[Libby K]

Originally Posted by MrJohnston

I would like to thank you, Karthik, for your lovely and quite gracious personal message.

I know our team will never have as many blue banners as your team nor will we ever build robots as glorious as yours. That does not, however, mean that you have any special authority or some monopoly on integrity.

The question as to whether or not you should have to three robots on a three-team alliance is a good one for discussion. I get it: you think that it's okay to sit the third robot on the sidelines if it helps your team to win. I don't. We disagree. Deal with it.

I do not have any disrespect for your alliance partners and I'm sorry if it came out that way.

I'm confused. That portion of the discussion was over. What purpose does this post serve if not disrespect?

Dragging one of the most dedicated FIRST mentors on this planet through the mud because you're frustrated about a red dot is absolutely unneccessary. I know Karthik personally - I'd venture to say better than probably anyone on this forum - and I cannot imagine a universe in which he would act in a manner that warrants such a rude public response.