[FRC-Designs.com] Feedback Requested

[Starke]

FIRST Community,

I come to CD to look for honest feedback about a project that I started about a year ago titled, "FRC Designs." Below I included links to threads that were started about the launching of different subject matter for the site.

First, I would like to apologize for the poor execution that was brought about with the initial launching of the site. As with most FIRST members, I am extremely passionate about robotics and the specific areas that I am interested in. With this passion comes the tendency to try and promote your ideas at every possible chance. I never intended to come across "spamming" people on CD. I apologize for these actions.

There are three main questions below as well as a little bit of background about where they come from. I would appreciate and constructive feedback on these items.

Thank you in advance for your support and feedback. I am excited to see where the site will head and grow.

What do you think about the site?

The site was initially intended to be a database. This database consists of previous and current robot designs for the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). The database includes images, videos, and CAD of robot designs that are submitted by FRC teams.

Where do you see the site heading?

Watching the site over time, it seems that the idea of a database did not take off like I first thought. Where do you see the site going?

What are your thoughts regarding a Behind the Design Blog?

After watching the site grow over time, I have seen a growing interest for "Behind the Design" type articles. People appear to be interested in taking an in-depth look at how individual robots/subsystems are designs and created.

From these thoughts, I started an FRC Designs Blog that would allow different robots/subsystems to be placed on a showcase.



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