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How are reviewers selected?

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Former Member over 13 years ago

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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  • mookiebud
    mookiebud over 13 years ago +1
    So, I thought I'd weigh in on this topic because I was one of the folks selected to review the Arduino Uno and there appears to be alot of comment/critism since that particular Road Test was closed and…
  • R_Phoenix
    R_Phoenix over 13 years ago +1
    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…
  • mouch
    mouch over 13 years ago in reply to michaelkellett

    Hi,

     

    Little question: How are road testers informed about their chance to road test?

     

    I mean, I was send a package with a title road test, but it would incur import duties, hence it got send back.

    I have not heard anything afterwards.

    I also never got an email or other communication informing me of "winning" a roadtest chance.

     

    Can someone explain?

     

    cheers,

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  • danteo
    danteo over 13 years ago in reply to mouch

    Hi,

     

    Look at that specific RoadTest page and you'll find that you won it.

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  • mouch
    mouch over 13 years ago in reply to danteo

    Ok. So yes I was selected, but I can not review the product since it has been send back to parcel company due to import duty. What do I do now?

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  • bodgy
    bodgy over 13 years ago in reply to mouch

    You need to contact E-14, see this post from E-14 on this subject, post #18 excluding the thread starter.

     

    http://www.element14.com/community/thread/18558?tstart=0

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