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Originally Posted by pfreivald
Not everyone watches TV. Are we now going to fault them for not using talk radio, telegraph, and semaphore?
Most people in a position to become interested in FIRST uses the internet. Most of them use Google.
'Nuff said.
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Is this what people think of when they so easily dismiss certain segments of the population from being "worthy" of FIRST's attention as people who have the potential to contribute something great to society?
Jed tells his Pa Cletus:
Hey Pa, I shore wont ta figgur out what all dem fancy contraptions was on da movin pictures show, mebbe lern how ta make sumthin outta mehself among dem dere city slickers.
Cletus: I shore wuld love ta help ya son, but dang gummit the pictures didna tell us nuttin about what ta do next.
Jed: Guessin' I should figgur to go back ta shootin groundhogs and possum on pappy's farm.
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I surely hope not.
I'll have to watch the show again, but I don't believe any of the team/individual "stories" highlighted students coming from extremely rural areas who had previously never heard of FIRST or related opportunities.
Final input - if there was some significant monetary cost or FCC legal restriction or what have you that prohibits the website address to be displayed on the screen during such network programs, then fine, I can accept that. I've yet to hear anything like that brought to light, though.
Otherwise, people are simply making excuses for an oversight that would likely take minutes, if not seconds for those who produced the show to correct, increasing the likelihood and speed at which those who are not computer literate (or worse) can find out more about our programs. A small addition of input by one person can lead to huge, as yet unrealized gains for many. Simply fix it and move on.