mousytrap
Learning the ropes...
Reged: Nov 02 2009
Posts: 1
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Earlier this evening I accidentally signed my son up for this week's knockout, thinking it was me logged in. As no-one has been assigned a tournament yet surely there ought to be some way of delisting him???
He's only 7 so can't really compete with adults (or is there a kids division somewhere?). That makes him a guaranteed no-show before the draw has even been published.
He couldn't find out what to do in the FAQ and, when he tried to sign up to the forum as advised in the FAQ, obviously he couldn't do so because of his age. Not very convenient.
Then I tried to sign up for the forum to find out and it tried to tell me I was underage too. Had to clear cookies before it would even ask me my DOB.
Is there a way to delist him and/or is this something that ought to be in the FAQ???
Thanks
mousy
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sue943
Administrator
Reged: Dec 19 1999
Posts: 30031
Loc: Jersey
Channel Islands
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I am assuming then that your son is ChocolateMan. Actually he isn't permitted to have his own account, he can only play games using your account and under supervision.
This isn't a rule of FunTrivia.com, it is to do with COPPA. I am sure you wouldn't like this site to break any laws so please close his account.
We are sorry about this but our hands are tied.
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Terry
Head Honcho
Reged: Dec 31 1969
Posts: 12383
Loc: Boston
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Any player that misses a week will be automatically unsubscribed.
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glendathecat
Participant
Reged: Apr 02 2008
Posts: 27
Loc: Kent UK
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I'm probably missing something here - and I do appreciate that age is now the main focus - but don't you just need to press the 'Unsubscribe' button to back out?
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LadyCaitriona
Multiloquent
Reged: Feb 08 2001
Posts: 3129
Loc: Wards Creek NB Canada
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"Unsubscribe" will only remove you from being automatically re-enrolled each week. Once you are signed up for a week there is no way of taking yourself off the list until you no-show or are KO'd.
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shuehorn
Prolific
Reged: Jul 04 2006
Posts: 1753
Loc: Lawrenceville Georgia USA
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I have a question on a related topic. Whenever I am a no-show, for whatever reason, I always want to try to re-sub for the tournament so that I can play in the following week. I press subscribe, and it looks like I am subscribed, but on Tuesday, I always have to resubscribe for the following week's tournament. Is this by design that whenever you are a no-show there is an obligatory week that you are kept out of the tournament? Sometimes things are beyond your control and it would be nice to be able to resub for the week after you've had a problem.
Ssue
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Snowman
Enthusiast
Reged: Oct 31 2007
Posts: 437
Loc: London England UK
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Whenever I've been a no-show, I've always re-subscribed on the following Monday and been allowed in, so it's not a question of being "barred" for the following week. It may be that you can't re-subscribe in the same week that you no-show and have to wait for the Monday before re-subscribing.
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mike32768
Mainstay
Reged: Sep 15 2005
Posts: 645
Loc: Upstate NY, USA former LIer
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Quote:
It may be that you can't re-subscribe in the same week that you no-show and have to wait for the Monday before re-subscribing.
One cannot enroll for a given week (and then also for automatic renewal) except on Monday of that week.
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guitargoddess
Multiloquent
Reged: Jul 09 2007
Posts: 2659
Loc: Ottawa
Ontario Canada
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I've done this too, it's a little mis-leading. For example, when I've forgotten to play on Wednesday, and realize on Thursday, it allows me to press the subscribe link on Thursday and then says "You are subscribed!", but come next Tuesday, I am not subscribed. I get that you can only do so on Monday, but perhaps it'd be helpful to not have the "you are subscribed" message appear if you try to subscribe on another day.
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shuehorn
Prolific
Reged: Jul 04 2006
Posts: 1753
Loc: Lawrenceville Georgia USA
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That is exactly what has happened to me, and I didn't understand it until now. I guess the subscription resets on Monday, and all no-shows from the prior week are then unsubbed. I will make sure I subscrube again on Monday if this happens. Sometimes it's just impossible to get a connection when you are not near home.
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Sue (shuehorn)
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Professer
Enthusiast
Reged: May 19 2008
Posts: 453
Loc: Lincoln
England UK
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Just looked at tournements between 160 and 167 am shocked to see how many no shows there was.
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nasty_liar
Explorer
Reged: Oct 05 2008
Posts: 51
Loc: Sheffield Yorkshire England UK
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I'll report back with how I get on this coming monday as I have forgotten to play knockout yesterday!
Usually after forgetting to play I forget to re-enroll the following monday, so one missed week nearly always turns into two. Like the last two posters the first time it happened I simply clicked subscribe on the same day, not realising that it would be automatically unsubscribed before the monday.
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LadyCaitriona
Multiloquent
Reged: Feb 08 2001
Posts: 3129
Loc: Wards Creek NB Canada
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Let's keep this thread active. Every day I come and read it and it reminds me to go and play ... LOL.
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