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Originally Posted by _GP_
scary to think my team might have been a cause for this
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GP, I'm happy that you submitted this thread... don't feel at all regretful for asking these questions. It may seem by now that everybody is 'ganging up on you,' but don't worry about it... you're talking to a bunch of engineers (case & point: often what engineers think is constructive critisism... when written down, actually appears insulting because of their poor writing skills). But even so, all too often threads get off track and only the 'bad things' are highlighted. This is a problem all throughout CD, so don't feel like you're targeted. We still like ya and won't hold it against your team in the future
I'm happy for you that you got to see DEKA's shop. Did you see the two segways that are painted in camellion paint?
Back in the day, it was decided to be policy that DEKA employees not be involved on FIRST teams. It was believed that DEKA people have insight into the game and could provide an unfair advantage... maybe that was true in the past, but it isn't true now. DEKA and FIRST are completely different. I even heard that for a new-hire at DEKA (who started early this year), Dean sent him away to help a FIRST team for those few weeks as an introduction.
Not every company in the world sponsors a FIRST team, but asking DEKA to help a specific team is once again, unrealistic. It's compared to... a mom picking her favorite child. Dean couldn't favor one team, every team is his 'baby.'
ByE
erin