how to use the competition time table

kathyq

fire**fly wrote: »

hi, usually it's around 10 - 15 posts you have to make before you can post 'live' links

if you find a comp that's not been posted on here you can still post it & one of the members on here will come along & add the link for you

oh ok thanks, i've got a couple that i just have to share!

kathyq

Sorry me again, what if a competition doesn't say the end date? i'm entering a lot on twitter but most of them don't say when the comp ends, so what do i put in the title if i'm sharing it on here?

for example this one looks amazing, so want to share it on here, but there's no end date so what do i put as the title?

ht tps://twitter.com/JohnsonsJewel/status/373363782031929344

ellemm

kathyq wrote: »

Sorry me again, what if a competition doesn't say the end date? i'm entering a lot on twitter but most of them don't say when the comp ends, so what do i put in the title if i'm sharing it on here?

for example this one looks amazing, so want to share it on here, but there's no end date so what do i put as the title?

ht tps://twitter.com/JohnsonsJewel/status/373363782031929344

You have to put a guessed end date eg E: 05/09 ? Win...
Have a look through the main board and you will see what other posters do in those circumstances
hth
Editing to add, please put Twitter in the title too

fire**fly

kathyq wrote: »

Sorry me again, what if a competition doesn't say the end date? i'm entering a lot on twitter but most of them don't say when the comp ends, so what do i put in the title if i'm sharing it on here?

for example this one looks amazing, so want to share it on here, but there's no end date so what do i put as the title?

ht tps://twitter.com/JohnsonsJewel/status/373363782031929344

hi

if you can't find an end date you need to add a guessedenddate as it says in the comping guide..
also need Facebook / Twitter /Rafflecopter added to the title
if applicable x

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 (2018) 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 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)

1. 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.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=12237989&postcount=7

mjm3346

Closing date is in the T&C's on their FB page (you need TW and FB to enter, looking again you need FB the TW element is not mentioned on FB, question to answer as well)

Closing date: 30th August, 2013

fire**fly

ellemm wrote: »

You have to put a guessed end date eg E: 05/09 ? Win...
Have a look through the main board and you will see what other posters do in those circumstances
hth
Editing to add, please put Twitter in the title too

you just pipped me elle :j:A x