modifying an RCI request/effect on place in queue

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

I think I know the answer, lord knows it's not worth calling RCI, but if you have info on this, please tell me:

I have a search in for this July. I have been getting great matches that I can't use bc of the dates. I know that if I reject a resort bc of the dates, I won't get matched to that resort again even for different dates unless I modify the request.

So if I modify the dates in my request (to make them tighter), will I lose my place in line? I have been operating on the premise that I would, so I haven't wanted to disturb the search. But I've now thrown back a few places I would keep if the dates were right.

I am inclined to just leave it as is and hope for the best. But if won't affect my chances, I'll tighten the dates.

tia

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

If you change the dates.you will lose your place in queue.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

If you change the dates.you will lose your place in queue.

Sigh. Of course I will. Thanks. Silly programmers.

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

Sigh. Of course I will. Thanks. Silly programmers.

I never really understood that. You can add resorts and I THINK areas with no penalty but heaven forbid you should change the dates.

[swilshire Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close swilshire]

I always heard that you could make any kind of changes without losing your place in line. Only a cancellation of the search would make you "start over".

It's all invisible, though, so who knows.

Sheila

[Nancy Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close Nancy]

Rci

RCI edited one of my ongoing searches. What's the thought about taking out their edit? Will it bother my place in Line?

They added an area search, but I had selected only the resorts that were suitable for me. Of course, I've had no matches so maybe it's a moot point?

Nancy

[Pat H Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pat H]

You can change anything you want in your ongoing search and not lose your place in line. The start date of the search remains the same. If you cancel the search, then you start all over again.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

Maybe a few of us should email RCI the same question and see how many different answers we get...

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

You can change anything you want in your ongoing search and not lose your place in line. The start date of the search remains the same. If you cancel the search, then you start all over again.

I was under that impression as well - don't you enjoy dealing with such a 'transparent' company

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

You can change anything you want in your ongoing search and not lose your place in line. The start date of the search remains the same. If you cancel the search, then you start all over again.

OK maybe I am confused about that. I could be wrong as I have never had a reason to change my start date on an existing search. But it seems a little odd.

An example with trade value and VEP being equal:

If person A has a search in for 7/4/09 and it started in July 07 and person B started a search in May 07 but for 4/10/09 and then CHANGED their day to 7/4/09 why should they be allowed to bump Person A? Because RCI got Person B's money first?

Of course I'm trying to apply linear logic to RCI which is pretty silly of me.

[jlwquilter Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jlwquilter]

You can change anything you want in your ongoing search and not lose your place in line. The start date of the search remains the same. If you cancel the search, then you start all over again.

How sure are you of this? And I guess RCI can change the programming behind this at any time and we'd never know anyway

Ok, having done one whole whopping search so far, let me see if I understand what we think it is so far:

- Put in a search on Jan 1 for June-Aug for several resorts
- if I get a resort match for a week during the time frame that I can't use, then that resort will NOT match up again for any other week during June-Aug.
- Adding new resorts to an ongoing search is not enough to "qualify" as "modifying" to get previous matched up resorts to re-match for other weeks during an unchanged orginal search time frame. I MUST change the search time frame to get resorts to re-match (say to June-July)
- if I add a resort, say on May 1, the search will start looking for that resort too, for my June-Aug time frame starting on May 1 and I don't lose my place in line for any of the original resorts.

?? Would I then be ahead of someone in line that put in for the added resort on March 1 cause my start date of the search (Jan 1) is before them even though I added the resort to my list after they did??

?? Can I change EVERYTHING (dates desired, completely new area/region/resorts) but not do an actual CANCEL of the search and effectively line jump ahead of others who started the same exact search as I edited to and be ahead of them cause I started the old crtieria search before them??

Where I see this helping is if I have in a search and then wish to totally go to another place and if that new place is a tough trade, then I'd be better off to modify an existing search than start a new one so I can line jump....??

Just trying to understand the rules of the game! I was terrified to change anything on my one and only previous ongoing search as I thought I'd lose my place in line for any little change at all.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

I don't know, but I may HAVE to change the dates. Here's why...

RCI will automatically match you to the first date that becomes available within your window. So I keep getting matched to the first week in July when I really need the third at this point.

I have to throw back another Newport July 4th week

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

Glitter

I have to throw back another Newport July 4th week

Stop it, you're killing me.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

Stop it, you're killing me.

So I guess if I change the dates, it will be for both our sakes.

[Sue S Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Sue S]

Change ongoing search completely

I'm sure I read either on here or TUG that there's someone who puts in an impossible search as soon as their week is deposited. When they've decided where they want to go they change their search (perhaps months later) and are at the front of the queue.

I must admit I've always been under the impression that you can do anything to a search and it won't put it to the back of the line (other than talk to someone at RCI when absolutely anything can happen).

Sue