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Secrecy
I like secrecy until the robots ship (or the last day or two before shipping). Even then, I don't think everyone should post all of their drawings, but letting people know what they do is good.
After everyone attends one competition, it's hard to keep anything secret, but nobody can really make a complete robot change at that point anyway, so I'm pretty open once the regionals begin. I won't give out our drawings, but I will explain things to people.
To me, this is a competition. The fact that it is a competition is what makes it fun and it is what motivates me. If everyone shared everything up front, it changes from a competition into an exhibition. If FIRST became simply an exhibition, I would find other activities to be involved in.
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