2014 Waterloo Regional

[RallyJeff]

Originally Posted by Karthik

When I'm MCing, part of my job is to be as unbiased as possible. I'd like to think I've done that for the past 10 years. But I guess I'm not doing a good enough job. That's why I made the decision yesterday to never MC again in Ontario. I'm sure this will make your team very happy; whichever anonymous team that is.

Karthik, I hope you reconsider.

I wasn't in Waterloo. Everything I've heard about it came nth-hand, so I don't know what exactly went on, but I do know that both you and John have done a tremendous amount of work to make FIRST grow and thrive in Ontario. I have great respect for both of you. I sincerely hope that whatever the issues are between you, they can be resolved.

You've done an amazing job as an MC. Your energy and passion are contagious, and I know that you've had a huge positive impact on countless kids.

... and on me, too. Looking back, I think that the attitude I saw you express toward FIRST at my first few events was a big part of what made me realize just how important FIRST is, which has informed my approach first to robot inspection and now to refereeing.

If you want to talk privately, feel free to message me on Facebook. I just wanted to say this publicly so that you and everyone else knows that the FIRST community in Ontario appreciates you and thinks you've done an awesome job.