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Originally posted by M. Krass
All along, I thought working and thinking relentlessly about how to improve FIRST and the experience it provides displayed passion -- not complacency in accepting the things we're given.
But, hey, what do I know?
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I re-read Aidan's post... and I gotta say, I missed the point where he told us to be complacent, and accept things.
What
I took out of Aidan's post (and you can correct me if I'm wrong buddy
) is that everyone should be more respectful with what they post. They should be thankful for what they get.
Constructive criticism is good, but how much of what was posted here can even be called that? Not many people in this program understand what it actually takes to plan nationals. The actual numbers involved. The resources needed.
To mindlessly make grand declarations of how things
should be done is silly. Think things through. Back up your emotions with logic, and reason.
Maddie -
What DO, you know?
Because... personally... I'm an ignorant college kid when it comes to this stuff. I
DO NOT know the "numbers". Do you? I don't know how 13 (or however many) people manage to organize and run 20+ regionals and a national competition. Do you? Have you sat in on some of those meetings? I haven't. Every time I attend a competition I am again awed by the sheer magnitude of it. To even imply that it's as easy as an off-season competition is SILLY. I was at IRI, I was at Battlecry... I loved both events, but neither matched the awe I felt walking into the Verizon center for the NH regional last year. Standing in the booth at Battlecry wasn't anything like standing in the booth in Cleveland, in Connecticutt, in Long Island, in Toronto. These competitions are something unique. The FIRST staff puts a TON of time and effort into these competitions, and making them a success.
So, I ask...
Have you hugged a FIRST staff member today?
Heck... I bet they'd settle for a pat on the back, a "good job" and a "thank you".
It is not the criticism that bothers me.
It is the criticism without any gratitude.
Show some respect for the people who make this possible.
It is a good system.
It has some flaws.
It will work well anyways.
We will work together to improve it.
John
PS - Maybe in the future FIRST should just post a horrible system. Like "only teams 1-100 get to attend nationals. Then... when all the whining is going on... they can replace it with their actual system. Who would complain?
Things could be a LOT worse, but I don't think they can get much better... I'm happy with what we've been given.