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Originally Posted by burkechrs1
I've never seen so much complaining about a FIRST game in the 4 years I've been a part of FIRST.
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I've been involved in FIRST since 1995 and I can assure you that this is basically normal. Way back then CD didn't exist and there wasn't as much discussion between teams, but critiquing and yes, even complaining have been a normal part of this organization for a LONG time. There may be a little more some years than others, but my take on it is simply that it means there are a lot of passionate people in this program who care deeply about it and want to see it done right. Also, I've found that most people who are engineering-minded also tend to be perfectionists, so it does not surprise me that they get bothered when things aren't "right".
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Originally Posted by burkechrs1
FIRST isn't about winning.
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Actually, it is. That may not be the
goal of the program but the competition is a means to an end. If the competitiveness did not exist this program would not be what it is. If we eliminate the competition aspect from this program then all you're left with is a big science fair, and I think you'll find that you'd lose the interest of many mentors
and students. The competition is what makes this program fun and makes it effective.
Furthermore, "post-mortem analysis" is a very common practice in engineering - it is the process of identifying things that worked on a project and things that didn't. I see a lot of the discussion here in the same light.
Finally, if people are bothered by these discussions, simply don't read them! Either don't click on the threads, or if it really bothers you that much then just stop visiting CD. You're not likely to change most people's behavior anyway.