Clicking Expired Instead Of PMing A BG For A Merge?

fire**fly

Barnabysue wrote: »

Does that also go for comps that are posted without end dates?

looking through GO there's loads without
End dates going in there every day, so who's putting them
there if a BG isn't,
peeps all must be pressing expired x

fire**fly

Zanzib wrote: »

And does everyone read second or third posts and realise it's a duplicate?

shouldn't think half read down the postings

fire**fly

Browntoa wrote: »

it was just a suggestion for that one thread :eek:

don't want to tread on the other BG's toes

hi Browntoa, don't think anyone would think that on here x
we just need some help/advice what to do while we've only one BG on here at the moment who's not well & one BG who isn't receiving messages as it says on the thread x
i'm open to all suggestions just to try to help keep the comps board in order x

Zanzib

Perhaps while we're short of BG's if we see a duplicate we post the link for the other onto each respective thread...

That way the competition is there still but people are aware it's duplicated and can check their thanks on the other one.

If they ignore it and enter twice it's their problem.

The thread can then be expired as normal at end date...

It's no ideal, but it lifts the load even temporarily.

weeowens

Browntoa wrote: »

it was just a suggestion for that one thread :eek:

don't want to tread on the other BG's toes

Just shows how things can be taken literally around here:rotfl:

May be time for the compers to take a breath & just carry on as we were?

Or at least send a merge request & not just expire the thread?

fire**fly

Zanzib wrote: »

Perhaps while we're short of BG's if we see a duplicate we post the link for the other onto each respective thread...

That way the competition is there still but people are aware it's duplicated and can check their thanks on the other one.

If they ignore it and enter twice it's their problem.

The thread can then be expired as normal at end date...

It's no ideal, but it lifts the load even temporarily.

great idea, we could do that

if Glads not receiving messages as mimi says & we can only send them to Dalkirst, should we maybe not send him the merge & just leave them on the boards until someone/BG comes on to say we can send them now,
hope that makes sense

fire**fly

we can't send them all to dalkirst as he's not well

weeowens

Zanzib wrote: »

And does everyone read second or third posts and realise it's a duplicate?

Maybe if members took responsibility for their posts they would probably spot the dupe note & would then edit the post & title.That way it would be clear that it was a dupe.

Some OP's may not spot the dupe note but given that the dupe is often spotted when the thread is on page one I think most would/should.

fire**fly

Originally Posted by Moneybot
Hi just back from holiday so I think I have missed something; what's happened to the other two BGs?

Should we pm the op to let them know it's a dupe then so they could amend title?

fire**fly wrote: »

hi, I've done that a few times but 9 out of 10 times the ops don't come back/don't reply/don't amend,


some ops do come back & do it but more times they don't

there's a thread somewhere discussing dupe posts etc

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4493123

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4493123

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=62219957&postcount=83

x

Zanzib

weeowens wrote: »

Maybe if members took responsibility for their posts they would probably spot the dupe note & would then edit the post & title.That way it would be clear that it was a dupe.

Some OP's may not spot the dupe note but given that the dupe is often spotted when the thread is on page one I think most would/should.

I try very hard not to duplicate, but it still happens occasionally.

The duplication can happen on the same day, or weeks apart even, and with the amount of competitions that get posted every day, not everyone will be around enough to realise they've posted a duplicate...

As we know, not everyone comps in the same way, or in a regular pattern.

It would be good if those who post did check, but that's not going to happen in reality...