What is the Main Deterrent to Participation?

There are lots of reasons why members participate in Road Tests and Design Challenges and there are lots of reasons why they don't.

This poll explores what seem to be the main deterrents. What is the main reason you do not participate?

Or if you participate in some, why not more?

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jlangbridge over 9 years ago +8

I'd like to add something. I've seen a few people talk about lack of confidence, maybe I'm not the right person, maybe there are better people, etc. I'm an author, I've written (in my name) two technical…
mcb1 over 9 years ago in reply to kas.lewis +7

I stopped entering design competitions when I see some of the "Top Members" have applied That should not be a motivation to NOT enter. I was fortunate to talk with Christian DeFeo while I was in England…
DAB over 9 years ago +6

I had to drop out of design challenges and complex events due to health issues. The spirit was willing, but I no longer could dedicate the time and effort in a timely fashion to justify participation.…

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pettitda over 9 years ago

I chose other as well. I would love to participate in a design challenge. However, early last year my house flooded and I spent the better part of a year getting it re-built and ready to move back in. At this point, we are back in our house, but I still have boxes of equipment, etc either in the garage or in storage somewhere. So, I'm still spending what free time I have just trying to get back to normal. Hopefully, by the time the next design challenge rolls around I will be in a position to participate. In the mean time, I hope to get some of the projects I was working on prior to the flood up and running again.
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dougw over 9 years ago in reply to pettitda

The flood sounds like a biblical ordeal. Hope your house is more flood-proof now and hope you get back to more fun stuff soon.
When I was living downtown, we had some flooding that didn't reach our house, but it caused a rat infestation. We had to do hand-to-hand rat combat in the dirt floor cellar and spent a lot of effort rat-proofing the coal chute in the old house. However when the rats started fighting dirty and chewed up the wiring for my stereo, we moved to the burbs.
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clem57 over 9 years ago in reply to dougw

Do any of the rats you fought looked like this one?
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dougw over 9 years ago in reply to clem57

Precisely - that gun gives you some idea of how big they were, how mean they were and how smart they were.
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dougw over 9 years ago in reply to clem57

Precisely - that gun gives you some idea of how big they were, how mean they were and how smart they were.
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