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Originally Posted by ideasrule
My mental image of engineers and programmers was that they constantly try to find problems with their own designs and fix them, right up until the deadline. I'm surprised that so many people here seem to think "complaining" about FIRST is somehow dishonorable or in poor taste. Feedback is critical to any design process, whether for a robot or for a game, and should never be discouraged.
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That was surprisingly rational for this thread.
I guess this and the other discussion are proof positive that people don't like change. What surprises me the most is how angry some people get when you even suggest it.
I like the idea of having more time with the actual robot - I've said that for years. I can also see the point that some people feel that they need to be saved from themselves (the proliferation of the rehab industry proves that point).
Here's one way to compromise:
- make bag and tag an option for all teams.
- every team gets ONE fix-it window every week until championships.
- The fix-it window is 4 hours and cannot be split up.
I think the above compromise accomplishes two big goals:
- It allows the teams to keep their robots so they don't have to build a practice bot to keep up with the big boys.
- It allows people that need to be saved from themselves to only have to work one day per week (keep the spouses happy) and only 4 hours in that session (no late night on the fix it window).