[sovierr]

Well, it seems the last few posts may have danced around the main issue:
Several FVC teams come with FRC experience, while several come with FLL experience (and some formed with no prior experience). The teams with no experience have no idea what the culture is. The FRC based teams expect pictures posted, as that is what is done in FRC. I love looking at pictures of other teams and seeing the different lines of thinking used to accomplish the same task. The FLL based teams have never done this before, because it is not part of their culture.

We need to forge a new culture for FVC. If we continue to have open ended build seasons, I understand and respect the desire for secrecy. I also know that when we tweak something on our robot, it may take a day or two to find the optimal conditions before it is working well. A major overhaul takes a great deal of time before it would work. I can't imagine a team scrapping a robot and starting from scratch now.

I think the time for secrecy is done, and the time for scouting is upon us. This event requires alliances that FLL does not. With 75-100 teams, there is no way to scout effectively without some "advanced scouting" to overcome the time required to make the mental picture of the robot match with the team number. Besides, I need something to do on our 10 hour bus ride to Atlanta. Why not spend some of that time looking at robot pictures?

Can you at least post them by Monday or Tuesday???