List of registered suppliers...

[JakeStew]

Where can I find a list of the registered suppliers here?

I found the "Sponsoring Suppliers" at ECF/forum/suppliers.html, but I guess there is another category of just registered suppliers.

I've been doing some surveys and the like lately and it would really help out to have a list of websites and emails for all the registered suppliers.


-Jake

 

[beckah54]

ECF Approved Suppliers - e-cigarette-forum.com • The place for electronic cigarette reviews, news and chat

 

[rolygate]

Hi Jake.

There are two basic groups here, the Registered Suppliers and the ECF Approved Suppliers (aka forum sponsors). There are 80-ish forum sponsors, who you can see listed on the front page. In total there are about 500 suppliers registered here.

Occasionally we might mail all Suppliers so if you wanted to include some material of general interest to them, we might be able to include it.

Otherwise, a list will probably not be provided as it would be open to misuse.

 

[JakeStew]

Thanks for the info. I've been surveying the Approved suppliers' websites for prices and other things. I'd like to eventually try to do some surveys with suppliers and publish a research paper using the data.

It seems that theres a lack of real information about how e-cigs are being used and sold. And it's all just speculation until you do some properly designed surveys and analyze the results statistically.

If possible I'd like to get a list of the registered suppliers' websites. I can gather data and track down emails myself, I just need a list of where to start.

It seems to me that this is the largest online forum for e-cig discussion, so I'd like to base my research around suppliers associated with ECF.

I've already done a quick survey of 510 starter kits and e-juice prices from the 59 ECF Approved suppliers and posted some statistical data in the relevant forums here. But I'm hoping to do some more worthwhile research than just prices.

Thanks for your help.


-Jake

 

[JakeStew]

Just a little bump... I don't figure the list of registered suppliers is secret. Can anyone point me to where I can find it?


-Jake

 

[j0ker]

Otherwise, a list will probably not be provided as it would be open to misuse.

See website manager post above.

 

[JakeStew]

See website manager post above.

I took that to mean an email list. I don't see any reason I couldn't get a list of the usernames or the websites. I thought that is supposed to be public information. I mean, isn't the whole point of making them register so that we can tell if someone is plugging their own product?

If it's not going to happen, just tell me that the "registered supplier" list is secret so I can move on.


-Jake

 

[rolygate]

As previously stated:

- Our lists are private
- We may include 3rd party information in emails if that seems of interest to all.

 

[JakeStew]

Thanks for the reply. I take this to mean that the registered suppliers are a secret group known only to the admins.

I was kind of hoping to generate statistics from a single list, mainly because the ECF seems to be THE authority on e-cigs, but I guess I'll just do a search engine ranking based list or something of that sort.


-Jake