[Rick TYler]

Originally Posted by Karthik

It is absolutely dishonourable. If you can't stand behind what you have to say, why bother saying it? I'm well aware that anything I say on these forums is a reflection both upon myself and my team. If I'm not willing to put that reputation on the line, then I'll keep my mouth shut.

It is possible to criticize FIRST and disagree with well-known figures in the robotics world on Delphi and come away with respect if you do it politely and in a reasoned manner. A year or two ago I took on both Karthik and John V-N in a discussion of coaching and came away with a forest of green dots even though my position was certainly not the most popular. A lot of times in life it's not what you say, but how you say it.

The anonymous poster might have worded this point differently and started the 1000th iteration of the "should robots be 100% student-built" discussion. It would have been repetitive, but it wouldn't have been rude. It probably also wouldn't belong in a thread with this title.

To say something at least remotely relevant to this thread, I'm only sorry that 217 doesn't participate in the VRC or FTC. Then, our club would have a chance to beat both 148 AND 217 at Worlds...