Entering more than once

[bohica17756]

Question for everyone: my wife and I each have 2 email accounts. If I enter both of us, using each email account, am I automatically disqualifying us from winning? Can most sweep entry programs tell that I entered the same person, using the different email accounts?

 

[arrtup3]

I think you need to check the rules for each sweep. If it says one per household, then only one of you can enter. If it says one per person, or per email account, then maybe you can each enter.

 

[curmudgeon]

Question for everyone: my wife and I each have 2 email accounts. If I enter both of us, using each email account, am I automatically disqualifying us from winning? Can most sweep entry programs tell that I entered the same person, using the different email accounts?

Every computer has it's own Internet Protocol (IP) Address. This address is traceable through each email account you use. So if you enter a sweep 25 times, using 25 different names and 25 different email addresses they can all be traced back to your computer. If you were to use a computer at a Public Library, work, or a neighbor it would have a different IP address which wouldn't be traceable back to you.

I've never seen rules that say you can enter "for" someone else. This means that once you enter you've had your one entry and your done. Your wife can then enter for herself, but the rules don't authorize you to enter for her. The Sponsors and Promoters can't tell who is sitting at the keyboard and entering the information. Two entries in rapid succession would be suspect, while two entries hours apart might not be noticed. Watch the posts in various forums and you'll see people post comments about entering for their spouse, children, parents, and relatives, so we know that these entries are common. I would heed artup's advice and watch out for one per household sweeps as sweep sites, including SA frequently miss this in the rules and don't post it in their sweep description.

PS: You might Google The Onion Network (TOR) aka The Onion Router. It hides your IP address. I've never used it and know nothing about it.