1) As a new person this was a GREAT way to be informal and meet people. One of the reasons I lurked here so long is everything is so organized and the forum is so huge - but there doesn't seem to be a "casual" area. This contest provided that atmosphere where you could talk about practically anything with anyone. I suspect this will be helpful to me in the future as I see various names around various forums from here on out.
There is a "casual" area. We call it the Lounge:
The Lounge | E-Cigarette Forum
This
thread will probably move over there (unsure as it does go over the 15,000 post limit). I know it is hard to just jump in a thread as a new person. You just have to search around till you find your place that you feel comfortable.
Now that you have come to recognize names and have gotten to know personalities, it will be easier for you to find the camaraderie that you've had on this thread.
2) a small suggestion that ECF may or may not be able to fulfill would be to strongly encourage vendor participation in some form. I understand this thread is overwhelming and if I were a vendor I'd probably skip it too - but having some information regarding shipping, model, firmware, recommended batteries, colors, and any other question would have been nice.
Vendors are only allowed to post in the Suppliers Forum:
E Cigarette Suppliers Forum | E-Cigarette Forum
Some suppliers have their own forums within ECF.
Suppliers are not allowed to post outside of those areas. We try to keep things so that the members don't feel like they are being spammed. When you ask questions, you are getting answers from people that are using the devices not people that are selling the device.... it's too early for me to try to explain what I am trying to say.
If you have a question for a supplier, it is best to ask it in the place that they are allowed to explain. If you have any question about where to find a particular supplier, just ask me or another moderator and we will be more than happy to help you
Not all manufacturers or vendors of ecigs are members of ECF. We do have a Large amount of vendors though.
If you are suggesting that should we have another contest like this and we require participation.... that is a good suggestion
3) the "fix" for no vendor would possibly be to have a moderator / admin of ecf to find as much information out as possible and act as the "vendor" fielding questions. Obviously vendor participation would be ideal, but in no way would I expect a vendor to smash their F5 key refreshing the page to answer the same questions over and over.
ROFLMAO But you want US to do that same thing!!
Thanks a lot!!!
All of our members have been awesome at answering the same things over and over again. People just don't like to read every post, some do and those are the ones that have the patience for repeating the same information
We do love and appreciate our members. Without them, ECF wouldn't be the community it is.
4) Perhaps in the future update the 1st or 2nd post of the thread to include a "winners list". Winners can easily be missed in the chaos. Having a place to go to amongst the chatter could be helpful from our side. Maybe you could even add a FAQ to the first or second posts that include questions that are frequently asked during the contest there as well?
That is a good idea. Members could then grab the first post and quote it to bring it to the end of the thread when needed. Definitely will keep that in mind!!
Please, understand this is only suggestions and feedback from a new person to the forum and are not demands or complaints. Only ways I see it could be better.
It is totally taken as a suggestion and not a complaint
Thank you again for the GREAT CONTEST and more importantly the AMAZING COMMUNITY.
We all make this community what it is so Thank You also!