[FRC Blog] Einstein Report Released

[Steven Donow]

Originally Posted by EricH

For everyone who is saying that the team should come forwards:

Do you REALLY want that team's members to be known as "the team that ruined Einstein 2012" for years down the road? In their careers, even?

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Ugggh. I can't agree any more with this post. Regardless of how much "gracious professionalism" people have, regardless of how kindhearted people in FIRST are, THIS IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN. Call me cynical, but this is just how people are.

The only circumstances under which a public apology should be posted are, in my opinion:

1) Completely anonymous, sent by individual to FIRST, then posted by FIRST.

2) Sent to the main contacts of the "attacked" teams, then posted by someone from one of those teams, anonymously.

3) Basically, anything that keeps the identity of the "attacker" completely anonymous.


Again, I would love to believe that the general FIRST community would be accepting of it, but no matter what, the team would be referred to as "the team that attacked Einstein"