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Originally Posted by flargen507
I know for most of you seeing this that you are sick of seeing this name tag come up, but I hope you are a bit happier by the end. First, I would like to apologize to the entire FIRST Community for what I said yesterday. I want you all to know that I am doing this of my own accord, and it has nothing to do with any affiliation with 159. To that end, I will no longer be using my Chief Delphi account in any manner, so you will not have to worry about seeing something like this from me again. I think it is to the point of this post and the original thread topic that during a very long and stressful competition, people can forget what they are doing and say stupid things. I hope you all realize that this stupidity on my part was entirely mine, and had nothing to do with 159. Again I am sorry, but I hope someday we can see past this and the goal of FIRST to bring people together may be fully realized.
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CD is a great place to open your mouth and put your foot in it. We all do it... frequently. It's up to the community to let us know when we're doing that (cuz some of us are really used to the taste of shoe...).
I know I wasn't angry at your posts. I disagreed on a very emotional level with them, but I was not angry at you. Your posts showed a frustration at something. That's understandable, FIRST is stressful. Heck, it's even admirable.
Looking out for your students is important. But so is doing it in the right way. You were taking wrong actions for the right reasons. So, kudos for your heart being in the right place...
Lurk a little, observe, ask some questions. This is a community and our job is to help each other be better as students, mentors, and as people.