[logank013]

Originally Posted by gblake

Thanks for the compliment, but I will respectfully disagree.

No you don't represent them just because you are wearing a shirt. Observers might choose to decide you represent them, but the fact of the matter is that you don't. More broadly, John and Jane Doe aren't authorized to represent the totality (or whatever is the right term) of every organization that they belong to.

If I put on a NASA shirt to rob a bank, am I representing NASA? No, I'm a bank robber who is wearing a NASA shirt.

I'l bet you a vary large amount that if you name an obnoxious, vile, or despicable sentiment, attitude, or behavior; that at least 9 out of 10 times you can find someone employed by NASA who believes or does it. Do they represent NASA, no, unless ..... I decide to let them represent NASA in my own mind.

I think he same applies to frc though. If I'm a student on 234 and I'm wearing an 1114 shirt, then am I representing 1114 (sorry for using 1114 again )? I would say no. It's different if I'm wearing a 234 shirt and am a member of 234, then I am representing my team in my opinion. If I go onto CD and post a lot of stupid things while having 234 as my avatar, team number, and in my signature, then people will wonder why I'm even on my team. People would probably wonder what we've been learning at robotics from our mentors about the real world and professional environment.

Now how I act isn't a direct representation of what I learn at robotics because I can decide what to listen to and what not to listen to but the impact I have on my team's image would still get some negative feedback. In the fall, we did many presentations of what you could do in the robotics world. I was in charge of the Chief Delphi presentation. The users of Chief Delphi on my team all agreed that even having the disclaimer that says your opinions don't represent your team doesn't actually work. What you say with your team number attached still affects the opinions of others about your team.

My hypothetical is this:
In my opinion, I really love 1114 and I think a lot of that reason is because I think Karthik is awesome. With that said, if a lot of 1114 members were on here trolling and posting unjustified opinions, then my opinion of 1114 would definitely go down and I'd start to question what happens on 1114 (This is not what happens on 1114! This is just an analogy).

Do you understand what I'm saying or do you disagree with this. If you disagree, feel free to say it. CD has always been about professional discussion and constructive criticism so I'm not afraid to hear you opinion. Thanks.

-Logan