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Posted by Ken Leung at 1/30/2001 3:40 AM EST


Student on team #192, Gunn Robotics Team, from Henry M. Gunn Senior High School.


In Reply to: The problem with scouting...
Posted by Trevor McCulloch on 1/29/2001 4:39 PM EST:



Right now, I see another problem... too many discussion and no one willing to start, just because of everyone is too polite to take charge and make decision.

Obviously, there are many solutions to the scouting system. But if we don't get our act together, then no real work are going toward the final system that everyone will be happy with.

Now I might be wrong and not everyone will be happy with the final system, but you know what, at least there will be final system where every team will submit their information to. I am not saying that we should all decide on one system and use it, I am just saying we should start the whole process.

I am suggesting the first step is to find the people who will be willing to spend a lot of time in it. After all, we need to organize this effort to make it useful, and some people need to take charge instead of everyone trying to express their mind. Of course, those people will have to get together in some way to discuss how this group should function.

Next, maybe we will all submit how we think the system should be, and have those people work out what's the best. I am not suggesting those people will have the power to turn down whoever's idea, but only saying that whoever willing to spend time and effort in this deserve to determine how the system should looks like. Then maybe they can finalize a few suggestions and put them out for voting... Then every team will accept that decision and do their share of work by submitting information.

Maybe we ought to have a central place where all the information are stored in, then have people working their own system they are happy with, and have a list of them telling how each work, then the people can use whatever they want¡K this might not be perfect, but at least everyone will see the same information of every team.

Maybe some sort of web page dedicated to developing this system, and that web page will be hosted by the few person, while everyone else as a group can discuss the method on some sort of forum in that site.

I know this way isn¡¦t going to please everyone simply because not all the opinions will be accepted, as well as on going threats coming from that fact that people might not be able to work with some other people (that¡¦s just the way it is). I am sorry that I cannot make everyone happy with my suggestion. But this is just a suggestion made by one person, so please, tell us about your idea, and get this going in an organized way. You all are welcome to argue against my suggestion, and come up with a much better way. I just want to see a start... And you know what, I challenge you all to come up with a better idea. Come on, prove me wrong, show your potentials and make yourself look good.

Some how... I don't expect anyone to reply, but hey, at least I tried. You know, it doesn't matter what I say. This is for a greater cause! Everyone in FIRST will benefit from a reliable, working and completed scouting system, which is putted together by great minds in FIRST.

-Ken Leung

P.S. Another quick suggestion is: we all should look back at how the Constitution of the United States was putted together... 13 states with extreme disagreements managed to work together and finished the Constitution, as well as the Declaration of Independence...