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What happened to this competition?

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A few days ago I posted all the answers to a competition, but I can't find it anymore. Could it have been deleted? Does anyone want the answers back? Should I repost it?
https://barnwell.co.uk/competition/
“Find the Santa – WIN a Hamper”

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  • mjm3346
    mjm3346 Posts: 47,278 Forumite
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    according to the site

    PLEASE NOTE: To help eliminate ‘copy and paste’ the answer, Santas will move around the website.

    Don't know why the post may have gone (maybe the promoter requested MSE not to post their competitions)
  • cinders59
    cinders59 Posts: 7,738 Forumite
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    I was just looking for this competition as I had an email from the company saying I had one or more wrong and to try again?
    anyone lese had this
    Thanks to all who post comps :)
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  • JustJMD
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    edited 25 November 2022 at 1:23PM
    mjm3346 said:
    according to the site

    PLEASE NOTE: To help eliminate ‘copy and paste’ the answer, Santas will move around the website.

    Don't know why the post may have gone (maybe the promoter requested MSE not to post their competitions)
    I knew it said the Santas would move, but I think the original post was by a staff member, and this forum is for sharing answers after all.
    If they don't want people to share they need to follow up on their commitment. which they may have done as @cinders59 got answers wrong, but I didn't. I didn't think people could delete their own posts though. 
  • JustJMD said:
    .............. I didn't think people could delete their own posts though. 
    Only the Forum Team can delete thread starter post and this also removes the whole thread. Anyone can delete their own reply post as long as they have qualified for access to the cog.
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  • mjm3346
    mjm3346 Posts: 47,278 Forumite
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    edited 25 November 2022 at 2:30PM
    JustJMD said:
    mjm3346 said:
    according to the site

    PLEASE NOTE: To help eliminate ‘copy and paste’ the answer, Santas will move around the website.

    Don't know why the post may have gone (maybe the promoter requested MSE not to post their competitions)
    I knew it said the Santas would move, but I think the original post was by a staff member, and this forum is for sharing answers after all.
    If they don't want people to share they need to follow up on their commitment. which they may have done as 
    PLEASE NOTE: To help eliminate ‘copy and paste’ the answer, Santas will move around the website.
    @cinders59 got answers wrong, but I didn't. I didn't think people could delete their own posts though. 
    If it was a staff member who made the original post on here then it should have been removed for breaking the self-promotion rules and any replies would have gone with it.
  • mjm3346 said:
    If it was a staff member who made the original post on here then it should have been removed for breaking the self-promotion rules and any replies would have gone with it.
    Not if it was a MSE (forum) staff member -but then they should've known better than to post answers for a site that didn't want them "cut & pasted",
    "And suddenly I find myself listening to a man I've never known before,
    Telling me about the sea..."
  • mjm3346
    mjm3346 Posts: 47,278 Forumite
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    mjm3346 said:
    If it was a staff member who made the original post on here then it should have been removed for breaking the self-promotion rules and any replies would have gone with it.
    Not if it was a MSE (forum) staff member -but then they should've known better than to post answers for a site that didn't want them "cut & pasted",
    Not an MSE staff member, a staff member for the company, presumably self-promotion
  • Cottersj
    Cottersj Posts: 134 Forumite
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    cinders59 said:
    I was just looking for this competition as I had an email from the company saying I had one or more wrong and to try again?
    anyone lese had this
    I got an email to say “your entry has been submitted.  We wish you luck”
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