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Originally Posted by T. Hoffman
The FIRST spirit isn't about ignoring systemic problems and hoping they'll go away.
The word of the day is "communication", kids. Everyone, let's help spread the word.
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The one thing I want to point out about this is that while I agree FIRST has some things to fix, I dont see this as a "systematic problem". We didnt hear about any other teams who had this issue... so either the inspector was flustered by the late inspection and didnt know, or he didnt hand out any other stickers at the event, or others werent caught, or others caught the issue... etc etc.
Either way, I agree with the "communication" statement, but communication is communication, its not venting, yelling, being upset, or acting un-GP. Its frustrating to miss a match, but more and more this year people want to throw blame, and they want to throw it at FIRST. Lets remember this isnt about the robots, its about how the students are inspired by their mentors. Students dont work one on one with volunteers or FIRST officials, and while the competition is the "jazz" of program, its not the heart. The heart is your team and how you deal with things. Our team didnt get picked for the first time ever in regionals this year... you know what they did? they cheared on other teams and got excited that they had time to practice for Boston. Its not about the competition, and while it can be frustrating, we all need to take a deep breath and figure out how we can fix these things if they really bother us that much, instead of blaming the system.
*gets off soapbox*
