Posted by Patrick Dingle at 02/23/2001 6:00 PM EST
Coach on team #639, Red B^2, from Ithaca High School and Cornell University.
In Reply to: Re: Why all the secrecy?
Posted by Jessica Boucher on 02/23/2001 2:39 PM EST:
I originally asked ;P
It's not their fault. It's mine.
Patrick
: : Its really not so much secrecy, but rather keep people guessing as to what we actually did this year. We have a great design that was built solidly, and we want to keep this on the dl for a while until just before comp.
: Its fine to keep it on the dl (many teams did that this year, and thats cool with me), but why all the hype about how wonderful the hampster/goat/spider....thing is, then? If you were keeping it on the dl, then you wouldn't be talking about it every other post. And, if you want people to guess, its better to not say anything at all. Sure, you may not hear them ask about what your design is, but when you're not around, you're the talk of the town.
And thats better exposure. I (personally & honestly) think the secrecy married with hype just aggravates people.
: -Jessica B, #237