Bit-tech adds new competitions feature
Win more stuff with bit-tech.
Next year we’re hoping to give away even more games and hardware, and so we’ve launched a new part of the site to help us do this. The new backend for the new competitions module makes it much easier for us to administer competitions (keeping track of prizes, entrants, winners and so forth), and so it should mean we’re able to run more competitions than ever before.
For starters, we’ll now be able to run the monthly competition from Custom PC magazine here on bit-tech, and it also allows us to give you access to competitions from other Dennis technology sites.
Head on over to http://competitions.bit-tech.net to see the prizes, ponder the questions and submit your entry. You can also find a link to the terms and conditions.
In terms of prizes, currently up for grabs we have Sharkoon X-Tactic Digital Headphones, Aerocool Modern-V case LCD screens, a PS3, PSP and Lost DVD box sets. Be warned, the questions are fiendishly difficult.
As this is a new feature, it’s currently accessible only from http://competitions.bit-tech.net, and not every competition will be run using it – Mod of the Month will continue to be run via the forums, for instance. Speaking of which, let us know your thoughts in... the forums.
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Discuss in the forums ReplyProbably best to assume that unless stated otherwise. Bit-tech is a British company/site afterall!
EDIT: Also, please fix the carousel so that selecting an item resets the timer to skip to the next item - it's a bit annoying selecting, say, option 3 only to have the selection jump to 4 right away.
Currently URL only; it's still in testing.
+1 Bit Tech :o)
If they're going to do that, there should be an opt-out box on the entry submission page, or at the very a least a link to relevant page to allow to opt-out immediately.
I've also noticed that once you submit an entry, if you follow the link to enter another competition, click on the next one you want to enter, the correct answer is already selected ;)
"Daily deals including Zune HD!"
I was just thinking how ugly they were XD looks toolbagified to me- with that green on black
I'll rephrase it: Why am I opted-in by default, with no way to choose otherwise?
Ahh, the good ol arguement rears it's ugly head, 'But bit tech is an INTERNATIONAL SITE'. . . . .
Either way, it's not very clear and I read the rules and regs (since it didn't say in them) and the only way to see it was for UK residents was if you tried to actually fill in the forms and the only choice you got for country was UK.
It happens on US sites all the time, so what's the problem when a UK site does it?
I though it was a legal requirement to provide an option to opt-out. I thought it was illegal to opt people in automatically without offering the option to opt out at the time of subscribing/entering/whatever.
"You can also unsubscribe to any/all lists by sending an email request to privacy@dennis.co.uk."
Thats archaic and far from user friendly! Is it really that hard to included an unticked by default 'opt-out' box? What about an automated 'enter your e-mail and we'll stop' page?
Other then that, looking good! Would be nice to intergrate forum accounts though.
While that's all nice and good:
You've given us the email option, where's the web option?
I can't see a valid reason to create a policy of opt in without an easy option of opt out.
What was wrong with the previous system of being able to selectively choose how you might be able to be contacted - when you put your details in?
I DO think if your making a whole new section available for all the great competitions of BT and including others from Dennis, providing a quick "this is open to UK only, or global"; does allow for more people to enter. I have quit doing the competitions earlier this year as it became to much hassle to find out if the comp was available for the states. I still come to BT at least twice a day for news, reviews, and to waste time in the DeMot' thread. While I completely understand that BT is a UK operated site, it still is one of my top 3 sites when it comes to anything IT.
One thing I was wondering about. When i enter another comp all my contact date stays intact but country changes to UK. Entered 2 comps without noticing it and had to enter again.
As for the data privacy stuff, it's a company-wide policy to do it this way; Tim and I have made our opinions about it clear to people internally, but the result is what it is. When it comes to competitions, entering them (and giving away data) is, of course, optional.
HTTP Status 404 - /the-competitions/
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type Status report
message /the-competitions/
description The requested resource (/the-competitions/) is not available.
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JBossWeb/2.0.1.GA
Please, can you make a patch which adds cephalopods and corrects the bugs preceding versions?
Thanks...
Other, the game is great
Shame there is no opt-out check box.
out of interest, how will winners be notified?
its easy to setup a spam email account (gmail) and give false numbers, but i still would like to know if I've won :)
I am beginning to think we need a recall to get the Custom PC site back. There was even a better standard of spelling on articles in that!