[Jacob Bendicksen]

Thanks for posting this - it needed to be said.

I think that often, when something controversial/high profile happens in the FIRST community, Chief Delphi becomes a hive mind, and people who disagree don't want to post. As many others have pointed out over the years, CD is a very vocal minority, and the discussion overall would benefit from less hive-mindiness and more balanced discourse. Take the thread reacting to the new Championship format - out of almost 750 responses, less than 20 (by my highly unscientific count, but it's the idea that matters) supported the change, and many of them were quickly shot down by the hive mind.

In short, I think CD is a wonderful community, one that I'm happy to be a part of, but I think we'd benefit from a little less hive-mind and a little more balanced discourse.