Just comping via MSE

weeowens

I just use MSE

vanpopple wrote: »

I just "freerange" & do not want to know what I have entered

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Iam lucky to have a photographic memory so i know if ive already entered a comp, despite entering say 1000+ a month, i believe i very very rarely dupe myself.

Great skill to have VP.
I am lacking that one but have the odd other "laydee" skill.
I can knit,embroider things & make a mean Yorkshire pudding :-)
When it comes to comping I just use the MSE functionality to save me duping when in "laydee" mode ie:

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.



Please note: Don’t reply to the post "thanks" or "just entered" etc. This will bump the thread back to the top of the Forum which can result in eager MSE Compers entering again by accident. This is very frustrating as they can then potentially disqualify themselves. ‘Bumping’ is also against the Forum rules (which I asked you to read in the Introduction). Don't be a bumper!

Before we had these buttons, the only way we could try to keep track was by subscribing to the threads themselves once the decision to enter/not enter had been made, (as well as click the ‘Thanks’ button to show your thanks to the OP). That displays a symbol beside each thread subscribed to. This is not something I would now recommend as it is clumsy and takes a more clicks than our lovely new buttons. (Please see insert below from MSE, as having too many subscribed threads can cause issues).


MoneySavingExpert.com Insert: Could compers please try to ensure you subscribe to no more than 10,000 threads please as it can slow down the forum. Many thanks!

toniq

I use multiple portals

weeowens wrote: »

Great skill to have VP.
I am lacking that one but have the odd other "laydee" skill.
I can knit,embroider things & make a mean Yorkshire pudding :-)
When it comes to comping I just use the MSE functionality to save me duping when in "laydee" mode ie:

That's going to keep me chuckling all day!!! Keep envisaging you in a little britain sketch! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: xxx

manley10001

just started comping on MSE for the last 2 weeks in between finding a job and house work if I win anything its a bonus but wont get dishearten if I don't.
with tips im pick up like what weeowens just put up on this board and othersim picking up as I go it will make things quicker only thing im unsure at moment is


1 rafflecopter entries are they legit


2 twitter am I really entering these things correctly never had twitter before this


but otherwise having fun doing it if I can get through the 300 plus posts that's a bonus

vanpopple

I just use MSE

weeowens wrote: »

Great skill to have VP.
I am lacking that one but have the odd other "laydee" skill.
I can knit,embroider things & make a mean Yorkshire pudding :-)

Lol mmm I bet your yorkshires do taste amazing, I'll pm you my address, as out of the goodness of my heart I would love to taste and review them for you..

(I did a bit a looonnnggg range free range comping last night whilst I watched 'El classico' from the weekend, lets hope I can remember those as usually i dont delve more than a couple of weeks within end date)

kathyx

Just mse for me but i do use loquax for my daily list

nelie

I just use MSE

How do people even track others?

I thought about only entering a certain type like RC on some sites and then web here, FB only using FB - but then I might miss some 'nicer' ones.

Haha! I will just stick to this one as it's served me well so far!

becca_wecca

I just use MSE

Does anyone use the prize finder or have used them in the past??

weeowens

I just use MSE

becca_wecca wrote: »

Does anyone use the prize finder or have used them in the past??

I did way back before I found MSE.
I won a New york via them,so thank you Prizefinder.
I cannot see the need to use them now as MSE has more comps & is more functional, in my view.