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Originally Posted by fox46
Jesus... I used my own team in this theoretical example in hopes that I could not possibly offend anyone... I was wrong apparently.
It's an example! Replace "team 2013" with what ever topic you wish.
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I want to explore the possibility that Oblarg did not read your post as an assertion that you would use CD to tell a team that you hate them. Rather, what Oblarg was, perhaps, identifying as troubling, and what troubles me too, is that the logic is challenging. I understand that I might be incorrect. The logic is not only challenging, but also the conclusion.
I'm not sure where else you will find that you can multiple a statement by negative one to give it the extreme opposite sentiment. Very rarely are sentences and ideas so simple.
I'll add that I also find your conclusion challenging. It is very possible to make a contribution without negativity or disagreement. And, certainly, this type of contribution encourages further fruitful conversation and additional voices.
Perhaps, this is part of Carolyn's point. We need to add anecdotes, we can add new evidence from an unfamiliar source, and we can add new logic patterns that come to different conclusions without discouraging anyone that is bold enough to post on these forums.
Ultimately, is our goal not the creation and growth of community under the umbrella of the FIRST programs that we all find so transformative and worthwhile? I am happy that members of this community write and re-write posts. Writing is hard. We should all become very familiar with that fact and this is writing. We write in a way that represents ourselves, represents FIRST well, and welcomes each member of this community - engineers, non-engineers, students, parents, sponsors, college students, people of color, people that identify as LGBTQIA , international students, and anyone that might come across Chief Delphi. Dialogue is important. Chief Delphi develops educational dialogue. This is conversation is productive, additive, and it contributes to a collective knowledge. It doesn't mean that we are all positive or in agreement, but it does mean that we are aware of each of the different groups that make up our community and we tailor our writing to respect them, to teach them, and to listen to them.
I'm very happy that threads like this exist. Each of our teams has a period of reflection at the end of the season, each of us individually reflects through transitional periods, FIRST HQ reflects at the end of a season, and so should we as a community invite critical discussion of the ways that we communicate.
-Sam