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Originally Posted by Ty Tremblay
But the third party sites already exist and do a great job of displaying and notifying people of match results (and links, webcasts, team lists, etc). Why put all that effort to compete with a good solution that already exists when competing has no benefit?
I think it's good that FIRST put so much effort into reducing the barrier of entry for new teams and the general public. The more people that see how awesome FIRST is the better.
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I agree that reducing the barrier of entry is better. It seems that the new site is more inviting to people entirely new to FRC, although I'm not sure it's really more informative.
I also do agree that the third party sites do a great job. The Blue Alliance has always been very good, but it's become really excellent these past few years. It's almost become a one-stop-shop for viewing webcasts, match schedules, and results... Realistically I don't think US FIRST would ever do better than the third-party sites, but what I would like is for FIRST to more highly prioritize the viewer experience. The SNAFU with the match results not going online live-ish for at least a couple weekends of competition was highly frustrating. Having US FIRST put some effort into integrating event results would help instill confidence that they actually do care (more) about the 'sport' side of FRC.
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Originally Posted by MooreteP
I just said "arduous" not the "EVEN MORE" that you added within my quote. I never had a problem with the current, soon to be old, website.
arduous, def: involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.
tedious, def: too long, slow, or dull: tiresome or monotonous.
Arduous is the better adjective, IMHO.
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I made a typo in my previous post, meant 'but prefer the phrasing...' as I've never liked the old website much... it's felt generally clunky and poorly integrates the event team lists, match schedule, etc. that constitute much of content I use on the site. It's not quick to get there on the Beta site, but I'm still holding out hope for a better system as the 'Regional & District Events' page is still under construction.