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Re: Proposal: A New Way to Run FIRST Choice

Libby,

I know that FIRST HQ is not staffed like a large corporation. I don't know how much time was spent yesterday and overnight to fix FIRST Choice and get things running again. I am guessing most of the work was handled by the AndyMark team, but I am sure that things were upset for a while in NH as well... They had to issue two official responses. That limits time to do things which need attention.

My goal with this proposal was to do two things: (1) To propose a solution that would take less human capital to run (teams time and schedules as well as AndyMark/FIRSTs) and (2) propose a solution that would limit the public exposure to things going wrong. With a draft, the orders can be checked and then released publicly.

Finding a complicated solution to a problem is easy, solving the same problem with a simple solution takes a great deal more thought. This change (if FIRST is even interested) would have to be an offseason change. I would personally volunteer to help out with the project (I am serious). I am not trying to criticize anyone from the teams, to AndyMark, or even FIRST. I am only trying to improve the system for everyone in a way that does not overly burden anyone.

John
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