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How are reviewers selected?

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What kind of criteria is used for selecting who is going to review what product?

 

It is just a random selection or do the applications actually get reviewed and selected?

 

Are past reviews taken into consideration? For example if two people where in the running for an item, one person wrote a good detailed review of the last item they received while the other either didn't write a review of there last item or just wrote up a basic thank you and "this is what I got" kind of review. Would the person known for writing a good review be selected of the other?

 

I'm just looking to get a feel for how important it is for Element 14 to have good quality reviews of these products. I see in many cases where only 2 or 3 reviews are published for the 5 to 10 kits that where sent out. Do people get removed form the Road Test group if they receive a kit and never write a review or do they just get black listed from receiving any future kits?

 

Thanks for your time!

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  • In my life long experience I have found that the main reason people ask this type of question on things that are being given away is because of the simple fact that they were not selected. Therefore by some unknown reason they feel cheated and in some cases angry. ( I've seen grown men take candy from kids at parades.)

     

    Personally, I don't care how they are selected - the product is free, it's free to join, it's free to sign up for a road test. It might be a bit different if I had to pay a fee to enroll or even to join the web sight, but it's FREE. element14 can choose them however they dame well please.

     

    However, I do agree that anyone selected that does not submit at least a decent review should be overlooked on future road test. I also agree that corporations that are giving the item away should have the right to hand pick those they feel will give the best review and benefit most from the product. It wouldn't make much sense to have a total beginner win a road test for a Spectrum Analyser. In this last case, an Arduino is perfect for the total beginner and I feel that more experienced people here should not have applied.

     

    Just to note, it seems someone brings this up after every roadtest.

  • in reply to R_Phoenix

    I'll have to agree with you R_Phonenix and it's the only reason I applied for the Arduino, since I am a beginner.  I do like the response from Sagar and now I have a better understanding of what to do and expect. 

     

    I have been reading reviews and impressed with some of the details people give and then read some, where all they talk about is the unboxing,

     

    I'll continue reading, learning new products, and maybe some day I'll be smart enough to review that Flux Capacitor.

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  • in reply to R_Phoenix

    I'll have to agree with you R_Phonenix and it's the only reason I applied for the Arduino, since I am a beginner.  I do like the response from Sagar and now I have a better understanding of what to do and expect. 

     

    I have been reading reviews and impressed with some of the details people give and then read some, where all they talk about is the unboxing,

     

    I'll continue reading, learning new products, and maybe some day I'll be smart enough to review that Flux Capacitor.

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