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Participation Guidelines and Code of Conduct

cstanton — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:42:29 GMT

Current Revision posted to Documents by cstanton on 8/8/2025 2:42:29 PM

Like any Community, online and offline, regardless of how you feel about it there needs to be guidelines and a code of conduct to follow. This is not an exhaustive rule list. It is a basis of what is expected of you as a member posting on the Community and taking part, and actions you can take if and when you see actions which are disagreeable against these guidelines or where you have a concern.

To ensure element14 Community continues to be a place where all members feel free of harassment and free to share ideas, ask questions and discuss products, projects and technologies. Please read and familiarize yourself with the guidelines for participation. Additionally, please find a link to the Terms of Use.

Behaviour and Content

The element14 Community is intended to be a safe and inclusive space, free from violence, harassment, hate speech or exclusionary behaviour. This includes and is not limited to following these guidelines:

Do not use exclusionary jokes (even “ironically”)
The act of harassing or bullying of others is not tolerated, including suggestions of harm or violence, emotional, physical or otherwise.
Using language or engaging in activity that is homophobic, transphobic, racist, ableist, sexist or otherwise exclusionary is not tolerated.
People’s private lives are their own. Do not share details about others that they have not explicitly made public. This includes, but is not limited to, sexuality, gender, medical conditions, housing, relationship or financial status. Equally it is advised not to make assumptions about another's personal details or lives.
- Sharing of personal information of other members without their consent will typically not be tolerated and removed even where consent has been given to share (addresses, phone numbers, email, etc.) due to legal obligations.
Negativity, such as baiting, starting or encouraging arguments, snark, narcissism, emotional abuse, etc. will be seen as behaviour that is hostile to the element14 Community and susceptible to moderation action.
Don’t judge – instead share your knowledge! Knowledge is not a competition – instead of judging people for what they don’t know (or seemingly haven't google searched for), help them. Elitism is not welcome, even unintended. Remember that different people have different approaches and may have valid reasons for why they're asking.
- Similarly 'back handed' assistance which criticizes the person asking and then provides the answer requested is also not tolerated and can be seen as a form of emotional abuse.
Non-Productive and Off-Topic Conversation, except where it contextually makes sense for the flow of discussion and conversation will typically be moderated.
Intellectual Property infringement is not welcome.
Impersonation is also not welcome.
Spam of unrelated content and advertisement will be removed.
Not all actions are inherently personally motivated or targeted. This includes using functionality such as a downvote of a comment. Downvotes for comments can be given for various reasons, including relevancy to the thread or topic, or in answer to the question. If you have a reaction to how your comment was voted on or liked, employ emotional intelligence in the first instance.
Content relating to, implying or otherwise soliciting "free energy", "perpetual motion machines", or otherwise evidently suggesting equations, content, projects or otherwise that 'break the laws of physics' will be removed at the discretion of the element14 Community staff. Content such as this, while potentially an entertaining thought experiment, have no place on an engineering community based on verified facts and science, and any content that is derived or decided to be pseudo-science will be removed as it devolves into ill behaviours that are not supported in the code of conduct and participation guidelines.

Reporting inappropriate behaviour

All content on element14 Community is self-moderated, which means our moderation team may not review content unless it is reported to them.

All members are welcome to report violations of the Community guidelines by using the “Report Abuse” feature embedded in all content, you can typically find this at the bottom of a post or comment (you must be logged in to use this feature).

All content reported as abuse is reviewed regularly by those with access to the moderation queue. Any content that is found in violation of our guidelines and/or our Terms of Use, the author may be issued a warning, and the content will be deleted or edited.

If further reports are filed against the member, the content may be deleted or edited and the member will be banned from the element Community.

Please note that “Report Abuse” is not to be used to report content that a member disagrees with or dislikes.

Inquiries about these guidelines should be posted as a question in Feedback and Support.

Acceptable Behavior

Being excellent to one another, with productive, positive and respectful discussion, questions, opinions, knowledge sharing and healthy debate centered around products, technologies and projects are all welcome.

The Bottom Line

This is not an exhaustive list, attempted nuances and technicalities around circumventing the code of conduct, such as picking and choosing which rules do or do not apply and how they apply will not be respected, if a moderator, administrator, member of staff or site owner asks you to stop something, you should stop. Just because something isn't explicitly outlined in the rules doesn't mean moderators/administrators aren't going to use their own discretion.

Tags: members, code of conduct, coc, participation guidelines, element14 community code of conduct

Become a Part of One of the Largest, Active, Online Engineering Communities!

JoRatcliffe — Thu, 22 May 2025 15:14:04 GMT

Current Revision posted to Documents by JoRatcliffe on 5/22/2025 3:14:04 PM

Welcome to the element14 Community! A place where we have been connecting Engineers, Makers, Developers and more together with each other and Supplier and Manufacturer Industry contacts to help further their creativity, products, expert opinions and assistance, and application solutions. And most of all: It's completely free!

community.element14.com/.../Join_2D00_The_2D00_Community.mp4

Join Now to Take Part in Discussions and Find Advice and Help!

One of the main parts of the element14 Community is you, the members. The ability to share and join in with the discussion and conversation about topics, technologies, products and events, or simply what's going on at the moment with your fellow Engineers, Developers and Makers!

We do not charge to become a member of the element14 Community. There is no subscription fee, there is no setup charge, there is no 'freemium' model. If you enter a RoadTest competition, Design Challenge or otherwise, we do not charge you to receive the equipment, parts or gear.

Why Register to Become a Member?

When you register, you'll be able to download files from the element14 Community, sign up to attend for events, and enter our competitions, such as Design Challenges, write reviews for hardware with RoadTests, and most importantly, join in the discussions with other Community members.

Perhaps you want to spread your knowledge and have a platform to blog on? You can do that here on the element14 Community - and we'll likely share what you create with world industry leaders, manufacturers and advertise your hard work on social media, giving you the credit! We have had over 880,000 registered members on the element14 Community, so you have quite the captive audience, and that's not counting our social media channels.

Also as a member, you can:

Get Access to online education and exclusive Webinars, Training and Events featuring the latest products and technology, both live and on-demand!
Connect with engineers, manufacturers, innovators and top experts from around the world to discuss technical challenges and products or express and share your knowledge and expertise
Earn points and badges to build your credibility and rank in the Community to showcase to others
Trial the latest products for free in our RoadTests & Reviews and give direct feedback to those that made the hardware, you get to keep the products, too!
Enter the competitions in our Design Challenges, you get to keep the products and we showcase and advertise the best projects!
Share your skills and expertise by blogging about your electronics project - we share these on our press release and social media channels, which can open up exciting and new opportunities for yourself and your career!
Access the Dev Tools and Products, which is a comprehensive resource for the very latest embedded and analog development tools, and links to purchase new products and software.
Read unbiased product reviews to aid in your decisions on upcoming purchases, and blogs about customer's real experiences with them/
Receive expert guidance and feedback from other Community experts in the Experts, Learning and Guidance group.
Download files from the Community site, all completely free.

What our members say about their experience on the element14 Community

- “I have never experienced such passionate people as I have found here.”

- “There are a large number of experiences to learn from. Engineers and computer scientists are always willing to lend a helping hand. It’s like having your own team of mentors available to bring you along and help you grow regardless of discipline.”

- “It’s leading the field in my opinion. It has a healthy level of participation from product manufacturers too, who can engage with their customers using the site.”

- “element14 has introduced me to a lot of interesting new gadgets and technologies, and a lot of interesting and supportive people – and continues to do so regularly!”

- “It’s a place where you can find answers to almost any question on programming, electronics and other topics. It’s a wealth of valuable information”

Tags: members, why_join, why join, element14 community, benefits, element14_community

Become a Part of One of the Largest, Active, Online Engineering Communities!

pchan — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 17:34:21 GMT

Revision 14 posted to Documents by pchan on 12/28/2023 5:34:21 PM

community.element14.com/.../Join_2D00_The_2D00_Community.mp4

Join Now to Take Part in Discussions and Find Advice and Help!

Why Register to Become a Member?

Perhaps you want to spread your knowledge and have a platform to blog on? You can do that here on the element14 Community - and we'll likely share what you create with world industry leaders, manufacturers and advertise your hard work on social media, giving you the credit! We have had over 800,000 registered members on the element14 Community, so you have quite the captive audience, and that's not counting our social media channels.

Also as a member, you can:

Get Access to online education and exclusive Webinars, Training and Events featuring the latest products and technology, both live and on-demand!
Connect with engineers, manufacturers, innovators and top experts from around the world to discuss technical challenges and products or express and share your knowledge and expertise
Earn points and badges to build your credibility and rank in the Community to showcase to others
Trial the latest products for free in our RoadTests & Reviews and give direct feedback to those that made the hardware, you get to keep the products, too!
Enter the competitions in our Design Challenges, you get to keep the products and we showcase and advertise the best projects!
Share your skills and expertise by blogging about your electronics project - we share these on our press release and social media channels, which can open up exciting and new opportunities for yourself and your career!
Access the Dev Tools and Products, which is a comprehensive resource for the very latest embedded and analog development tools, and links to purchase new products and software.
Read unbiased product reviews to aid in your decisions on upcoming purchases, and blogs about customer's real experiences with them/
Receive expert guidance and feedback from other Community experts in the Experts, Learning and Guidance group.
Download files from the Community site, all completely free.

What our members say about their experience on the element14 Community

- “I have never experienced such passionate people as I have found here.”

- “It’s leading the field in my opinion. It has a healthy level of participation from product manufacturers too, who can engage with their customers using the site.”

- “element14 has introduced me to a lot of interesting new gadgets and technologies, and a lot of interesting and supportive people – and continues to do so regularly!”

- “It’s a place where you can find answers to almost any question on programming, electronics and other topics. It’s a wealth of valuable information”

Tags: members, why_join, why join, element14 community, benefits, element14_community

Participation Guidelines and Code of Conduct

cstanton — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 11:03:15 GMT

Revision 7 posted to Documents by cstanton on 11/23/2023 11:03:15 AM

Behaviour and Content

Do not use exclusionary jokes (even “ironically”)
The act of harassing or bullying of others is not tolerated, including suggestions of harm or violence, emotional, physical or otherwise.
Using language or engaging in activity that is homophobic, transphobic, racist, ableist, sexist or otherwise exclusionary is not tolerated.
People’s private lives are their own. Do not share details about others that they have not explicitly made public. This includes, but is not limited to, sexuality, gender, medical conditions, housing, relationship or financial status. Equally it is advised not to make assumptions about another's personal details or lives.
- Sharing of personal information of other members without their consent will typically not be tolerated and removed even where consent has been given to share (addresses, phone numbers, email, etc.) due to legal obligations.
Negativity, such as baiting, starting or encouraging arguments, snark, narcissism, emotional abuse, etc. will be seen as behaviour that is hostile to the element14 Community and susceptible to moderation action.
Don’t judge – instead share your knowledge! Knowledge is not a competition – instead of judging people for what they don’t know (or seemingly haven't google searched for), help them. Elitism is not welcome, even unintended. Remember that different people have different approaches and may have valid reasons for why they're asking.
- Similarly 'back handed' assistance which criticizes the person asking and then provides the answer requested is also not tolerated and can be seen as a form of emotional abuse.
Non-Productive and Off-Topic Conversation, except where it contextually makes sense for the flow of discussion and conversation will typically be moderated.
Intellectual Property infringement is not welcome.
Impersonation is also not welcome.
Spam of unrelated content and advertisement will be removed.
Not all actions are inherently personally motivated or targeted. This includes using functionality such as a downvote of a comment. Downvotes for comments can be given for various reasons, including relevancy to the thread or topic, or in answer to the question. If you have a reaction to how your comment was voted on or liked, employ emotional intelligence in the first instance.

Reporting inappropriate behaviour

All content on element14 Community is self-moderated, which means our moderation team may not review content unless it is reported to them.

If further reports are filed against the member, the content may be deleted or edited and the member will be banned from the element Community.

Please note that “Report Abuse” is not to be used to report content that a member disagrees with or dislikes.

Inquiries about these guidelines should be posted as a question in Feedback and Support.

Acceptable Behavior

The Bottom Line

Tags: members, code of conduct, coc, participation guidelines, element14 community code of conduct

Holiday Gift List Giveaway - Circuit Assembly Tools for all!

cstanton — Wed, 10 May 2023 09:48:34 GMT

Current Revision posted to Documents by cstanton on 5/10/2023 9:48:34 AM

Tool Giveaway for Folks Getting Started in Electronics

element14 Presents | Engineers and Makers Wish List | Workbench Wednesdays

players.brightcove.net/.../index.html

James has entire kit of must-have tools to get circuits built. These products are all great gift ideas for the engineer (or electronic hobbist) who's just getting started since it includes the things you need to start building circuits; from a breadboard and jumper wires to a nifty assembly turntable. It's also a great kit for updating the tools on a veteran EE's workbench. The pliers included are the best you can get from German manufacturer Knipex. You'll get a set of 11 different precision pliers, nippers and cutters that feel great in the hand and are lighter and thinner than what they're currently using (unless they already own Knipex).

See James' more detailed overview of the Knipex pliers in this giveaway.

THREE chance to win! Three kits of all the parts listed below will be awarded to the element14 member that tells us (in the comments below) the WORST tool to use for an electronics-related task. This could be based on your personal experience or something that "happened to a friend." Pictures of disastrous results will give your submission a boost.

Contest Opens: 18-November-2019
Contest Closes: 30-December-2019
Winners Announced: 11-January-2020

See full Terms & Conditions

What we're giving away. . .

Product Name	Manufacturer	Quantity	Buy KitBuy Kit
MCMWire Kit, Jumper, Male to Male, Solderless, 100 mm - 250 mm, 75 Piece	MCM	1	Buy NowBuy Now
MCMWire Kit, Jumper, Copper, 0.6 mm Diameter, 350 Piece	MCM	1	Buy NowBuy Now
DURATOOLTurntable, Technician Table, Rotating	Duratool	1	Buy NowBuy Now
MULTICOMPAnti Static Wrist Strap, Adjustable, 6ft Cord, Blue, Alligator Clip	Multicomp	1	Buy NowBuy Now
KNIPEX Precision Electronics Gripping Pliers	Knipex	1	Buy NowBuy Now
KNIPEX Electronic Pliers	Knipex	1	Buy NowBuy Now
KNIPEX Electronic End Cutting Nippers	Knipex	1	Buy NowBuy Now
KNIPEX Electronics Diagonal Cutters	Knipex	1	Buy NowBuy Now
KNIPEX Electronics Diagonal Cutters	Knipex	1	Buy NowBuy Now
KNIPEX Electronics Diagonal Cutters	Knipex	1	Buy NowBuy Now
KNIPEX Electronic Super Knips	Knipex	1	Buy NowBuy Now
KNIPEX Electronic Super Knips, ESD handles	Knipex	1	Buy NowBuy Now
KNIPEX Electronic Super Knips XL	Knipex	1	Buy NowBuy Now
KNIPEX Electronic Super Knips XL, ESD handles	Knipex	1	Buy NowBuy Now
KNIPEX Precision Electronics Diagonal Cutters with lead catcher	Knipex	1	Buy NowBuy Now

Additional Parts:


An element14 Breadboard	1

Winners! We need your details!

Else the prizes may go to someone else...

Congratulations to mahmood.hassan , neuromodulator and wa0zog ! Once cstanton has your details or you've notified them that you've updated your details on your profile we'll have the necessaries checked and hopefully the prizes sent out to you as soon as we can

Attachments:

community.element14.com/.../Circuit-Assembly-Tools-Giveaway.pdf

Circuit Assembly Tools Giveaway.pdf

Tags: holiday2019, circuiteassembly

The Gift Of STEM - STEM Group Kit Give away!

e14phil — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 12:15:48 GMT

Current Revision posted to Documents by e14phil on 1/3/2023 12:15:48 PM

This holiday season we are giving the Gift of STEM to small maker and STEM Groups throughout December.

We want you to help play Santa and help out a local STEM group receive a selection of electronic kits!

What is STEM:
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics is a broad term used to group together several academic disciplines.

Why is STEM Important
STEM Teaches Critical Thinking and Innovation in children and adults. Employment in STEM occupations is projected to grow 8.8% by 2028, and healthcare occupations, which generally require a strong STEM background, are projected to grow even more. Meanwhile, non-STEM occupations will only grow 5%.

What We Did:
We gave away a few parcels of STEM related electronic sets on the 2022 Holiday Season to Local STEM Groups. This could include things like a few multimeters from Multicomp, a classroom set of microbit or some Raspberry Pi Pico.

2022 Holiday Wishlist

dychen — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:21:41 GMT

Current Revision posted to Documents by dychen on 11/30/2022 5:21:41 PM

The Holiday Season is here once again! Once again, we've put together a Wishlist of products that might make good gifts for engineers or makers.

This year, we've broken them down into separate lists, with a handful of items in each. However, the lists overlap. For example, a soldering iron appears in the Maker's Wishlist, but an EE Student needs one as well. Likewise, makers (and home automation, robotics, and Pi/Arduino users) would probably love to get some of the Pi/Arduino kits that appear in the EE Student's Wishlist. The only solution is to read them all!

Happy Holidays from all of us at Element14!

What To Buy an Electrical Engineering Student for the Holidays

For the EE students this year, we're focusing on Single Board Computers, like the Raspberry Pi and Arduino. These starter kits come with all the necessary parts to learn how to design with SBCs. For more SBC information, check out our Arduino and Raspberry Pi wishlists below.

Of course, EE Students also need tools and test equipment. For those, scroll down to our Makers and PCB Prototyping Wishlists.

Documents

Participation Guidelines and Code of Conduct

Behaviour and Content

Reporting inappropriate behaviour

Acceptable Behavior

The Bottom Line

Become a Part of One of the Largest, Active, Online Engineering Communities!

Join Now to Take Part in Discussions and Find Advice and Help!

Why Register to Become a Member?

Also as a member, you can:

What our members say about their experience on the element14 Community

Become a Part of One of the Largest, Active, Online Engineering Communities!

Join Now to Take Part in Discussions and Find Advice and Help!

Why Register to Become a Member?

Also as a member, you can:

What our members say about their experience on the element14 Community

Participation Guidelines and Code of Conduct

Behaviour and Content

Reporting inappropriate behaviour

Acceptable Behavior

The Bottom Line

Holiday Gift List Giveaway - Circuit Assembly Tools for all!

What we're giving away. . .

Additional Parts:

Winners! We need your details!

The Gift Of STEM - STEM Group Kit Give away!

2022 Holiday Wishlist

What To Buy an Electrical Engineering Student for the Holidays

GrovePi Starter Kit for Raspberry Pi

Components And Sensors Kit For Raspberry Pi

Pi-Top Modular Development Laptop Kit for Raspberry Pi

Grove Starter Kit for Arduino

Arduino Student Kit

Micro:bit Single Board Computer

Makers Holiday Wishlist

Handheld AC/DC Digital Multimeter

Digital Oscilloscope

Soldering Iron

Desoldering Iron/Vacuum

Wire Strippers

Needle-nose Pliers

Six Piece Stainless Steel Tweezer Set

Helping Hands with Magnifying Glass

Calipers

Getting Started with PCB Prototyping

Solderless Breadboard

Jumper Wire Kit for Breadboards

Bench Power Supply

Resistor Kit

Capacitor Kit

3D Printing Holiday Wishlist

Creality CR-10 MAX

Ultimaker S3

Nozzle Pack

Gluestick

3D Printer Filament

Edge Trimming Tool

Getting Started with Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Official PSU

Pi Pico Starter kit

Roving Robot Kit For Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera

Wide Angle Lens for High Quality Camera

Telephoto Lens for High Quality Camera

Budget Kit, Raspberry Pi

Pi Education Parts Kit. Components And Sensors Kit For Raspberry Pi

Automation HAT for Raspberry Pi

Getting Started with Arduino

Arduino Uno R3

Starter Kit, Arduino UNO, Projects Book, Breadboard, Components Kit (English)

Arduino Sensor Kit

Robotic Arm DIY Kit, Arduino Controlled

Getting Started with Robotics

Motor/Stepper/Servo Shield for Arduino

Stepper Motor

PWM/Servo HAT for Raspberry Pi

Push/Pull Solenoid

Robot Arm Kit

Joystick (Hall Effect Switch)