[FRC Blog] Einstein Report Released

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by ttldomination

Oh man, I have never seen someone roasted so hard on CD.

Just stop and think for one second. You know there's an issue, and you know the people who can fix it. But, instead of acknowledging the issue, they tell you to go away? Then, you're determined to show them that this issue is real, and that it matters. All you can think of is proving them wrong and proving yourself right. So then you take actions that aren't good, but in your mind, they will serve a greater good.

In my short few years being around people, I've met a handful of people who are utterly brilliant but they have no social awareness and a lack of ability to see consequences. These people are nailed as socially awkward, but in their mind whatever they are doing, however they are doing it, is perfectly right.

As much as I can, I use the concept of gracious professionalism as an internal yardstick. However, I have a really hard time believing anyone would think that the correct way of carrying yourself when in possession of an issue like this is to disrupt the climax of FIRST's largest, most-anticipated, most-covered event.

I believe there are far better ways to demonstrate these bugs. FIRST has held Beta Day in Manchester. If the FTA and some volunteering teams were on board, I'd be okay with someone demonstrating a novel flaw the night before SCRIW and forwarding the information to FIRST. And if you feel the urge to break something at Championship, why not practice matches with your own team?

The phrasing of Jon's email makes me believe the individual involved is (well, was) a mentor on a team. As the guy in denim says, we get the best of what we celebrate. There is no room for celebrating interference with any competitive FRC match, whether it's Einstein or Q12 at some Box-On-Wheels Extravaganza of a regional. There is plenty of room to celebrate mentors that discover field issues and disclose them responsibly.