Facebook/Twitter just for comps. Is it allowed?

Catwoman1975

Hi, I really need some advice.

I have a seperate FB and Twitter just for comps. Yesterday I found I had been named and shamed as a cheat on a comping FB group as I have 2 FB accounts. I never, ever enter comps twice. If I enter a comp on my personal FB page (usually local ones so I can share with local friends) I never enter it again on my comping FB.

This has led to people blocking and unfollowing me on both FB and Twitter and my Twitter account being reported for spam.

I really love this hobby. I am a genuine person and am I so upset this has happened. I have literally been in tears as I feel physically sick someone thinks I am a fake person!

Any advice? Is having seperate comp accounts so frowned upon by the comping community? I have no idea what to do now as I feel by real name is mud and that if I win a comp someone will report me for being a fake account.

MaineBlue

I would explain yourself (as you have done here) on the forum.
I'm sure you aren't the only one who has competition facebook IDs.

Soosieboo

You are only supposed to have one FB account. It is against FB rules.
You can have multiple accounts on twitter. But it can make people think you are cheating even if you're not.
It's really best just to have one of each and build up a circle of comping followers.

If you've not done anything wrong then most people will see that.

There are some compers who spend more time trying to 'out' people than they do entering comps.

Catwoman1975

Thank you. I can't explain myself as I was discussed in a secret FB group for naming and shaming cheats that I am not a member of. All very cloak and dagger! Scared me a bit to be honest. My name then started being discussed on a comping friends wall. As soon as I posted she deleted me! Another comper then messaged me saying my name was being discussed in this group and advised me to deactivate my comping account, which I did.

Catwoman1975

I can't really do many FB comps on my personal account as I just get complaints. May just have to give up FB comping!

So I can have 2 Twitter accounts? Started comping on my personal Twitter today and lost 3 followers already. People get so annoyed by it. Thats why I loved having the seperate accoutns with compers. Like minded people who dont mind seeing comp after comp.

grannybiker

Much as I'd like it not to be, it's true you can't have separate FB accounts, even if you keep ALL comping off your personal one.

I had my Grannybiker FB shut without warning a couple of years ago now- no right to appeal either :eek: !

I now have all my comping friends in a group and only share comps with them. Unfortunately a fair bit of comping leaks onto my friends' newsfeeds and has irritated some less tolerant friends, (:p Who then tell me how lucky I am if I win... :rotfl:)

Catwoman1975

grannybiker wrote: »

I now have all my comping friends in a group and only share comps with them. Unfortunately a fair bit of comping leaks onto my friends' newsfeeds and has irritated some less tolerant friends, (:p Who then tell me how lucky I am if I win... :rotfl:)

I used to do that, just share with a compers list on my FB, but someone told me if they arent public shares they dont count. Thats when I opened a new comping only FB.

Is that not the case then? Can I just share with compers? Would make my life a whole lot easier and no accusations of being a cheat!

Melli

As the lovely grannybiker says above, you can only have the one FB account
I've made sure to advise my friends how to remove my comping posts from their feed, if they don't like seeing them. Generally they're a pretty tolerant lot and sometimes they even join in and start comping

PlymouthMaid

Facebook comps seem to be the spawn of the devil and do cause a lot of problems. I never know whether to enter them or not as I am worried about being annoying and I also like my settings set to private so that students can't find me easily. I am sorry you have had such an upsetting experience.

sax11

anyone that says you cant have a seperate one is wrong
anyone that says FB ban you is wrong

i've yet to be banned and set one up the other week as proof that it can be done - just set your posts to public and post inane drivel occasionally

just create more email addresses than names that you need

Daza

Companies shouldn't ask you to share a post/picture/page to enter a competition as it is against FB T&C's


See point 3 here - https://www.facebook.com/page_guidelines.php

E. Promotions
1. If you use Facebook to communicate or administer a promotion (ex: a contest or sweepstakes), you are responsible for the lawful operation of that promotion, including:
a. The official rules;
b. Offer terms and eligibility requirements (ex: age and residency restrictions); and
c. Compliance with applicable rules and regulations governing the promotion and all prizes offered (ex: registration and obtaining necessary regulatory approvals)
2. Promotions on Facebook must include the following:
a. A complete release of Facebook by each entrant or participant.
b. Acknowledgement that the promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.
3. Promotions may be administered on Pages or within apps on Facebook. Personal Timelines must not be used to administer promotions (ex: “share on your Timeline to enter” or “share on your friend's Timeline to get additional entries” is not permitted).
4. We will not assist you in the administration of your promotion, and you agree that if you use our service to administer your promotion, you do so at your own risk.