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Posted by Justin.

Other on team #t2k, None _YET_, from RWU and FIRST-A-holics Anonymous.

Posted on 8/1/99 1:49 PM MST


In Reply to: Just an idea ... posted by mike aubry on 7/30/99 7:36 PM MST:




I think your idea brings up another very big issue when it comes to FIRST. Communication. I realize that FIRST is likely doing the best that
they possibly can with the relatively limited amount of resources they have and I'm not trying to bash FIRST but it has always seemed to me
that they could not a much better job with Team Relations. I know that they have a person working this position (Lori?...I don't remember)
and they are pretty good when it comes to getting information out to the teams but when it comes to considering or taking information from
the teams they seem to be lacking. I think perhaps part of it is that there may be this mentality that they don't want to hear bad things. Well
no one does but if someone involved with FIRST be it team members, Dean, Woodie, The Disney Guy, whoever doesn't start realizing that
there are teams getting big time burnt out, stressed out, and taken to the virge of insanity then there aren't going to be any teams left in 2020
let alone 2000 of them. Again I don't want to sound like I'm completely bashing FIRST but I think that at some point they are going to have to
deal with the major issues like burn out, travel expense, the number of teams at the nationals, etc. Perhaps they are dealing with them
if they are then....let us know what is being done. I've never liked the way that things are so secret (well I understand the game design) but
if they're nogeotiating airline disconts or taking some of the other steps let us know that.

So if I'm not being a FIRST basher why am I saying all this? Well...basically I had an incredibly positive expirence over my last 4 years in FIRST
and I want to make sure that those who come behind me and that my grandchildren in 2020 will still be cometeting in FIRST (@ the Utopia Planitia
Regional perhaps?)

Pround member of FIRST-A-holics anonymous,
-Justin

P.S> I still haven't figured out how 2 format this right.