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...Currently our group is students only and we want to keep it that way...
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It doesn't seem that way.
Also, what is the plan to spread Connect? If you spread it through CD, it would be pointless, as the students who could see it would already be on CD. Alternatively, if FIRST published it as an official resource, what is the advantage of recommending Connect versus recommending CD if you had to decide between them, especially given CD's much larger user base, larger content base, forum discussion, and the knowledge of experienced mentors? |
That comment was about F4 as a whole. F4 will remain students-only (that's the point
). F4 Connect may direct students to other organizations or people.
Apart from spreading this between our own teams and teams that we know, we're not yet sure how to best advertise. I know students that lurk on CD but don't post, and I know people who do neither on CD but are involved in FIRST. Fortunately, because we are a widespread organization, a grassroots movement can work to some extent for spreading this just through word of mouth. We're still trying to find ways to spread this outside of that, if you have any suggestions.
Why does it have to be a choice between CD or F4 Connect? The two are different organizations that have different characteristics. That would be like recommending only FRC instead of adding FLL and FTC to somebody looking to get into FIRST.
To be fair, with CD's "larger user base, larger content base, forum discussion, and the knowledge of experienced mentors" also comes with drawbacks.
I'll remind people to please provide suggestions for how we can improve the program. The critical replies are beginning to restate the same things over and over again. Rest assured, we are taking everybody's opinions into account.