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Originally Posted by PiltdownMan
I see you share Taylors same affliction, Mr. Schreiber...the casual rudeness and cruelty that is the right and of every Internet denizen. Thank you for giving your reply context early.
The reason I didn't address his flip and loutish remark was because what I said was that I still had 100 points left. I saw no point in addressing a flawed set assumptions based on a careless reading. But to clarify, since explicit would seem to be required for some.
I spent the first set of points immediately and still couldn't get a lot of what we would have preferred. As for the second set, between technical issues and personal obligations I was not able to get back FC till 24 hours after the inital opening. It seems a reasonable amount time to me even now. After that 24 hours there was nothing left except what which would at best be only vaguely useful.
You state that you see FC as flawed as well but you focus not on solutions but rather on correcting me for errors based on hastily drawn conclusions and imagined character flaws. Not helpful, sir.
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http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh....php?p=1200883 I did focus on solutions. 2 months ago. When this system came out. Sadly due to the sheer amount of time I give to this program I have been unable to run a simulation of FIRST Choice using different algorithms for distribution. It's on my todo list though, I'll probably not get to it until after I bag my robot.
If you want to talk about FC being broken and unfair...
Did you know that if you had a team number under 1000 you couldn't log in for the first 30 minutes? At which point a good chunk of things were ALREADY gone. You'll take note that I mentor a team that happens to have 2 digits. Perhaps you weren't the only one negatively impacted by this system. But unlike you, who appears to be merely want a sounding board for your negativity, many of us spent a good chunk of time trying to figure out possible solutions for next year.
Here's a suggestion, sitting here griping about stuff and lambasting a system without offering solutions is not productive. And outright insulting people who agree with you on the majority of your comments is far more foolish than I'd expect out of someone who has been around this program for a few years. Let's take a breath and focus on solutions. Anger and insults never solved any problem.