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Rich,
Thanks for the wise and very meaningful thoughts. I was going to post something similar on Thursday, but you beat me to it. I will add a couple more ideas to ponder though.
While posting on CD, I seldom do so of behave of our team (the host of this wonderful website) but on this occasion I will.
This website has evolved over the years to become many things to many people - we have accommodated just about every request that we could, thanks to Brandon and the leadership on the team that supported this website both financially and administratively. The website has been our pleasure to host - we have had enormous assistance from the many mentors and moderators that frequent the site.
Just after the kickoff, the website will be stressed by the enormous influx of posts and threads which will be 10 fold the normal use. Keep in mind that at last count we are over 6,000 registered users and usually there is 3 to 4 times more guests poking around at any time. We have recently experienced some glitches while doing routine maintenance - we hope the issues are resolved and do not cause any major problems.
So, I just would like to request each of you to consider what Rich has suggested, and to hold off on the meaningless posts that don't add value to the discussion. Use some sense when posting as keeping up with the pages of "new threads and posts" often have the opposite affect from what we strive for - here at Chiefdelphi.com - when there are so many that one cannot keep up, people quit trying, quit sharing thoughts and ideas, quit helping each other. This year, lets use the following guideline, post in a helpful manner, "Does this thread or post assist or help anyone that might need the help? Be especially kind to rookies and newbies, its okay to inform them how things work here, just do it in a helpful way.
Thanks everyone that plays in our backyard, have fun - its our way of sharing with our FIRST family.