[Molten]

I prefer to use the whole training bloodhounds story of how we came to use the phrase "red herring".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_herring

According to it, the hounds were trained how to follow a scent by following a red herring. After they could do that, they learned how to follow a real foxes scent. After that they were trained to follow a real fox scent while ignoring the scent of the red herring.

I think that is what FIRST intends to do with us. It is important to be able to gather information and decide whether it is leading you to your goal or away from it. Even following the red herring can teach different ways of thinking. However, the goal is to be able to tell the difference. I'm sure that I might be putting more faith in FIRST having a purpose then I probably should. Perhaps they don't have a purpose. Either way, just because its a red herring doesn't mean it is unofficial. And just because its unofficial, doesn't mean its a red herring. Sometimes the GDC is trying to mislead the public. Other times someone(dlavery) might actually be giving out information in an unofficial capacity.

Hope that clears things up a bit,
Jason