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Thank You Community Members for the 500K!

tariq.ahmad

I just wanted to give a heartfelt thanks to the community members who made this wonderful community possible.  Without your support there wouldn't be a community.  500K is a big number, especially for an online community.  I've been lucky enough to be a part of the element14 community for about a year and a half now.

 

When I joined the team, I was lucky enough to have gotten to know some people who were around the community before me, and they were able to show me the right way of doing things. I would hear stories of all the people who were around before me and how they helped shape this community into a special place. When the people who helped show me the ropes left, they left me something at my desk, and passed the baton on to me.  It was clear that they loved this element14 community, wanted it to succeed, and understood it wasn't about us, it was about the community members.  The cast of characters may change, but as long as you (the community members not us) remain, that's all that matters.

 

For my part, I hope that I can shoulder the examples of those who served the community members before me, so that when it becomes my time to pass the baton, I'm able to leave the same spirit those who came before me left for me. Progress is always a zig zag and we're not going to always get everything right the first time.  I want to reassure the community members that the people that run this community are good people that have the interest of the community members at heart.  I don't know of anything like this that exists. Whenever you trail blaze a new path, there will always be resistance coming from somewhere.  The great thing about being a part of the element14 community is that you're a part of something special that will outlive your role in it.

 

I know that there's a lot of work still to be done.  We want to evolve the community around the community members so that when people register they stay active.   If you have ideas on how to improve the community feel free to reach out directly to me or anyone else on the team.

 

As long as we continue to listen to the community members, the community will continue to thrive.

 

Thank you once again Community Members!

 

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  • I do not know of anything similar to Element14 but then I'm relatively new to this blogging/sharing/community thing. I think Element14 is just great. I've always loved electronics since I was about 5 or 6 as I can remember going on my own to the local TV repair shop (such things no longer exist) with my own pocket money to buy a low voltage bulb for a bicycle lamp and a battery and then lying under a deck chair in the garden  with a couple of scavenged lengths of wire using plasticine to stick the wires to the battery to make the bulb light up (technically this is electrical engineering but hey - I was very young). I failed miserably as I didn't know how to connect the bulb (now I know it was one side connection and one bottom connection to the small solder button). It put me off electronics for years and I didn't try anything again until I was about 10 or 11 years old. If only someone had told me what to do when I was 5, how much more would I have achieved. Now, electronics is still my hobby and I am retired, and Element14 provides me with an environment to keep getting envolved. I can make mobile robots to my hearts content.

     

    Dubbie

     

    PS One thing I would do differently if I had been more aware of Element14 was to get my students involved by incorporating the Project14 competitions into their practical assessments, it would have been much more fun for them and for me.

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  • I do not know of anything similar to Element14 but then I'm relatively new to this blogging/sharing/community thing. I think Element14 is just great. I've always loved electronics since I was about 5 or 6 as I can remember going on my own to the local TV repair shop (such things no longer exist) with my own pocket money to buy a low voltage bulb for a bicycle lamp and a battery and then lying under a deck chair in the garden  with a couple of scavenged lengths of wire using plasticine to stick the wires to the battery to make the bulb light up (technically this is electrical engineering but hey - I was very young). I failed miserably as I didn't know how to connect the bulb (now I know it was one side connection and one bottom connection to the small solder button). It put me off electronics for years and I didn't try anything again until I was about 10 or 11 years old. If only someone had told me what to do when I was 5, how much more would I have achieved. Now, electronics is still my hobby and I am retired, and Element14 provides me with an environment to keep getting envolved. I can make mobile robots to my hearts content.

     

    Dubbie

     

    PS One thing I would do differently if I had been more aware of Element14 was to get my students involved by incorporating the Project14 competitions into their practical assessments, it would have been much more fun for them and for me.

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