Chief Delphi Accounts

[CalTran]

Guess the general feel so far is leave it up to the students, but encourage membership.

I'm the big poster and reader for our team here; followed by Jeffy. Though, not sure if he qualifies, as he's alumni and currently a mentor for 159. Can't say we have any other posters, but I think we have a few readers running around.

[treffk]

To be honest I do not know if any of our members have accounts. I know of 2 of us who have accounts and we are both mentors who created the accounts while students on the team. I am the most active but I generally only read new posts and skim to see if there is anything I think is important to read.

[dudefise]

We leave it up to individual team members. While most of the officers read CD every day or every other day, I am the only current team member with an account.

[Alexa Stott]

When I first joined 25, we had a bunch of active members on Chief Delphi. I was never told that I had to make an account nor was I ever told not to make an account. I simply decided I wanted in. I observed my teammates and other CD members for a bit to get a feel for the sort of stuff I should and should not be posting and then jumped in.

[CalTran]

Originally Posted by treffk

To be honest I do not know if any of our members have accounts.

I checked up on it by doing a member search then putting in the team number.

Guess I'll figure out a way to encourage membership. Any suggestions on this front?

[Mark McLeod]

Devise CD scavenger hunt challenges that will demonstrate just how useful CD can be. Lurking is how most people get started anyway.

If you have members with special interests in mechanical, electrical, pneumatics, etc. challenges could be interest based:

• Mechanical: uncover plans on how to implement two new drivetrains.
• Electrical: plans for two different systems to control balls this year.
• Programming: ways to integrate a particular type of sensor
• Pneumatic: alternate layouts that each weigh less than it's predecessor.

Make some easy just to get them started, later ones could be based on what you might want to try during the off-season.
Maybe pick a problem that's known and been discussed, so the new members have to locate where possible solutions are discussed.