DecodeME - UK ME/CFS DNA study underway

No email.

 

No email so reregistered with link provided by Andy. Two emails within a minute with links to info about study but no link to a survey.

 

Was this an additional email to the two welcoming you to the study?

 

I didn't receive anything (I have been checking the spam folder), so just subscribed again. Two identical emails welcoming me, but nothing yet about the survey.

 

No - same one.

 

Me too.

 

One of the requests I've made of the comms team is that they push out the email with the link to the survey to all people who have signed up since it was sent originally, which should catch everybody who are signing back up.

I received the original survey email and out of interest I attempted to sign-up again using the same email address to see what would happen. Interestingly, it behaved in the same way that everybody above is describing, thanking me for signing up and sending me two "welcome" emails. I'll feed this back to the comms team as well, as it does cast some doubt on whether the issue is with our email system or with the emails being caught incorrectly by spam filters.

If there is anybody who has recently signed-up for a second time and is willing to share the email address they used with me, it would help our investigations. Either PM me via the forum messaging system or send me an email to andy@s4me.info.

 

Thank you for receiving and sharing the feedback @Andy. Nothing is ever perfect, and if it’s the only problem this team is encountering, it will just be peachy!

 

It would be very helpful if there was a way (a "My Account" sort of thing) where we could check whether we had signed up. I believe I have signed up twice and still have had no direct communication from these folks - they're beginning to look rather shambolic, and I for one am losing confidence in them.

 

Hi @andymick and welcome.

These communication problems are disappointing, but I think we should remember that this project has only begun to be funded since September, so I should imagine that there is a great deal to sort out, including employing relevant staff etc.

So much has been done so far by volunteers, including those who are ill with ME or carers. Additionally, charity income has dropped across the board and those involved are likely to have had their resources squeezed at a time when enquiries and demand has risen.

The start of the "collection of samples phase" is next March, which gives plenty of time for teething troubles with registration etc to get sorted.

 

Have emailed you, @Andy.

 

Interim update. All those of you who had issues and gave me your email address are definitely in the DecodeME contact database. The team are currently trying to determine if there is any reason on our side of things why you wouldn't have received the email and I'll come back in due course on that.

 

Code:

https://twitter.com/DecodeMEstudy/status/1314207697684717569

https://twitter.com/user/status/1314207697684717569


Obviously the update above doesn't explain why those who contacted me with other than btinternet accounts didn't receive the latest update, I hope to provide a further update there.

For those based in the UK and who haven't completed the survey yet for whatever reason, here is the link, https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/S9ZKWYH

 

Just for info, several local groups that I belong to have trouble with BT internet addresses – it seems to be a particular issue with mailing lists.

 

Honestly, I'm uncertain of the protocol that the comms team uses, it might be that they can't, or won't, make an attempt to re-send - again that is something that I will try to clarify. In the meantime, use the link above to take part, the email contains nothing else of note.

 

So have I - through the fog.

 

Code:

https://www.facebook.com/decodeMEstudy/photos/a.144895943633950/224737378983139/

https://twitter.com/user/status/1317106828363300865