Newbie confused comper needing help.

mandylou1968

Hi all, please be patient.

I've entered a few comps on here, but I can't seem to work how to do it systematically. I keep hitting "next thread" at the bottom of each comp, and coming up against a comp I've already seen/done

coffeevanilla

if its not a dupe post , as people make new competition posts the other posts will move down and eventually move to the next thread/page.
could be new posts are being made continuously and by the time you go to page two they have moved down to page 2 already, resulting in you seeing them again.

weeowens

I tend to just sart on a page & work down the threads clicking on any that catch my eye,
I then enter the comp,click thanks & the green tick & return to the main page.Then carry on.

Others comp by end date or via certain dates.
I have never used the next thread funtion that you mention as I would not know if I wanted to enter via that thread eg I would not enter via Twitter.

HTH

mandylou1968

Thank you for the reply. I think it may take me some time to find my way around the comping threads.

mandylou1968

Thanks weeowens. Is there away I can list the comps by the ending date? ..hope that makes sense

Moneybot

hello can I suggest you have a read through this

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

most of the things you can think of will have been answered there and if you think of something new come back and ask away

Blulu

Hi and welcome. I do think it is a bit overwhelming at first. Have you peeked at the guide:

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

I found this very helpful, although to be honest, I also think that you just have to persevere until you kind've feel your way around the board and work out which system suits you best.

Always come back here to ask any questions though.

Good luck

Blu X

fire**fly

QUOTE=mandylou1968]
Is there away I can list the comps by the ending date? ..hope that makes sense


Getting Started (I)

2 Why can't I search for comps that are ending on a certain date?


2 Why can’t I search for comps that are ending on a certain date?
Unfortunately, the forum software isn’t specifically designed with comps in mind, it is only a small part of MSE. This means that certain functionality which we would dearly love to have simply isn’t available.

You can change the Forum thread order to sort posts by end date. Simply go to the bottom of any Forum page & on the left hand side is ‘Display Options’. Click on the ‘Sorted By’ dropdown & then select Thread Title. All 200 odd pages are now listed in Thread Title order.

Each thread will now be listed by the ending date used in the thread title. This means that the threads which end on a particular date will be grouped together - you will just need to find out which page they start from & then you are ready to enter comps for a particular end date.

WARNING: If you are entering comps on the day or even the day before they end you run the risk that perhaps the comp has closed a little early & your entry won't be counted. Another thing to bear in mind is that the Board Guides volunteer hours of their time to keep these boards clear & running smoothly so sometimes comps which are ending today or perhaps tomorrow (in rare cases) may be moved to Game Over a little early - this is a task which has to fit around their real lives & also when they have some spare 'online' time.


SUGGESTION: If you really want to only enter comps right when they are ending then I strongly suggest you get a couple of days ahead of yourself to avoid the above.

Another method you can use for finding comps that end on a particular day is to do a couple of searches using Google or another search engine using each of the following:

"E:01/09" site:moneysavingexpert.com

"E:1/09" site:moneysavingexpert.com

This method will find the comps for the dates you have selected whether they are in Competitions Time Forum, or even the Game Over & Regular Competitions sub forums.

Please note, this is a good way to find comps that end on the date searched, Please be aware though, that it will bring up all comps including those that ended in previous years!

..

from the comping guide
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1014121&p=12237911
hth x

mandylou1968

Many thanks Blu, MoneyBot and fire**fly. Plenty of reading for me. Thanks for taking the time to reply. I'll let you know if I'm successful with a win.....here's hoping with fingers crossed.

Moneybot

mandylou1968 wrote: »

Many thanks Blu, MoneyBot and fire**fly. Plenty of reading for me. Thanks for taking the time to reply. I'll let you know if I'm successful with a win.....here's hoping with fingers crossed.

If you win any sausages the forum rules are that you have to share

MaineBlue

Hi mandylou1968
Welcome to comping and the world of never ever sleeping again
I select 'newest' and work my way down and always 'thank' a comp that I've entered. That way I (hopefully) don't miss any and I can keep track of what I've entered.
Oh, and one other thing, it's the law that anyone who wins a Man City prize must send it to me :rotfl:
Good luck with the comping