Keeping track of what you have entered.

Boom_Boom

Is there an easy way on here of keeping track of what you have entered?

Often I see a comp on here and am sure I've seen it or it's being bumped back up and I can't quite recall for certain if I have entered it.

I don't want to write them down but some flag system would be useful

What does everyone else do?

weeowens

Boom_Boom wrote: »

Is there an easy way on here of keeping track of what you have entered?

Often I see a comp on here and am sure I've seen it or it's being bumped back up and I can't quite recall for certain if I have entered it.

I don't want to write them down but some flag system would be useful

What does everyone else do?

Most use the green tick to show a comp is entered plus many use the "thanks" button as a belt & braces approach.Plus it's an old habit for many of us as the Thanks used to be the way of doing things before we had the green tick.

HTH

weeowens

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

Getting Started (II)





2 How do I keep track of which comps I’ve entered and what are the green ticks and red crosses for?
Do make sure you are a member of MSE because when you are logged in it will make keeping track of the comps you have already entered a lot easier.

Note: If you are not logged in ‘Thanks’, ‘green tick’ and ‘red cross’ buttons do not appear.

When I look at the forum, I can sometimes tell from the title of the thread if it is a comp that I would be interested in entering. If I see a comp that I don’t want to enter then I click the faded red cross button to indicate to myself that I have already made a decision about entering and have decided to skip it.



If I can’t tell from looking at the title if I want to enter, I open that thread and read more to make my decision. If I don't want to enter, then I click the 'Thanks' button (since I’m in the thread anyway) to thank the OP (Original Poster) for sharing. (It is hard work to find a comp that hasn’t already been posted!) I also click the red cross button to let me know that I’ve already checked out that comp and decided to skip it. Either of the red crosses that you can see on the post will do the job!



If I decide to enter, I click the 'Thanks' button to thank the OP, but will also click the green tick button to show me that I've entered.



By using the red cross and green tick buttons, I can very quickly see the comps that I haven’t yet reviewed. If you click any of these buttons by mistake then click again to reverse the action.

Some comps will void your entries if you enter more than once so I strongly recommend using these buttons to help you keep track.


When you return to the main forum page, you will see which comps you have skipped/entered as they will have a red cross or a green tick. You can focus your comping time and energy most efficiently on the comps with just a faded red cross as these are the comps that you still need to review.