[Molten]

Originally Posted by waialua359

its just for humor. Loosen up a little.

I'm not a facebook person, so I've not seen any "My Robot Is Better Than Your Robot". I'll admit I've said almost the same thing to Jane in the past when it comes to rumors. (If you've been here for long, you know her opinion of the rumor mill.) In this case though, I have to agree with Jane 100%. Even if its intended to be in a joking manner, it will be really hard to convey this to someone outside of FIRST. If I recall, we've always said work together off the field...compete like crazy on the field. That is one of our biggest selling points that I hope influences the culture today. Let's try to be aware of how an unknowing bystander will see it whenever we put something in the public eye. Facebook is a perfect example. If we continue things like this, it doesn't look good for FIRST. I'm not trying to ruin people's fun, just saying lets keep this sort of thing out of the public eye. At the very least, if you want to brag about your robot do it on CD and not on Facebook. You'll be doing the cause a favor. Just remember, not all publicity is good publicity.

Jason