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Originally Posted by Chris Hibner
To be honest, I was hoping that thread would stay lost forever. However, after going back and reading it, it was a great discussion. Oh, how I long for the days when the forums were so simple. But such is progress; and looking back only causes you to veer off the road.
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Haha Chris, sorry for digging old dirt up. I had no idea that thread caused you such anxiety. I believe as a community we've come such a long way since 1999 that this topic wouldn't make people as angry as it used to be. Many times have we debated how money isn't the only resource for teams. By now most would agree that you don't need huge amount of money to be successful in FIRST, while they will still agree that going to multiple regionals give teams a bigger advantage than teams who don't.
I chose this thread because 1. it seems appropriate as people started talking about going to multiple regionals, and 2. it was an incredible discussion.
At one point I heard/read someone saying that in an argument even though the answer seems obvious, through the debate people might learn to see the flip side of the argument, and if not, then they learn to support the answer that much better. To me, that thought blew my mind. In a good argument, is it possible that even if people cannot agree with each other, they are still better off than if they didn't participate in the argument in the first place? Well, this thread is the perfect example that yes, it is possible.
The truth is, I've tried to stand my ground just like you did, Chris, and many times I've backed down from it, and didn't continue for the sake of the discussion. I probably made less people angry about what I said, but we didn't learn as much from the discussion as we could've. Joe J. said it best in his post:
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Originally Posted by Joe Johnson
I admit that I don't completely understand folks who have expressed the opinion that such frank discussions are an indication that we all can't get along. Far from it, I think everyone will be able to get along BETTER because we have had a relatively open and frank discussion rather than secret tongue clicking and finger wagging among various factions in and around the pits.
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So, it might've caused some negative thoughts back in the days, but now, that thread as a whole have greatly inspired me about how high the level of discussion can be in the Chief Delphi Forum. If even just one more person share my view, than it is worth digging up this mess ;-).
It's too bad you don't poke as much holes as you used to, Chris. There would be much more interesting discussion to read.
Thank you to whoever participated in this thread back at 1999. I am not worthy... I am not worthy...