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Welcome New Members!

nlarson
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11 Nov 2014

Greetings New Members!

 

Welcome to the element14 Community, the first online community specifically for engineers.  Read more below to find out about all the perks of your new membership!

 

 

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Registered members of element14 Community have more options available to them:

 

  • Earn points and badges to help you climb the ranks of the Community! Check out our full document explaining points and badges.
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We recommend filling out your profile and uploading/changing your avatar first so your fellow members can learn more about you and your interests.  You can access your profile by clicking on the circle which will become your avatar in the top right and clicking 'Profile'

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Top Comments

  • Problemchild
    Problemchild over 11 years ago +6
    nfusz how do we mark this as read?
  • element14Dave
    element14Dave over 11 years ago +5
    Thanks for letting us know, there is not a "mark as read" button or feature, once visiting the blog it should give you credit. Understanding that it is not working as intended, we are investigating. Thanks…
  • gadget.iom
    gadget.iom over 11 years ago in reply to Problemchild +4
    I'm guessing you're working on 'Plugged In'. I would've thought that just opening the blog post would be sufficient, though it doesn't seem to work for me either.
  • gadget.iom
    gadget.iom over 11 years ago +4
    Just want to add a warm welcome to any new people reading this.
  • markvenn
    markvenn over 11 years ago in reply to element14Dave +4
    All working fine now! (Level 4 )
  • e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor over 10 years ago +4
    Dear members I am Vikram, mechanical engineer by profession, but an electronics enthusiast. I am here to develop my skills in electronics and share ideas.
  • brianchadorourke
    brianchadorourke over 11 years ago +3
    This is a really nice introduction. Thanks a bunch. @ Nicole Fusz
  • cygnusx1
    cygnusx1 over 11 years ago +3
    Tip of the hat to all!
  • rocknerd
    rocknerd over 11 years ago in reply to nlarson +3
    Yeah, I'm hoping for a great season!
  • Robert Peter Oakes
    Robert Peter Oakes over 11 years ago in reply to bkoehlercq +3
    Welcome, you will enjoy yourself im sure, pleny of experts at hand willing and able to help Peter
  • e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor over 9 years ago

    Hello, Element14!

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  • peanut10122
    peanut10122 over 10 years ago in reply to clem57

    Hi Clem

     

    Thanks for the welcome, I also like your Einstein avatar. I found mine with a quick google image search. I chose the biohazard symbol as unfortunately I believe it represents mankind’s impact on the natural world. Our actions as a civilisation have a damaging effect on the natural world & we need to do more to preserve the planet. Not to get too deep on an introductory forum but our negative impact on the natural world is just one of the issues I feel strongly about.

     

    JAMIE

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    clem57 over 10 years ago in reply to peanut10122

    Welcome peanut10122, I like your avatar very much. How did you come up with it?

    Clem

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    gadget.iom over 10 years ago in reply to peanut10122

    Hello peanut10122

     

    Welcome to the community. Look forward to seeing you around.

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    peanut10122 over 10 years ago

    This is a great introduction to the Element 14 community & I am excited to become a member.

     

    I get the feeling I will be spending many happy hours on this site.

     

    Also I feel everyone should be aware of this great subscription service that first sparked my interest in electronics:

     

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    (and no before you ask I am not affiliated with this site in any way, I am just a keen subscriber that wants to share this excellent learning resource)

     

    JAMIE

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