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   mandrakeman46
   admin

   I have tried numerous times in trying to leave my suggestion feedback, but every time I entered the access code, it states that I entered the wrong code!?! Several times, the access code was a simple five digit number code, that was as plain as day! I even tried entering the access code on my iPad, but it still states that I entered the wrong code!?! I wonder if others are having the same problem, since there is still no other suggest feedback and the giveaway has been posted now for about eight hours?

   Posted 11 years ago #
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   Whiterabbit-uk
   Games Guru

   I was having the same problem last year, then i discovered that I coul;d sign in using my forum name and password.

   Posted 11 years ago #
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   Simples
   Member

   From my experience today, it seems that we now have to enter something in the explanatory box, as well as making the suggestion and entering the code. (Not that my suggestion has actually appeared).

   Posted 11 years ago #
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   mandrakeman46
   admin

   Well, I don't know where the explanatory box is? But, I tried again today to leave a suggestion, but it kept saying that I entered the wrong code numerous times over! Heck, the access codes were easy again today! Just simple numbers! But, still no go again! So, I quit trying to leave the darn feedback!

   Posted 11 years ago #
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   Inas
   Member

   Interesting.

   Posted 11 years ago #
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   mandrakeman46
   admin

   Yes it is! But, it's more frustrating then anything! Especially when you enter the correct access code and it states that it's the wrong code, even when your staring right at it and it's right! Then someone says to put something in a certain box, but there is no box of sorts to fill in!?! It's similar to instructions that tell you to do this and that or look for this certain thing, but you don't see anything resembling what it says! So, your pulling your hair out trying to figure out what it means! So, what I do, is step back, walk away and take a break and come back to it later, with a fresh perspective! Then, I throw it away! :)

   Posted 11 years ago #
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   Simples
   Member

   If you're seeing that you're meant to see.....

   When you attempt to make a suggestion, e.g. "Provide clearer help information", you're then taken to the page which includes the access code box, yes?

   You should also see a box (which I called the explanatory box above) into which you can provide more details, e.g. "Because it's too darn complicated at present". This should be below the field containing your suggestion and above the you information about you and the Access Code box. These days it seems you can no longer leave this explanatory box blank, otherwise - no matter how many times you enter the correct access code - it won't be accepted.

   This took me three goes to figure out, I assumed that I'd mistyped the access code the first time, made sure I hadn't the second time and then worked out what the reason might be. If you check the comments on yesterday's Giveaway, you should find that they all have extra explanations given. As to why somebody thought it helpful to make this change, who knows.

   If you can't see the 'explanatory box' then, unless this is due to you running something like NoScript in your browser, you probably need to ask somebody who runs GOTD rather than a casual passer by for help.

   I think my rejected suggestion was along the lines of "Have the program actually do what it is claimed that it does". My proposal that providing the full version of the program on which comments were requested (as regards the later EaseUS ToDo Backup Home giveaway) also seems to have been a shade too radical.

   Posted 11 years ago #
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   Whiterabbit-uk
   Games Guru

   Ah yes you are right Simples (do you like the merecat insurance adverts? (simplz) :)

   Posted 11 years ago #
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   Simples
   Member

   I'm not certain that felines would be all that fond of small lakes. I wonder what the premiums would be.

   Meerkats are jolly although I'm concerned about their current impact on our native garden gnomes.

   I'll leave you to decide if I'm something herby or merely lacking in proper parts. (It was a terrible accident, if only I'd been properly insured)

   Posted 11 years ago #
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    mandrakeman46
    admin

    Update: Well, the darndest thing happened! Yes, I know that I misspelled darndest! I like it that way! Anyways, I tried again today, to leave a feedback! But, the same darn thing happened! It still keeps coming up wrong code entered!?! So, I signed in, using my forum username and password and it worked! But, it took me to today's software giveaway home website feedback page. So, I left a feedback and it finally went thru! Then, when I went back to the Giveawayoftheday web site, it had me listed as signed in, even though I used my forum log-in name and password! Weird!
    Also, I still couldn't find this Explanatory Box and my scripts are on Simples? So, I don't know why I can't see this Explanatory Box? Could you please give me more detailed information, as to where this Box is exactly? I would really appreciate it Simples. Thanks.

    Posted 11 years ago #

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