Duplicates and Deals from Different Posters being Combined

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  Moderatorneil on 08/01/2014 - 00:09

  Has something changed while I've been away for the past couple of months?

  No change.

  The timeline of events

  • At 3:33PM, easternculture posted $20 Free Uber Taxi Credit When You Use a Referral Link to Sign up
  • At 3:50PM you posted FREE Uber Limo Rides: $20 Sign Up Credit + $20 Off First Ride = Free $40 Value [MEL+SYD]
  • At 3:58PM easternculture, edited his deal to FREE $20 Uber Taxi Credit When You Use a Referral Link to Sign up + ? Another $20 Via Code = $40
  • At this point your post and his post are now duplicates.

  So we should be choosing the first posted one as the original deal and then the next posted one is the duplicate. Since eastern copied your deal into his deal (with a credit to you), it put the 2 deals at even standing.

  We either

  A) Unpublished Eastern's post as a duplicate. But his deal was posted first and was first with the new referral information.

  B) Unpublish your deal. You first posted about the ABL1314 code, however eastern's post was the older

  C) Do nothing and have 2 identical posts up and possibly both hitting the front page.

  D) Remove Eastern's revisions to what the deal said originally and keep both deals up.

  So as you can see it gets complicated. The moderator went with option B.

  I probably would have gone D firstly and then B however since he did properly credited you perhaps B would have been a good option as well.

  I think what we need to make clear is for users to not change their deal to copy other deals that are already posted otherwise it gets complicated and frustrating for everyone involved.

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    tonester on 08/01/2014 - 03:45

    +1

    thanks…

    alternatively i guess i could've gone with option e: removing the referral credit from my deal and just leaving the ABL1314 voucher :)

    A) Unpublished Eastern's post as a duplicate. But his deal was posted first and was first with the new referral information.

    fyi there's a precedent for this occurring in my favour, when my deal with 2 codes was posted slightly after one which only had 1

    complicated and frustrating

    indeed, unfortunately - https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/94515

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    moocher on 08/01/2014 - 09:49

    I think what we need to make clear is for users to not change their deal to copy other deals that are already posted otherwise it gets complicated and frustrating for everyone involved.

    +1 to that.

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  tonester on 30/01/2014 - 11:40

  slightly off-topic but related, just wondering why these two Woolworths deals weren't combined given that it's a $2 paper deal in all stores, just different brands?

  Woolworths A4 Copy Paper 'Essentials' 500 Sheets $2
  Fuji Xerox Laserprint A4 Copy Paper Ream (500 Sheets) $2.00 @ Woolies

  and how is A4 Paper 500 Sheet $2 (Carton of 5 for $10), Rexona Men 48H $3 Each at Woolies a dupe of the these when it included Rexona which the others didn't?

  now Rexona is posted as a separate deal when it's actually a dupe of the above?

  Woolworths - Rexona Anti Perspirant Deodorant 150g $3.00

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    Moderatorneil on 30/01/2014 - 11:53

    The Woolworth Paper and the Fuji Xeros are 2 different products. They weren't combined as the posters were different, and 1 was posted at 3PM and the other at 8PM.

    The duplicate is a duplicate of the paper deal. Why? I guess you have to interpret what the deal is about. The lead product in that deal is the paper and the description was mostly about the paper so that leads to the conclusion that the deal is about the paper.

    However, I see what you are getting at. A better alternative would have been to remove the paper and post the deodorant.

    As for the deodorant deal, what is it a duplicate of? That deal isn't published.

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      tonester on 30/01/2014 - 12:23

      The Woolworth Paper and the Fuji Xeros are 2 different products. They weren't combined as the posters were different, and 1 was posted at 3PM and the other at 8PM.

      surely they could've been combined given Woolworths is doing a national $2 paper offer in the same catalogue position, just different brands depending upon location, which neither mentioned? the title could have included the different brands/locations, as i suggested when reported, and subsequently the deal descriptions have been updated

      the description was mostly about the paper so that leads to the conclusion that the deal is about the paper.

      sorry, i didn't manage to read the description :(

      As for the deodorant deal, what is it a duplicate of?

      A4 Paper 500 Sheet $2 (Carton of 5 for $10), Rexona Men 48H $3 Each at Woolies

      That deal isn't published.

      as per above, i thought it should have been, and if it was, then the other would be a dupe :)

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        Moderatorneil on 30/01/2014 - 15:30

        surely they could've been combined given Woolworths is doing a national $2 paper offer in the same catalogue position, just different brands depending upon location, which neither mentioned?

        Is it the case that some locations have the Fuji Xerox for $2 and some locations have the Woolworths paper for $2 but no locations carry both?

        as per above, i thought it should have been, and if it was, then the other would be a dupe :)

        Yes, if that was published currently it would be a duplicate but as it is not it isn't (if that makes sense). Anyway, I handled that request so I apologize, however it's good that another member posted the deodorant deal (hive mind I guess).

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        tonester on 30/01/2014 - 17:08

        no locations carry both?

        so it seems as per catalogues

        Yes, if that was published currently it would be a duplicate

        because even though the title mentioned Rexona, the description was mainly about the paper?