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Originally posted by Aidan F. Browne
I might be out of line in saying this, but what the hey...
They want our input on how to make all the processes better -- they know they need our help in making it better - but they need to get that on their own schedule -- when they ask for it. Or if they don't know to ask for it -- after an appropriate amount of time.
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Perhaps I'm a little confused, but you're assuming we should hold our criticisms until an appropriate amount of time has passed?
What is an appropriate amount of time? After registration and all the slots are gone and everyone who isn't happy with the system is sitting there saying to themselves, "Man, perhaps I should've said something!"?
Please elaborate on an appropriate amount of time. When FIRST posts something to their site that is viewed by all the teams, I would think they're not hoping "maybe they won't see this major update!". I'm sure they're ready for feedback...however positive or negative it may be.
Which leads to my next point:
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Originally posted by Aidan F. Browne
Where is their positive feedback about their decisions? Where? I rarely see it. Am I missing it? And please don't tell me that the fact we show up is enough feedback in itself.
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I realize that CD is covered in what appears to be supremely negative feedback to FIRST, but doesn't the sheer number of people who give their input give you a feeling that FIRST is doing something right? There are ALOT of kids involved, and if each kid didn't have atleast ONCE nice thing to say to FIRST, I'm sure they would've quit by now! The same if for FIRST...I'm sure if no one EVER said anything nice to them, they'd probably cut back their activities a good bit. I'm sure what you're fishing for here is everyone suddenly taking a turn and thanking FIRST graciously for allowing them to be involved in their program...but that's not what this thread is about. They have a whole forum for that...
If you'll notice, MOST people put "i think this system is [insert positive comment here], but [insert objection here]" or vice-versa. Agreed, there are a number of people who are merely complaaining about where they fall in the system, but there are also a lot of people who are offering FEEDBACK, which i'm SURE is what FIRST is looking for.
I don't mean to pick you out of all the posts, but it was the last one and I didn't feel like navigating the jungle of posts to find more references.
I really feel like I'm being too negative in this post.
So for something positive: I must say that I support this "awards emphasis" system 200 times over.