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Originally Posted by Dorienne Plait
It seems to me that CD has become way serious and opinionated lately. I'm getting worried 
So yeah, PRO CHIT CHAT! |
I think there are some light in that observation. That is one reason I want to bring this thread up. I've predicted with the group we have this year most are going to be pro-chit chat. What I am interested in is anyone who might say "um... I am not so sure.", and understand why they feel that way.
I've observed that a lot of members who are not satisfy with the currect CD forum are the veteran members who have been around for a long time. Most of us grew up in the earlier years of CD forum, and the rapid changes in this forum is causing us to react strangly, whether it be new personalities to the forum, or a shift of attitude.
Everyone have a certain attachment to their past experiences, especially past experiences that meant a lot to them. Rejecting changes is a sign that shows says "I like how it is back then." You certainly hear that phrase a lot, among the older CD members. But that feeling isn't shared by the newer members who post a lot more now a days, that's why we see all these sides clashing with each other about what they want.
We are supposed to learn to be more understand as we grow up. If the older members can learn to understand the need to take it easy some times, can the newer members learn to understand the need to take it seriously some times?
A bigger problem that needs to be addressed sometimes is an observation I keep hearing now a days: "Chief Delphi Forum isn't a useful tool anymore." I hear that saying through out the FIRST realm, from old posters who used to post a lot, to high school teachers who told me "I don't have time to dig through all the noise anymore".
The CD poster community is a very small part of the entire FIRST community, but surprisingly a large amount of the whole community rely on it for information to help their own team. If we can't figure out what's causing all these frustrations within the forum, this place will no longer be a useful place to the community as a whole.
Is chit chat the cause of the frustration we are seeing lately? Is it from people's lack of respects for rules? Are the few of us really too up tight and need to stop whinning and go away? That's something I really want to find out before the Season approach.
Sincerely,
Ken Leung