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Originally Posted by GreyingJay
I do not think anonymous accounts should be used to post "unpopular" opinions or to troll.
I do think there can be a legitimate use case for asking questions or soliciting advice about team dynamics without identifying the team in question.
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When I was starting out on CD and posted a lot of stupid things, I would just PM the big names in FRC and ask for advice. Literally every time they would reply with essays. With them knowing my team, the situation, and the context of the problem, they were able to help more than random shots in the dark like most anonymous threads asking for help end up. Additionally, it creates an unfair bias because the person answering cannot know other sides of the issue. They can't reach out and really help the team itself. Typically, if they know the team number, they can find out more and get to the root causes of an issue.
If people want real advice about their teams, just PM someone. I encourage students and mentors to PM me if you want, but there are much better people who can dish out advice and I've never met one who won't help.
I think the fact that kids and adults here can't vocalize issues with their names attached isn't helping them for when they need to confront people with real issues in real life.
-Akash