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What you may call complaining is usually constructive criticism. Often, reflections are made after the event so that changes can be made for the better in the future. Many important people read CD for suggestions and issues about FIRST and related events so that they can take input back to their regional planning committees.

Many times, this "complaining" also alerts the unaware of a situation that can be prevented. Now that it has been discussed in-depth about how tough inspection was this year, teams at future regionals will now know to get their robot inspected early to prevent any unfortunate events.

With the randomization of matches complaint, apparently someone took note of it, as I don't recall playing against the same teams over and over at the Florida Regional, which was the 2nd week. Even if we did, we were prepared for the worse after reading the thread about it.

Although it is tireless to read endless threads about dissatisfaction with rules and the game, it is helpful to teams to be able to vent, have someone hear their story, or at least know that someone shared the same experience.

CD isn't just a FIRST-worshiping forum, it's a place where teams come to discuss FIRST and the events related. Controversial rules and issues are discussed, which often lead to heated discussions, but I'm sure at the end of the day, everyone has the same goal, and there is usually not much negative associated with it. So if we just simply address all the good about an event and FIRST, with everything else pushed to the back burner and no criticism, I'm sure that a lot will go undone, and many preventable situations will occur.

-No L