The email is not rude, but its not the traditional "we are so thankful you've signed up, here's what you asked for" either.
I figured out what bugs me about this approach. I took the time to punch my email in and instead of getting my reward, I am told of a bunch of other things I can do to get involved with BlueLeaf. Why would I? I don't know how good your reward is and I have no prospect of sampling it.
I'm as simple as a lab mouse hitting the button for a pellet. I received no pellet and am now uninterested as a result.
I am however interested in how other people react. I acknowledge that I'm a crotchety old man at 28. :)
They seem to think they're more interesting than they are. That approach might work for getting access to a beta for the next Valve game, or a preview of the PlayStation 4 or whatever. But for this site? Bah. I've lost interest already.
Just to be clear, you expected to be able to use a beta system right away after providing your email, and not having access to that made you feel unsatisfied/uninterested? The signup button does say "request an invite", is that not enough?
The email is not rude, but its not the traditional "we are so thankful you've signed up, here's what you asked for" either.
I figured out what bugs me about this approach. I took the time to punch my email in and instead of getting my reward, I am told of a bunch of other things I can do to get involved with BlueLeaf. Why would I? I don't know how good your reward is and I have no prospect of sampling it.
I'm as simple as a lab mouse hitting the button for a pellet. I received no pellet and am now uninterested as a result.
I am however interested in how other people react. I acknowledge that I'm a crotchety old man at 28. :)