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Re: Don't see a problem....

Posted by s_alaniz at 05/24/2001 12:42 AM EST


Other on team #57 from Houston Regional co-ordinator.


In Reply to: Don't see a problem....
Posted by colleen - T190 on 05/23/2001 3:29 PM EST:




Um.. Coleen.... How likely is it... for a man who touts "Gracious professionalism" to have asked other people to boycott someone else's event? The point here is NOT whether I like battlebots or not, but that NEWSWEEK accused Dean of underhanded dealings without asking him if there is any truth to that assurtion... now that it's appeared in print in this way... people will assume... as you obviously have... that it's gospel. They should ASK DEAN not quote some annoymous source...
(As a writer... albeit for a comic strip... I make SURE.. real SURE the quotes or facts I attribute are accurate... the moral is, if you want the truth, read the comics.)


FURTHERMORE!!! Battlebots is NOT ...repeat is NOT teaching people to flex ANY muscles... make no mistake.. they're in it for the $$$$... Their charter is to provide the arena... a venue ...and you bring your robot... built at your expense... so they can make money off your participation in the event... The lucky few that are televised are paid, it doesn't cover their expenses, but is that the point here?
FIRST is non-profit and also not trying to teach but give the experience of the engineering process to encourage people to become engineers. Building robots is not the "end" FIRST is trying to achieve.

I'm disappointed that more people are not giving Dean the benefit of the doubt and that the difference between the competitions is so readily ignored. Maybe it's just me, but I believe in raising the bar a bit.

S Alaniz



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