Championship info from FIRST

[Mike Soukup]

Originally posted by David Kelly
We certainly need to keep cool heads about this and show our Gratious Professionalism. There is a reason why FIRST has chosen to take this route and I trust them with their decisions.

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Lets just be cool and trust thier decisions

Slightly off topic...

Why do people say we must trust FIRST and always accept their decisions without questioning them? They are not an all knowing and infallible organization. They make mistakes just like the rest of us. Analyze the situation, form your own opinions, and draw your own conclusions. We can all help FIRST make better decisions in the future by giving them meaningful positive & negative feedback whenever it's appropriate.

The same is true for Dean's inventions. Don't think of the Segway as a great invention because it's Dean's, but because of its benefit to society in alleviating traffic congestion. Don't say Dean's water purifier is better simply because he came up with it, say it after comparing it previous attempts and looking at the facts. I think Dean would rather have us be free thinkers who challenge him instead of drones who agree with everything he says.

In no way am I saying that the decision to move the Championship is wrong, I'm just saying that we should think about the choices FIRST makes and form our own opinion instead of simply accepting what FIRST does.

Sorry for the rant, but this has been bugging me for a while.