[DampRobot]

I don't have a problem being told I'm an idiot from time to time, as long as the accusation has at least some basis in reality. I usually only try to post about stuff I know about, but there are times when someone's given me bad information or I'm just plain wrong. And especially if I'm being a jerk about being wrong, I can live with being told to go jump in a lake.

In regards to criticizing official FRC people, for the most part I see it as a good thing. I never want to be a part of a community where people follow what is said on high as gospel. Because of the nature of the sport, we have a greater of risk of becoming culty than the average sport. I'd much rather have people criticize FIRST people from time to time than give the impression that we're all whackos who worship at Dean Kamen's feet. In any case, a certain degree of criticism is necessary in order to keep improving the sport and the organisation. The fact that they work hard shouldn't be an all-encompassing shield that protects FRC staff and volunteers from any accusations of wrongdoing. Of course, sometimes things do get kind of out of line...

I'm fine with the level of criticism on CD right now, this forum really doesn't seem like a place where people go just to slam each other. The hero worshiping and hivemind can be annoying, but aren't really the biggest problem either. As others have said, this forum could become a lot better if people just talked about technical/strategic stuff more. That's the biggest thing we stand to improve on.