy to install,loads of add ons & you can use more than one browser at a time.I use three.

Mamzie

princess_pixiedust wrote: »

Well im totally confused now too :huh: it took me a lot of time and effort starting up the monthly list and maintaining then it was decided (without consulting me, i was only told after it had happened!) to do away with the list and all comps on main, thought fair enough thats what people want now there is a monthly/quarterly list on again??? no offence to any of the bg's but can i ask why my list was deleted just for it to be started up again?

i hope no one minds, but I've been taking a few days break, and was sad to realise that we hadn't said thank you to Princess Pixiedust, so I've started a little thread in IWIW, hope thats ok, xxx

E: Ongoing: Princess Pixiedust Appreciation Thread

weeowens

Cheers to all for the help that I have received on this board,from many members.In light of this thread & this plus the comments arising via personal messages from the other party via pm in the last few days I feel that I should cease posting for a few days.A time for reflection may be due to me & the other party. This will further help me to understand the motivation behind the ambivalence of these comments.
I feel that I have always worked in the best interest of this boards functioning & continued endurance but this is not apparent in the comments received from the other party.
I am more than willing to post all details of of the messages received,although this may be construed as unethical.I do feel that the messages were a little rude but that is just my view.Some may agree with the vitriol that have have I had to read in these pm's & open forum posts but I do not.
"Flame Wars" etc have always been very absent from this board & long may that ethos endure.
The regular sites that I post from can be noted via search so If others wish to post that is fine with me.
All the best.