[FRC Miner] Goodbye Miner

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by PayneTrain

ICouple that with the appearnce that FIRST's web presence is probably controlled by 3 interns peddling a bicycle in the basement of FIRST HQ to generate enough electricity to run whatever toaster they put their content on

As someone who impersonates a toaster on Twitter on a regular basis... A toaster would be more reliable.

The bigger issue is that we don't have documentation available to us anywhere. Right now historical FRC matches are sprawled across hundreds of youtube accounts with a myriad of tags. TBA is a start but it seems silly that FIRST doesn't have a publicly accessible location with their history. How can I possibly explain the sheer amazement that was 71 in 2002 or 469 in 2010 without a video? And why can't I go to FIRST's toaster-site and find good videos of them? Or at least their youtube channel.. If we want to change the culture we need to start showcasing our robots the same way the major sports things showcase historical games.

[XaulZan11]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

And why can't I go to FIRST's toaster-site and find good videos of them? Or at least their youtube channel.. If we want to change the culture we need to start showcasing our robots the same way the major sports things showcase historical games.

I actually think FIRST is better at showcasing old games online than the NFL. Trying to find NFL games or highlights is impossible. Atleast FIRST has their own youtube channel with all matches from the Championship the past two season. Major progress.

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by XaulZan11

I actually think FIRST is better at showcasing old games online than the NFL. Trying to find NFL games or highlights is impossible. Atleast FIRST has their own youtube channel with all matches from the Championship the past two season. Major progress.

It is, indeed, getting better. However, there's about 20 years of undocumented stuff. And some of the best plays are not at CMP.

[Justin Montois]

Sad to see it go but I'm always grateful for the work you're doing Zach. Megaphone is awesome and I look forward to seeing any other projects you're working on.

[Eugene Fang]

Sad to see Miner go, but I'll definitely be implementing Miner's features in TBA. Unless someone wants to do it and submit a pull request first!

I completely agree with Zach's view on poorly available public data from FIRST. Why can't I see the teams who participated in the 1992 event even though this page says there are 26 registered teams? A solution for now is to crowdsource data, but this involves extra work for all parties and still doesn't cover all the bases.

Sports is driven by statistics, videos, and more. We need easier access to these things in order for FIRST to really become the sport of the mind.

Zach, I'm looking forward to seeing your other projects!