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I lost my DV2012 confirmation number, anyway to get it back?

FirasAwad said:
I am not chosen in May and still did receive an email, i think like Centrino says only those who check in May who received an email
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Yes. the e-mails were sent out only to those individuals who had checked their status online. I personally checked my status and statuses of 4 other individuals. All of us received the e-mail. None of us were selected.
 
kunato said:
Then how come that I was not sent an email? I don't know whether I was selected or not in May draw, but according to you I should have received an email. Well, I did not, and at least 2 other people I know didn't either.
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You did not check online. So you were not sent an email.

I did not say that an email was sent to all participants. I said an email was sent to all participants who checked their results online between May 1 and May 13.
 
kunato said:
Besides, if all those who checked online and didn't win in May received emails, that means that the website must have logged the request of the web visitor that the record was accessed with CN + name + DOB.
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Yes. And considering they have a database that can handle almost 20 mil applications, logging status checks should not be an issue. My .02.
 
kunato said:
Who's your daddy Centrino
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My explanation is based on official statements. It was officially communicated that a mail was sent to all the people that had checked their status online.

Well of course they know exactly who checked their status and who did not. They knew exactly how many participants had checked their status at the time when they discovered the error and they shut down the status check.

The fact that you know 2 people who did not receive that email does not falsify my explanation. There were many people that complained they did not receive that email.

But many people who were not selected in May, received that email. Check the forums.
 
Centrino said:
My explanation is based on official statements. It was officially communicated that a mail was sent to all the people that had checked their status online.

Well of course they know exactly who checked their status and who did not. They knew exactly how many participants had checked their status at the time when they discovered the error and they shut down the status check.

The fact that you know 2 people who did not receive that email does not falsify my explanation. There were many people that complained they did not receive that email.

But many people who were not selected in May, received that email. Check the forums.
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please provide direct web link to the official web page maintained by the US government where you saw this information.
 
Firi said:
Yes. And considering they have a database that can handle almost 20 mil applications, logging status checks should not be an issue. My .02.
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should not be an issue? says who? substantiate your response with objective and verifiable facts.
 
Kunato, no need to be arguing over this.

kunato said:
Centrino is correct!
emails were sent only to those who were erroneously selected in May 1st draw, since this was the fastest way to inform all selected that selection process will be void. Non-selected did not receive any email.
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I was not selected (plus at least 4 other individuals), yet still received the e-mail.

The 22,000 who won (that the whole internet has been talking about) had CHECKED their status online before the results were cancelled. If this would not be true, they would be talking about 100,000 selectees. I hope you agree with this, as well.

Firi said:
And considering they have a database that can handle almost 20 mil applications, logging status checks should not be an issue. My .02.
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I was just expressing my opinion based on the facts mentioned above.

kunato said:
This db would be expensive to set up and maintain, and may not offer that much benefits afterall since DV website clearly stated: those who did NOT win will NOT be notified. In addition, such database (to log visits to the website) would need to be set up BEFORE the actual draw, meaning before May 2011, which is BEFORE any one had any idea that something would go wrong to begin with.
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I don't believe they will provide you with details of the servers they use and the kind of information they keep (IT specialist, please correct me if I'm wrong). It's a US gvmnt, and I'm pretty sure they an afford powerful servers. Moreover, what makes you believe that they would log entries AFTER something goes wrong? Perhaps this was available from the day "online status checks" were made available? We just never bothered thinking about it until after the May results were cancelled.
 
kunato said:
Implying that emails were sent to non-selected is speculation unless a web link to an official US gov website can be provided that clearly states that fact.
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The e-mail itself said:
Because of the computer error, we decided it was important to notify every person who might have seen incorrect information on the website. An e-mail was the fastest way to reach DV entrants.
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You did not see erroneous information on the website, because you lost your confirmation number before the 1st of May. Hence no e-mail was sent to you.
 
Centrino said:
The e-mail itself said:

You did not see erroneous information on the website, because you lost your confirmation number before the 1st of May. Hence no e-mail was sent to you.
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Yes without confirmation number you cannot check anything in the website.
 
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