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Originally Posted by EricH
I'm not going to propose a system directly, but I'm going to outline some key aspects.
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The post above mine by
eagle33199 holds a lot of wisdom and common sense.
And, if this thread was used to gather some in-put/suggestions such as the ones you are mulling over, Eric, that could have positive benefit for the community.
In years past, folks have complained that members of FIRST were not accessible. In my opinion, Bill's Blog is a way of addressing that complaint. It is also another avenue, not the only avenue, for providing information. Chief Delphi is an informal resource and quite frankly, excellent discussion opportunities can often turn into quibbling and useless nattering rather than staying informative and helpful. The Q&A on the FIRST website and the team updates are formal resources and teams should be aware of them. It is true that new teams or teams with poor organizational skillsets can get bogged down and it is great to think of ways to help them. It is also true that teams have to learn to swim on their own at some point. It is always good to think of and develop ways to help the process but in the end, it is up to each mentor to read the manual, the updates, the FIRST website, and to learn about the resources and help direct the team in how to access and use them.
If the resources can not be readily accessed then it is wise to let FIRST know that and what the problems are.