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Originally posted by M. Krass
The team forums are fresh on the minds of the FIRST family, both here and in New Hampshire.
I'm sure that FIRST is working hard at improving the experience for everyone who participates in the next year based on the lessons they learned on their own, and through the concerns we shared with them through the forums.
Question of the Week 06-15-03: What are you and your team doing to improve yourselves and your experience for next season? How much of a burden is there upon teams to create a healthy, positive environment for everyone who participates? What other interteam initiatives can we investigate so as to further improve FIRST?
Lately it's been clear that some individuals and teams are unhappy with the direction FIRST is taken, while others are unhappy with the specific circumstances of their team. We can all take steps to improve these conditions. Let's start taking them.
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Okay, this is going to be really lacking from me today. But anyhow, first let me say that you are right by saying that we can take steps to improve conditions, and that we should start taking them. My answer to your first question: I am in good shape with starting a team who hopefully won't follow in the footsteps of some veteran teams who (yes, i'll say it) are pretty much to the level of corruption. Isn't this supposed to be about Gracious Professionalism? And to follow that up, the burden should be entirely on the teams to create that positive environment. Let's face it: the teams
are FIRST. They make it, and they can also break it. So to not break it, we have to remember what FIRST is all about
: not winning and glory, but about inspiration, recognition, and pride in what you create. Not enemies, but friends. I could probably claim a friend in every state (alright, not Nevada, Wyoming, Nebraska, or Idaho, but that'll change), and some internationally. If everybody could just make at least an acquaintance on every team, I think we'd see our troubles go away really quickly.
So much for lacking...