Competitions Discussion Thread Part 6

hjb123

emweaver wrote: »

has anyone tried roboform for filling out the forms quicker? i wasnt sure if it was safe or some sort of phishing software

yep I use roboform and wouldnt be without it! think majority of people on here do have and use roboform

rrickyuk

emweaver wrote: »

has anyone tried roboform for filling out the forms quicker? i wasnt sure if it was safe or some sort of phishing software

Perfectly safe - I'd get nowhere without it.

princessmoneysaver

Another Roboform convert here, I honestly can't see how I could have won all the stuff I have (see sig) without it!

rrickyuk

NOSONDDU wrote: »

there are so many ideas on here couldn't they be put in a list in a sticky, eg

1. search with the url
2. search with one or two important words (eg tix for Elvis = elvis)
3. search with .....


I'd find it useful to have them listed and it may be easier for me and newbies to understand and follow.

They could be included in the guide that I think Velvetglove's still compiling.

cistolic

Did anyone else get this email. Hate these kind of mails. After 7 dry weeks had 30 seconds joy shattered, I am not mr or Mrs W..

Date: 06/13/08 20:45:13
To: Subject: PATIO SET COMPETITION WINNER


Dear ,
We are pleased to announce that Mr and Mrs W from Dorset recently won our Patio Garden Furniture Set competition. They are shown below as the proud owners of this fantastic patio set.

rrickyuk

cistolic wrote: »

Did anyone else get this email. Hate these kind of mails. After 7 dry weeks had 30 seconds joy shattered, I am not mr or Mrs W..

Yep.

rrickyuk

What does the buddy list do?

toniq

I have people on my buddy list who i [strike]stalk[/strike] pm alot and i can instantly see if they are online xxx

VelvetGlove

Yeps sorry folks - work had the audacity to send me out to do some Regional Training for 4 weeks :rolleyes: so I've been working down in Yeovil & Bournemouth & when I got back at weekends was too busy sorting out stuff I wasn't here to do in the week that I didn't have any spare time to spend on the Guide.

I promise it will be done soon though as they don't have any other plans to send me out in the field for a while & more & more the things in the Guide are cropping up on here so I really want to get it done asap to help ease the burden somewhat! Please bear with me just a little longer & I hope to have a shiny pretty thing for us to use

I already have the vast majority of the Guide in outline & did the search part a while back Here is a preview of what is to come (subject of course to approval from diva ):

How do I search to see if a comp has been posted?
On the Sticky Search thread here scroll down to the Advanced Search section.

If you look at the screenshot, look at the parts labelled up with numbers: 1, 5 & 6.

In part 1 (keywords), take the main part of a competition page address (URL) & type it in there

eg, if http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/competitions/show/id/2704 is the page the competition is on -

use keyword: goodtoknow.co.uk

It is advisable to only use the main part of the competition URL as sometimes comps do change location!

If that brings back lots of threads then perhaps use a word that loosely describes the prize too

eg, goodtoknow watch

to narrow it down slightly.

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In part 5 (search in Forums) scroll down the list & find Competitions Time
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In part 6 (Also search in child forums) make sure that it is ticked - this means it will also search in the Game Over Forum & Regular Competitions Forum (as some comps are moved to Game Over because they don't have an end date in the thread title).
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Click on the 'Search Now' button & it will bring back a list of results. Read through the list carefully to see if the comp has already been posted.


This still needs a bit of tweaking but Searching along with heaps of other stuff will be appearing in the Guide. Hope this is the kind of thing we need!

cistolic

So. How do I get Buddy list.? Pleeese
Also so sick. 9 miles away from Festival and our Bella 165 is lovin it. Yesterday morn. Knew 1 IOW comp ended yesterday 10am. up top garden 11.06 mobile rings, go indoors to answer, missed call. Phoned number back and got Cake entertainment, Told 60+ peeps in call centre didnt know who rang but they do do comps and think they do the Bulmer Cider one, also prob if I didnt answer phone first time call they would pick another. WAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH