Just a thought re incorrect competitions postings

mjm3346

Luckyone wrote: »

Perhaps when we have our new BG*** (hopefully someone around in the day time) they might have some time to alter the titles to the correct format before all the bumping? or perhaps when a BG see's a comp needs to have the correct title once they have done it take off the bumped posts if that's possible for the BG's to do?

xxx

It wouldn't take long to edit the titles but who is going to check first if it is a dupe or self-promotion? Would a BG want to spend time like that (bad enough to have 2 other boards to do)

*** No ones been killed in the rush yet

Luckyone

Good point,

Urmmm ....

will put my thinking cap on :rotfl:

I was surprised about needing to take on three boards :eek: would of thought it better to only have one board to concentrate on & know about then surely it would be better BGed?

Edit:

People are probably think which two other boards they would like to BG on

xxx

mjm3346

Luckyone wrote: »

Good point,

Urmmm ....

will put my thinking cap on :rotfl:

I was surprised about needing to take on three boards :eek: would of thought it better to only have one board to concentrate on & know about then surely it would be better BGed?

Edit:

People are probably think which two other boards they would like to BG on

xxx

BGs "Help newbies find their way around"

5 years and I didn't even know this list existed

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showgroups.php?

Luckyone

I only know about it because I was asking for help on the feedback forum & someone linked me to it

xxx

fire**fly

no bg's helped me when I first joined,
even when asked
it was the members in the inn & comp boards that pointed me to correct places at the time :T
especially the stickies & comping guide,


though did find the
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showgroups.php
&
Site Feedback

myself way back then

WeAreGhosts

alot of so called regulars post links without asking for the op to amend the title. Also why do people thank posts that are totally wrong? doesnt it give the wrong impression to the op?

fire**fly

Moneybot wrote: »

Not so much shouldn't post but do a different type of post.

I do like the big stick idea....

like how a different type of post.

Glad

mjm3346 wrote: »

It wouldn't take long to edit the titles but who is going to check first if it is a dupe or self-promotion? Would a BG want to spend time like that (bad enough to have 2 other boards to do)

*** No ones been killed in the rush yet

the actual editing titles doesn't take long and we do if it's just a case of no 'E:' or no space between 'E:' and the date, but like you say checking it's a legit comp takes time plus if no one has posted an end date, that would mean extra work searching the comp for T&Cs if we can even see them without registering/signing up for a newsletter etc

Luckyone

This maybe a daft question

But how do you search to find out if it's self promotion?

I'm guessing you search the comp site to see if you can find the persons name listed but apart from that I have no idea

xxx

Moneybot

fire**fly wrote: »

like how a different type of post.

Instead of the link a please amend post first.

Glad wrote: »

the actual editing titles doesn't take long and we do if it's just a case of no 'E:' or no space between 'E:' and the date, but like you say checking it's a legit comp takes time plus if no one has posted an end date, that would mean extra work searching the comp for T&Cs if we can even see them without registering/signing up for a newsletter etc

Thanks for that i thought you could edit titles but I wasn't sure. So should we pm a Bd if a comp has gone into GO for not having correct title if we have found the end date?

ATM they are often getting reposted which can lead to people duping themselves etc.

Luckyone wrote: »

This maybe a daft question

But how do you search to find out if it's self promotion?

I'm guessing you search the comp site to see if you can find the persons name listed but apart from that I have no idea

xxx

Usually it's fairly obvious. Newbie poster with a username which either links them to the company/site running the comp or their real name. If I'm bored I would then google the name and it usually comes up on something like linkedin.

The guy from something free first posted the comps himself and then got a friend to do it. That came up on conned by comps on facebook. I think that is still happening with a different username now being used but they have finally worked out not to use their real names.