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  • lilias
    lilias Posts: 7,902 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Getmeaticket is on VelvetGlove's likely spam list. We don't normally post the comps from this site on the forum.
  • Sorry! Still a newbie....
  • lilias
    lilias Posts: 7,902 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Have a read of the Comping Guide

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/1014121

    Full of useful info :)
  • Read it... 90000 pages long :) will learn, thank you
  • weeowens
    weeowens Posts: 81,990 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    From the guide:

    11 Are there any sites, from experience, which are likely to generate lots of spam?
    There are a few which have come to our collective attention as sites that, when used for comps, seem to generate lots of unwanted postal, email & phone call attention. These are listed below for your information, however, please do remember that this is only the collective opinion of other MSE Compers & does not necessarily reflect upon the sites themselves.

    2minutedraw
    4FreeUK
    ABCWins
    ActiveYou
    Cashillion (Lead Generation, Data Aquisition, Email Marketing company)
    Clash Club/Clash media
    Club La Costa
    Consumer Lifestyles
    Consumer Opinions
    Craftomatic Beds (Comps appear to be just a way to get a salesman into your home, especially if vulnerable/alone)
    Emailinform
    EZ Prize Giveaway
    Fair Exchange
    FindAPrize (questions raised if prizes awarded, slight spam, non existant company address, dodgy? Info here & here)
    Freeb.ie
    GetMeATicket
    GetYourBillsPaid
    GreatUKsurveys
    Guide2Win
    InstantPrizeDraw
    Just-Rewards
    Lingscars
    MyConsumer
    MyFamilyUK
    MyOffers
    NoizeMakesEnemies (Care - your profile with name, address, phone number & email appear to be on show with no way to make it private!!)
    Nuts (comps.nuts.co.uk - comps on this URL run by data collecting co. Data Media & Research Ltd.)
    OffersClick
    OfferX
    Opinioniser
    Optimax (phone calls, letters & emails!)
    PenicuUK.com (linked to Weatherseal below)
    PickUpThe Prizes
    Planet49 (please read here, here, here & here for more information)
    PlayAndWin (beware emails received, see this thread for info)
    Plum Offers
    PostcodeLottery (see here, here, here & here - don't confuse with FreePostcodeLottery who are fine)
    Premier Christian Radio (lots of postal junk mail even when you opt out of future contact)
    Prize4U
    Prizes.UK
    PrizePunch
    PrizeStore
    RewardsToday
    Simple2Win
    SupremeOGlaze (linked to Weatherseal below)
    Space Kitchens (see thread here)
    Tickbox
    Topfox
    Toyhound
    UkPrize
    UK-PrizeDraw
    VoiceInACrowd
    Vouch4me
    WatchMyWallet
    Weatherseal
    Weather Wherever
    Whats On TV (now 'powered by Instant Win 4 Now')
    Willowbrook (chairs) (have pestered with phone calls quite badly on some comps - see here and also here)
    Win 4 Now
    Win24
    Zenith Windows (linked to Weatherseal above)
    Ziinga (beware emails received, see this thread for info)
  • fire**fly
    fire**fly Posts: 148,056 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    hiya, you also need to put the correct date headings in :)

    (taken from comping guide)
    1. Put the date at the beginning of the title box, & please use the Forum standard, below.

      E: XX/XX, For Example, E: 02/04 Win a .....

      This makes things a lot easier for the BGs & Compers (like you) to find comps that are ending. If the comp ends within 12 months then it is fine to put the dd/mm date as explained above. If you have a rare comp that has more than a year to the end date then please stick to the posting convention above then put a space & put the year in brackets - but only if it is MORE THAN 12 months ahead.
      E: 02/04 (2012) Win....... <-Only if comp is more than 12 months away from ending.

      If you can’t see the closing date for a comp in the T & C or on the webpage then please estimate an end date. Without an end date on the thread title it will be moved into the Game Over sub forum prematurely, which would be a bit of a waste of your effort in posting it for us. If you had to estimate the end date then pop that into your post so that if, later on, the website add an end date another member can highlight the new information.

      E: 30/06 (?)

      The Thread Title then needs a short description of the prize that can be won, For Example, Holiday to Tenerife.

      If you are posting the answers to a mag with multiple comps & answers then put the mag name & issue in the thread title, eg, That’s Life Magazine Issue 10

      If the comp is entered by email or there is an age / location restriction then it is helpful to put that in the title in brackets, For Example, (U16)

      If a comp has a particular end time it is useful if it is posted in the thread title too, For Example, 5pm.

      So a few examples to sum it up:
      E: 28/12 Trip to New York (email)
      E: 15/09 Bee movie DVD (U16)
      E: 05/03 3pm Indiana Jones Goody Bag
      E: 07/01 £50 ToysRUs vouchers (email)(Oxford)
    2. In the main body of the post, you can type in the link to the page & whether it is a comp where you need to login / register. (I’ll go through neat link or clickies in just a moment). Do be aware when you are posting a comp that you should be using excerpts & links rather than copying long text.
    You can ‘Preview Post’ to see how it will look, if you want, before you click to ‘Submit New Thread’. Please remember that if a site URL appears as !!!!!! in the preview then it is a site which has been banned on MSE & shouldn't be posted.


    7 How can I amend my thread title if I need to?
    To edit the thread title you can click 'Edit' then select 'Go Advanced'.

    TitleAmend1.jpg


    TitleAmend2.jpg

    The next screen will show your post & above it you will see 2 boxes 'Reason for Editing', which you don't have to complete & also 'Title' which has your thread title info in it. Simply click into the Title box & amend your text as necessary. You can 'Preview Changes' to see how it will look, if you want, before you click to 'Save Changes'.
    TitleAmend3.jpg
    please be a responsible pet owner & spay/neuter your pets, too many strays & not enough homes for them sadly. k2u58ioz4c8e.png




  • Sorry.....
  • weeowens
    weeowens Posts: 81,990 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    edited 11 November 2012 at 10:15PM
    Merch2367 wrote: »
    Sorry.....
    Don't worry :-)

    It's all a learning curve.Just have a read of the guide & maybe just enter for a few weeks to get the feel of the board.

    Re the title end date if you do not add one it will hopefully get moved to Game Over by BG,which given the spammy nature of the site may not be such a bad thing.
    Thanks for your efforts in posting.
  • fire**fly
    fire**fly Posts: 148,056 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Merch2367 wrote: »
    Sorry.....

    hiya, no worries, we all learn :)
    & lots of good luck for you :)
    please be a responsible pet owner & spay/neuter your pets, too many strays & not enough homes for them sadly. k2u58ioz4c8e.png




  • Merch2367 wrote: »
    Sorry.....

    Thank you for posting anyway ^_^
    Thank you all for making MSE so wonderful!

    2015 wins-2 adventure travel shows tixs, £1000 explore vouchers, map of Tokyo.:A
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