Hi Everyone: I would like to congradulate the semi-finalist on their wonderful cakes on Wilton's site. However, I received my e-mail on Friday saying that the voting was now being done. When I tried to vote a prompt came up saying I had already voted. I e-mailed Wilton back and explained I hadn't voted. They e-mailed me back saying something like my IP number had been tracked and had been used to vote. Ok, I still didn't understand that but ok. Then, tonight I went on the site to vote again and the same prompt was showing, you have already voted. No, I haven't voted and this is the third day. So what I am saying is, am I the only one out there with this problem. Is this voting fixed? What is going on? Could anyone out there explain to me what this is. Apparently, Wilton is not trying to fix this. Vicki0052.
I had this problem, too. I haven't been able to vote.
It wouldn't be for Wilton to fix it... it must be something at your end... is it possible you have a virus (worm) on your computer?
Are you using a computer at home or at a work place?
Im am by no means an expert on computers or the internet and if this info is wrong please someone correct me.
Your ip number is a specific number assigned to your computer and everytime you go on wiltons site (and many other sites) they record that number, so they can tell if you have been there before or not. If you are using a computer at your work or a public computer someone else must have been to wiltons site before you. If you are using a home puter has someone else in your family used the same puter to vote also? If you are using a home computer and nobody else has used it to go to wiltons site I have no idea then. Hopefully someone will be along shortly that can help!
~Sonya
I'm beginning to see that something in Denmark smells. I guess I'm not going to be able to vote in the contest. This is so unfair. Vicki0052. I would also love to find out how to get in touch with the woman that made the christmas ornament cookies or cupcakes... Anyone on line know her? Vicki 0052
Hi Vicki, my husband is a computer programmer, and he just tried to explain this to me as best as he can...so here goes, my attempt at regurgitating what he just told me!
Every computer has its own IP address. But you could be going through a proxy - that is, your ISP may have a common IP address that you're sharing "upstream" from your computer, but which they then split into multiple IP addresses for all their users. If this is the case, Wilton has captured that common IP address, and anyone who goes through your ISP (and shares this IP address) is now blocked from voting, if anyone of them has been to the site.
However, what may be likely is that they simply haven't cleared your IP address from the last time you voted on their site - have you voted at wilton.com in the past? If so perhaps you can explain that to Wilton!
Hope this helps!
I had this problem, too. I haven't been able to vote.
Just wondering if you and vicki are on the same service?...which would point to the usage of a common ISP but I would have thought each computer in the stream would still have their own address within that...I would try clearing the cookies and temp files and reboot...that might do it.
Thanks everyone. I will clear the cookies and see if I can vote with evening when I come home. Like I said before Wilton's site and this site are block from usage when I am at work. Also, I have never voted on Wilton's site for any of their other contests. Vicki0052.
It's more than likely the browser doesn't clear the cookies properly and you have to do it yourself. It should fix once you do that.
My sister forwarded the link (after she voted) to a friend of hers, and it has said that she already voted. Well, we figured it out:
Since that link was forwarded from someone that already voted, it was picking it up. That person then, in turn, went into Wilton on their own, not using the link and were able to vote!
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