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Originally Posted by JohnBoucher
I went back and read the forum rules. They are fair, balanced and also broad enough to allow this community to sustain itself and to sustain chit chat.
There is a very fine line between passion and emotion, sometime it gets crossed. Let's not confuse the two.
We all need to play by the rules.
We are community... I hope we stay that way.
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Nicely Put. The bigger picture is that we are all in this program together, as a community. Though we may not agree with each other on everything, we still share the same values... Friendship, Professionalism, and Compassion... Values that guide us to share this world with fellow human beings. And we share the same goals, Education and Inspiration. Sometimes we lost sight of that when we pursuit something with too much passion. That's what I did when I thought about this issue. I thought too much about what I want and not enough about the rest.
As a student of engineering and philosophy, I must learn to see reality as it is, and the reality is, as demonstrated by the poll and replies in this thread, people enjoy the chit chat section in this forum. Most of the posters in this thread like things the way they are. If that is the wishes of the majority, then I can live with that. After all, this website was created by Chief Delphi for the good of the community.
I will, however, continue to believe the values of having a seriously, meaningful conduit for FIRST participants to communicate with each other. A place that focuses in Friendship, Communication, Cooperation, and Professionalism. Whether or not the current Chief Delphi Forum have those focuses is up to you to decide.
I for one will continue searching for questions, and hopefully answers that follow them. But that's another thread another time in another place... Good luck and Goodbye.
I can't stress enough how grateful I am of the existence of this forum. Going back to what Meaubry and John was talking about, if the chit chat section really does become a liability and cause anything to happen to the entire website or team 47, I would hate to see that happen and will accept any changes necessary to prevent that. I will support any decision team 47 makes 100%.