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Re: FIRST website is an embarasment

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Originally Posted by bdaroz View Post
How can we help fix this?
What if FIRST uploads the website code to GitHub and makes it open-source so whenever someone has some free time they can help out. And GitHub already has the owners vet each commit before making it a part of the website.

Also, some of the old game documents need to be easier to find. If you're trying to look through old KOP lists to figure out what something is, it gets difficult. And only some of the links on the archived site still work - so if you get to the right page, you still might not be able to get the files. IIRC, there was a Google Drive folder that had all of the game documentation going back to 1992. I don't remember where it was, but I saw it here on CD about 9 months ago. Really, we need to make the resource library more user-friendly. And make finding useful pages a lot easier. Maybe like the wpilib site.

TL;DR - FIRST should make the website open-source and make historical and current non-game manual and non-KOP list game documentation easier to find.
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1. Know the manual extremely well
2. Wire the robot
3. Organize the shop
4. Help people find parts when they need them
5. Find parts to order and give the detailed list to the coach in charge of buying the parts
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7. Be active on CD
8. Plan and execute drive team strategy
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