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  • Comping_Rich
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    jjmmww1 said:
    gdmoney said:
    jjmmww1 said:
    Thanks all i don't mind the wait but wondered if it could ill be getting all my entrys for today and then all 176 entrys on 2 phones for the 250k next draw

    It's 176 entries per person not per number so if you enter the maximum number on 2 separate phones you will be breaking the rules and could have the prize withdrawn.

    From FAQs.

    "As per our terms and conditions, there will be an entry limit – per entrant – for each competition. If you are found to be entering more than the entry limit on multiple devices, you may be found to be in breach of the terms and conditions and could be disqualified."

    jjmmww1 said:
    Thanks all i don't mind the wait but wondered if it could ill be getting all my entrys for today and then all 176 entrys on 2 phones for the 250k next draw
    This is known as "cheating"
    Not sure why this would be cheating as it would be 2 people entering. Just sounded like i would be using 2 phones to do it. I don't have the time for that  :lol:

    You could be disqualified if you use 2 phone to enter, you should only enter on 1 phone and if the other person wishes to enter let them enter themselvs.

    All entrants must enter on their own behalf and may not enter on behalf of anyone else.  If we later become aware that the person who played the competition was not the entrant themselves, we will disqualify this entrant and no prize will be payable to any persons involved.


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  • Blulu
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    Can see both sides to this one. In discussion on the forum, it is absolutely right to speak out against rule breaking. But the rule was clearly made to deter people from gaining extra entries by using two phones. Saving your partner time by doing the dialling for them is probably more against the letter of the law than the spirit of it. What I mean is, there can be a subtle difference between ‘rule breaking’ and ‘cheating’.

    Cheating is quite a harsh word to use here, in my opinion. On the forum we should be seen not to encourage rule breaking (and/or cheating) but we should also be wary of making anyone feel attacked, just for raising an issue.

    Blu XXX
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    I am who I'm meant to be
    I'm not scared to be seen
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    When you talk down to others it says more about you than them.
  • sully1311
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    jjmmww1 said:
    gdmoney said:
    jjmmww1 said:
    Thanks all i don't mind the wait but wondered if it could ill be getting all my entrys for today and then all 176 entrys on 2 phones for the 250k next draw

    It's 176 entries per person not per number so if you enter the maximum number on 2 separate phones you will be breaking the rules and could have the prize withdrawn.

    From FAQs.

    "As per our terms and conditions, there will be an entry limit – per entrant – for each competition. If you are found to be entering more than the entry limit on multiple devices, you may be found to be in breach of the terms and conditions and could be disqualified."

    jjmmww1 said:
    Thanks all i don't mind the wait but wondered if it could ill be getting all my entrys for today and then all 176 entrys on 2 phones for the 250k next draw
    This is known as "cheating"
    Not sure why this would be cheating as it would be 2 people entering. Just sounded like i would be using 2 phones to do it. I don't have the time for that  :lol:

    You could be disqualified if you use 2 phone to enter, you should only enter on 1 phone and if the other person wishes to enter let them enter themselvs.

    All entrants must enter on their own behalf and may not enter on behalf of anyone else.  If we later become aware that the person who played the competition was not the entrant themselves, we will disqualify this entrant and no prize will be payable to any persons involved.

    Whilst against the rules, how can they police this (as long as the winner doesn't let slip?)
  • gdmoney
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    Blulu said:
    Can see both sides to this one. In discussion on the forum, it is absolutely right to speak out against rule breaking. But the rule was clearly made to deter people from gaining extra entries by using two phones. Saving your partner time by doing the dialling for them is probably more against the letter of the law than the spirit of it. What I mean is, there can be a subtle difference between ‘rule breaking’ and ‘cheating’.

    Cheating is quite a harsh word to use here, in my opinion. On the forum we should be seen not to encourage rule breaking (and/or cheating) but we should also be wary of making anyone feel attacked, just for raising an issue.

    Blu XXX
    The first comment was "Thanks all i don't mind the wait but wondered if it could ill be getting all my entrys for today and then all 176 entrys on 2 phones for the 250k next draw." Note. My highlighting - and there is no mention of the second phone being someone else's. 

    The first suggestion that the second phone was for another person only came when people pointed out that the use of 2 phones by one entrant would be against the rules.

    "Not sure why this would be cheating as it would be 2 people entering. Just sounded like i would be using 2 phones to do it. I don't have the time for that."

    If the person is only using one phone and doesn't have time to make all the calls on 2 phones, then why mention the second phone at all? They clearly aren't saving their partner time by dialling for them because they have already said that they don't have the time to do that.



  • pate-ci0
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    edited 4 April 2024 at 11:22AM
    Blulu said:
    @gdmoney why do you get off on attacking people so much? Just asking. 
    I would just like to make the observation that my first impression was similar to gdmoney's and also was tempted to point out that the use of two phones was against the rules. Now that the point has been made, maybe we should just let it all lie. Whether the use of multiple phones by the same person could be detected or not (and there are theoretically at least a couple of ways that it might be eg registration, ip address  etc), it is against the rules. The language used to describe that can be interpreted  by different people in different ways.
  • Blulu
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    pate-ci0 said:
    Blulu said:
    @gdmoney why do you get off on attacking people so much? Just asking. 
    I would just like to make the observation that my first impression was similar to gdmoney's and also was tempted to point out that the use of two phones was against the rules. Now that the point has been made, maybe we should just let it all lie. Whether the use of multiple phones by the same person could be detected or not (and there are theoretically at least a couple of ways that it might be eg registration, ip address  etc), it is against the rules. The language used to describe that can be interpreted  by different people in different ways.
    That’s really the point I was trying to make. It’s right to explain the rules to someone, but we shouldn’t make it sound like a hanging offence. MSE has rules too, about speaking kindly and respectfully to each other. So, perhaps we should let it lie now?

    Blu XXX
    I am brave, I am bruised
    I am who I'm meant to be
    I'm not scared to be seen
    I make no apology
    THIS IS ME!


    When you talk down to others it says more about you than them.
  • One-Eye
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    MSE_JC said:

    As some food for thought, philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe once wrote that “misunderstandings and lethargy perhaps produce more wrong in the world than deceit and malice do. At any rate, the latter two are certainly rarer.”

    WOW - Goethe makes an appearance in Chat Corner. What next? Should we all brush up on our Latin?
  • gdmoney
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    Point taken.

    “By seeking and blundering we learn.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.


  • pallyman
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    Just checking,do we still say make me a winner,thanks
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