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Re: Proposal: A New Way to Run FIRST Choice

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Originally Posted by JohnChristensen View Post
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
John,

The original post I made (which has now been edited quite a few times) certainly sounded a little more "stop picking on them, they try really hard." That's not what I meant, AT ALL. Hopefully, I've changed it to be closer to my point.

Take Two: "Productive changes are awesome, but FRC isn't as big as some of us think - it takes some time."

I love the idea of changing things and improving, and I actually really like the idea proposed - it seems like you've got something here. Some of the later posts in the thread (as well as PM's I've been sent on this subject, as well as others) was "FIRST could totally do this, why haven't they changed it yet, it's so easy."... That's what sparked my first reaction. I've learned over my years on CD to write a post, walk away, and read it later before posting - but I guess I didn't wait long enough. Thank goodness for the edit tool.
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