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?

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Former Member over 15 years ago

In my opinion, there should be a time limit of no more than a month.
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firatkocak over 15 years ago

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.

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cksd over 15 years ago

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
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awinning over 15 years ago in reply to firatkocak

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
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firatkocak over 15 years ago in reply to awinning

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

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Former Member over 15 years ago in reply to firatkocak

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.
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Former Member over 15 years ago

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.

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Alun
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awinning over 15 years ago in reply to Former Member

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"
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cksd over 15 years ago in reply to awinning

Hello Alistair,

this sounds very equitable...

with kind Regards

Chris
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Former Member over 15 years ago in reply to awinning

I agree with your idea.

Regards,
Davide
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