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Originally Posted by Koko Ed
I'll be blunt and straight to the point. I do not care for FTC and I have no interest in FTC.
My main issue is the inconsistent lack of information about events and teams. FRC is excellent about having information about FRC teams and event. Any information I want is easily accessible. Results. Awards. History. It's all there. Any time I try to look up information on FTC I cannot find it or it's minimal. They have gotten better at it but nearly the level I expect from an organization like FIRST. In my opinion FTC is a lesser event. It is nowhere near as well organized as FRC and until things change I will not dedicate a moment of interest towards it.
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I'm trying to understand why the lack of information on team history makes FTC inferior. Events are actually listed fairly accurately on the FIRST website. One of the main reasons that it is harder to find the information is because FTC events are not on the scale of an FRC regional; instead, there are more events, each with its own organizers and flavor. As a result of the smaller scope of each event, FIRST is less directly involved in each one, and it is up to the event organizers, in large part, to ensure that team performance information is preserved. The events are actually orgainzed, in general, very well by the tournament organizers; the main difference with FRC is that organizing events does not begin at the top in Manchester. This year, a move towards making this information accessible has begun with TheYellowAlliance.net, which should grow in the coming years. [/RANT]
Disclaimer: I am a proud FTC participant who has traveled to the World Championships for 4 years; however, I am also very familiar with FRC through ChiefDelphi.