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Originally Posted by Joe Ross
Any chance we could come up with some type of process to weed out the spotlights?
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When I look at this thread, I can't help but think about the first time the spot light was introducted to the CD forum.
I remember back then when the spotlight was introduced, the quotes were actually printed in the Championship event booklet. It was all great quotes from FIRST participants about the competition, about the 6 weeks, about good times, about bad times, etc. It was really cool to read some of those spot lights.
It is rather difficult to define a "cool" quote, but you know one when you see one. Like the following ones:
"FIRST is an amazing combination of principles that, when applied to the world, has had a monstrous effect on the way High School students learn, think, and relate to others." by Amanda M
"FIRST is kind of like charity work... you are, even if only in some small way, helping our future just a little bit, and you get a great feeling from it. Even if you are just ringing a bell (or clapping MOE sticks together), you're helping. " by Amanda Morrison
" Building a 'bot is kinda like washing your hair, but instead of "rinse, lather, repeat"... you should "engineer, test, repeat"." by Andy Baker
"When I give something, I often give it without expecting anything in return. I give because it gives me great joy to give it. So when a team leader decides to give all their heart to a team, it is true love that they exhibit towards it." by Anton Abaya
"I think being successful in FIRST is creating an environment where people can grow, learn, change, and recreate... It's about making an environment where kids feel they can be successful... in whatever discipline they choose. " by colleen-t190
"People in FIRST ARE lucky, because they are living a very creative adventure which just doesn't let up, and that is okay. Who wants to sit there watching TV and being a spectator anyway." by DougHogg
"FIRST is privlidge that I am glad to be a part of and any award we recieve is a blessing to be cherish not an expectation to be agonized over." by Koko Ed
"...we are all winners when people come out of this program and strive to make the world a better place." by Patrick Wang
There are some other cool quotes too, but I didn't select them because they don't mention FIRST in them. To me, one of the cool things for the spotlight feature of the CD forum is to see what cool things people have to say about this program, about the competition, and about the experience in it.
The great thing about a quote is that even though it is so brief, it brings great insights about a topic, about a story, or a discussion to the reader. Using just 5 seconds of your time, you can clearly understand what the writer is saying to you, and learn a little something from him or her.
Soooo, my advice to all of you is this: think a little before you press that spotlight button. Is this quote really worth going up to the top of the webpage and be spotlighted? Are you even going to remember this quote after 2 days? Do you really think others must see this quote or they are missing out a lot?
I will let you decide on that yourself. And if I happens to not agree with your spotlight I will just go ahead and delete it.
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Just kidding
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Just try not to be too trigger happy with that button, will ya?