F4 - Connect (The new way to get help)

[Libby K]

Originally Posted by IronicDeadBird

Interesting my concern with it would be what happens when someone asks a question that is... outside of the scope of the group I guess.
I always felt mandatory reporter laws have a certain weight to them that I wouldn't want imposed on a student.

This was my first concern as I'm reading this thread.
(The other point, on which others have said enough, is that you're basically rehashing Delphi but without the history/community/size.)

Sam (and rest of the F4 crew), there is a reason some things are relegated to the responsibility of adults. Support, friendship, and advice is nice, but there are certain realms of team-dynamic discussions that truly need to be handled differently. If you're really going to go through with this, I'd advise adding an adult or two to your 'board' that you can trust to handle things that are outside the realm of your responsibility.

There are issues that might come up that need to be filtered through a lens of maturity & understanding that I can promise you, you don't have yet while you're still in the 'bubble' of being a student... I don't even think I've gotten it completely down sometimes. Even as the excellent students I'm sure your teams have led you to be, there is still a distinct difference. I hate to use the old-timey phrase 'you'll understand when you're older', but it's true - I hope some other mentors can chime in & express it more eloquently than I have.

Every FIRST community I can think of is moderated or filtered by at least a few adults, and there are good reasons for that. I hope you will at least consider it.