E: 31/08 £1450 worth of optics to be won

elver_man

Bird Watching


What anniversary has Ffordes Photographic just celebrated?

50th

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JamboDP

Turns out this is a Dupe

weeowens

Hi,jambpdaveprince.I cannot spot the dupe to ask for a merge.I've sent a pm to the OP.Hope that's ok :-)

Sent to dalkirst

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3367548

Justwannagetby_2

£1450 worth of optics to be won!

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Answer 50th

Enter once only

Sorry can't post direct link cos I'm new ;0(

weeowens

Hi,justwannagetby.I think this may be a dupe as I seem to recall doing a merge request in the past.Off to search.

Here it is.I'll ask for a merge.

Sent to Glad

Justwannagetby_2

Reliable I would have thought...

weeowens

Justwannagetby wrote: »

Reliable I would have thought...

Hi,no problem.It'll soon be merged :-)

Justwannagetby_2

Ok tx......Is there an obvious way to spot a dupe...for future ref?

weeowens

Justwannagetby wrote: »

Ok tx......Is there an obvious way to spot a dupe...for future ref?

Hi,you just need to search on the forum.I search with full & short URL.Then I often search on the question/answer.From the guide.........Posting comps


2 How do I search to see if a comp has been posted?
The Forum Search is not foolproof although if you take a couple of easy steps then it can help you not to post duplicate comps.

On any Forum page, just above where the threads are listed you will see the option to ‘Search this Forum’, click this & then select ‘Advanced Search’.

A new screen will open, which is the Advanced Search screen & seems to be more responsive to searches.

Please refer to the image below for numbered steps.

1. Key Words.
   Take the main part of a comp page address (URL) & type / paste it here.
   For Example, if http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/competitions/show/id/2704 is the comp page, use keyword: goodtoknow.co.uk
   Also, for the radio comps, try searching for the part of the url that starts '/Article...' it should bring up the other stations if they have been posted.
   
   I recommend you only use the main part of the comp URL as sometimes comps change location on a site.
   
   If that search brings back too many results, then try using a word from the comp which will have been used if it was posted on MSE to narrow it down slightly.
   For Example, goodtoknow.co.uk watch
   
   You could also use the answer to search again, just to ensure you aren’t about to post a comp that is already on here.
2. Search Forums.
   If Competitions Time is not already highlighted in the list, simply scroll down the list & click on it to highlight.
3. Also search in child forums.
   Ensure this box is ticked, it means the search will also check in Competitions Time sub forums (the I won! Forum, the Game Over Forum & the Regular Competitions Forum).

Click on the 'Search Now' button & it will bring back a list of results. Read through the list carefully to see if the comp has already been posted. Repeat the search a couple of times with different search criteria to be more certain that the comp is a new one.

Something else to be aware of is that it can take a couple of hours for the forum software to include new threads into the search function. If you take a quick glance down the last couple of pages of threads to check for comps that sound similar to the one you are about to post & don’t see anything then you are about ready to post a new comp!

Another way some MSE Compers use to search for specific comps is to use the Google Search Engine. If you wanted to search for, say, Kung Fu Panda comps in the forum then you would type:
"Kung Fu Panda" "competition" site:forums.moneysavingexpert.com
(Please note the placement of the speech marks as that is very important!)
This would then return results relating to your search request.