Skip navigation

community

Up to Discussions in RoadTest
1 2 3 ... 5 Previous Next 26295 Views 65 Replies Latest reply: Jul 6, 2011 3:17 AM by Alistair Winning RSS
Alistair Winning PremierFarnell
Alistair Winning
65
Currently Being Moderated

Dec 16, 2009 9:17 AM

Microchip PicKit 3 recipients

Here are the people who have sent me their details so far; I have still got the other 6 to get, but I’ll hopefully have these in the mail this week.

 

Andy Brown
Bryon Burns
Carsten Doerwald
Christopher Singleton
etienne delestre
FIRAT KOCAK
Gordon Margulieux
Gregory M. Brettell
Harry Eakins
Isaac Rose
Paul Geffen
Ricou Cocquerez

sylvain chaume

Wim Patry

Alun H

 

 

There are 5 people still to contact me with postal details, so I have a question for the group. Do you think there should be a time limit on claiming the kits? I know some people may have registered with a “spam” email account, so they will not have received the notification. Do we give them a week, a month or an indefinite time? I’d like to give as many people as possible the chance to test the kits, and obviously I couldn’t implement a new rule for this RoadTest. So I wondered what you think should be the rules for future tests?

 

Updated thread with the 15th name

Attributes
Tags: microchip, roadtest, pickit
  • davidecalu Level 2
    davidecalu
    Currently Being Moderated
    1. Dec 15, 2009 7:20 AM (in response to Alistair Winning)
    Re: Microchip PicKit 3 recipients
    In my opinion, there should be a time limit of no more than a month.
  • firatkocak Level 4
    firatkocak
    Currently Being Moderated
    2. Dec 21, 2009 5:38 AM (in response to Alistair Winning)
    Re: Microchip PicKit 3 recipients

    In my opinion, there should be a time limit different from infinite. If someone else attends an offer, she/he is responsible from tracking it. Off course, people may be very busy, have difficulties with their e-mail accounts and so on. In normal circumstance, it is enough 4 days to be sure that an e-mail was successfuly delivered to the user's e-mail box. Add one or two weeks maybe three. So, i think one month is fair enough. As you stated, there may be spam users. Finally, it is always better to give something else to someone else who really deserves to have it.

     

    Firat Kocak

  • cksd Level 2
    cksd
    Currently Being Moderated
    3. Dec 15, 2009 7:38 AM (in response to Alistair Winning)
    Re: Microchip PicKit 3 recipients

    I would set a time frame of two weeks to give a response.

    If someone had registered with an anti-spam address, he has to bear the consequences...

    After a timeframe other members who also wants to get a test kit would get a chance to move up.

     

    Kind Regards

     

    Chris

  • Alistair Winning PremierFarnell
    Alistair Winning
    Currently Being Moderated
    4. Dec 15, 2009 7:39 AM (in response to firatkocak)
    Re: Microchip PicKit 3 recipients

    I know some people, myself included, have an email address that they use when they sign up for offers.

     

    I'm thinking towards the month myself, people may be on a two week holiday and have to catch up on emails when they get back

  • firatkocak Level 4
    firatkocak
    Currently Being Moderated
    5. Dec 15, 2009 7:55 AM (in response to Alistair Winning)
    Re: Microchip PicKit 3 recipients

    Yes, i agree. And also i know some people, including me, go holiday but never leave their computers even one day

     

     

    Firat Kocak

  • Eric Level 1
    Eric
    Currently Being Moderated
    6. Dec 15, 2009 8:09 AM (in response to firatkocak)
    Re: Microchip PicKit 3 recipients

    So, I think 3 weeks is a good values.

    You can go to vacancy for 2 wweks and read your mails.

    A time limit is important I think.

  • HF5FM Level 1
    HF5FM
    Currently Being Moderated
    7. Dec 16, 2009 8:27 AM (in response to Alistair Winning)
    Re: Microchip PicKit 3 recipients

    3 weeks seems a good number to me.

     

    It may well be there isn't a right number for all roadtests -

    if you are very well subscribed it is probably less important to wait for every last response.

     

    Ta

     

      Alun

  • Alistair Winning PremierFarnell
    Alistair Winning
    Currently Being Moderated
    8. Dec 16, 2009 9:19 AM (in response to HF5FM)
    Re: Microchip PicKit 3 recipients

    I think in future I'll make it between 2-3 weeks taking the time of year into account. I'll decide on a date when I send the email out. "to claim this kit you must respond before XX May etc"

  • cksd Level 2
    cksd
    Currently Being Moderated
    9. Dec 16, 2009 10:16 AM (in response to Alistair Winning)
    Re: Microchip PicKit 3 recipients

    Hello Alistair,


    this sounds very equitable...

     

    with kind Regards

     

    Chris

  • davidecalu Level 2
    davidecalu
    Currently Being Moderated
    10. Dec 16, 2009 11:12 AM (in response to Alistair Winning)
    Re: Microchip PicKit 3 recipients

    I agree with your idea.

     

    Regards,

    Davide

  • firatkocak Level 4
    firatkocak
    Currently Being Moderated
    11. Dec 17, 2009 6:15 AM (in response to Alistair Winning)
    Re: Microchip PicKit 3 recipients

    Hi,

     

    Even though i have already declared what i was thinking of this topic, i would like to repeat it here again, at most one month is very fair enough. But, you are the one making the offer. You are the one ruling this group. You are the one choosing the winner(s). You are the one for this group. So, whatever you decide will be well accpeted by us.

     

    But i want to add a new argument while this one has not finished yet. A winner must be responsible to write a review after getting his/her gift item before a given time to publish his/her review. So, this will ensure that the person chosen is the right person and the gift is at the right place. If no review is published then that person will not be eligible for the next offer.

     

    This is my opinion.

     

    Best regards,

     

    Firat Kocak

  • Alistair Winning PremierFarnell
    Alistair Winning
    Currently Being Moderated
    12. Dec 17, 2009 7:29 AM (in response to firatkocak)
    Re: Microchip PicKit 3 recipients

    Hey Firat,

     

    A couple of good points there, but not necessarily totally correct. I did set the group up, but it is a community, and I'd rather let the community itself define rules that the participants are happy with, rather than imposing rules. Even though I set up this group, anyone can post a Roadtest. My vision for the group initially was I'd set up some tests and kick the group off, and then suppliers and participants could offer RoadTests of their own products.

     

    I have had interest from suppliers to run offers, but at the moment they prefer me to run the tests, so I guess you lot are stuck with me a bit longer . Keep an eye on the group after Christmas as I have quite a few more interesting offers to run.

     

    I like your suggestion about giving kit to the people who write reviews. It's something I have discussed before but not implemented as I'd like as many people to participate as possible. But perhaps you are right and it should be implemented now the group is running OK and we have almost 100 members.

     

    Just as an update to current offers.

     

    The two NanoBoard 3000s will be posted out before Christmas by Altium.

     

    The Altera Nios, I hope to send tomorrow,

     

    Microchip PicKit, Euro/Asia ones should be sent tomorrow. North America will send after new Year when new stock arrives (apologies).

     

    Freescale. I'm organizing at the moment. When I get the list of addresses they should be posted quite quickly from the US.

  • harry.eakins Level 2
    harry.eakins
    Currently Being Moderated
    13. Dec 17, 2009 7:38 AM (in response to Alistair Winning)
    Re: Microchip PicKit 3 recipients

    I am definitely in agreement with the time limit of 1 month. That seems very fair.

     

    I would also suggest that Roadtesters are more likely to be chosen if their profile information is filled out sensibly. This would stop people signing up solely for the Roadtests, with little interest in contributing to the element-14 community, and encouraging people to fill out profiles helps greatly when looking for help from fellow users. What do you think?

  • firatkocak Level 4
    firatkocak
    Currently Being Moderated
    14. Dec 17, 2009 8:31 AM (in response to Alistair Winning)
    Re: Microchip PicKit 3 recipients

    Hi Alistair,

     

    I know what your real intention by making offers is. And i really appreciate it. In the mean time, i will always be stuck with you in pleasure . I will be waiting for the next years offers. But at first, i will test the new gift in detail and provide others some reviews on it.

     

    Some note about the rules : Rules are needed to keep an organization ( a group, a company, a state , a country and so on ) working. There may be some rules we like and some we do not. But a rule is there because it is necessary. Some rules may be changed ( they can be argued as you have already done here ), but some are mandatory and stay as they are. And there should be someone else to place and update the rules. what i am trying is to indicate this.

     

    Best regards,

     

    Firat Kocak

1 2 3 ... 5 Previous Next

Related Content


Related Products
Discussions
  • Retrieving data ...

Bookmarked By (0)