[Jason Morrella]

Don't worry about it Jay - you did nothing wrong.

some observations:
* There is a thread in this forum asking about a particular robot.
* There is a public web site (FIRST) which made pictures of every robot accessible.
* Jay just posted a link sharing what he found with everyone else - which is what everyone seems to claim this forum is meant to do.
* If someone has a problem with that picture being available on a public web site - then complain to those who put it there (FIRST). If teams tell FIRST they would rather those pics not be made public in future seasons, then I'm sure FIRST will consider that.

The kid did exactly what CD encourages - took information he knew, that others were asking about, and shared it with others. Every person had access to see pictures of other robots on the FIRST site, it's not like Jay displayed some picture he illegally obtained. He just helped those who didn't know where to find the pictures he (and others) were able to view. Also, it's WEEK FOUR of the regionals - if some pic was displayed during the build cycle, then I could see how some secretive team might be upset. But in week 4? I guess the message being sent to Jay, 254, and other teams here is that they should stop being so open with their information - posting pics of their robots as they build them DURING the build cycle, explaining everything about their robot and what they do instead of keeping it secret, sharing code and programming info when teams ask, sharing information (like this picture) which they know of when OTHER teams ON THIS FORUM are asking to see. Instead, he gets flamed for doing exactly what the CD site claims to be all about - sharing information/knowledge you have found with others who are asking for that info.

Those who have a problem with it have a problem with FIRST. And to those who keep bringing up "permission" - again, your problem is with FIRST. I didn't see KenW or others asking "permission" from 254 or 60 to post totally fabricated and false information about their teams before he/they decided to do so a few weeks ago - but nobody flamed them for being so ungracious and irresponsible with their comments. If the feeling is that every person on CD should ask for direct permission from a team before posting any information about that team - fine - but be consistent and apply it across the board to ALL posts about ALL teams made by people not on those teams.

If people have an issue with those pictures being public, then they need to complain to FIRST. I haven't seen anyone form 71 criticize Jay, and even if they are disappointed the picture is out there, my guess is that they are surprised or upset FIRST made those pictures available to view - not that a student shared those public pics on CD.

Jay - thanks for sharing information you had access to with others who were asking for that info. If the CD web site feels that is now something they want to discourage, fine.