The Politics of FIRST

[Justin]

Hi All,

So I was having dinner with some fellow FIRSTers the other night. I must admit that FIRST hadn't crossed my mind in quite some time being in a semi-FIRST retirement I guess but it occurred to me that Kick-Off is coming up. We got to talking and I got to thinking that there is a great case study potential on the politics of FIRST. So why not break my posting silence. It seems that FIRST is getting more and more political I guess this is an inevitability of any true culture. Some examples are unconfirmed reports of people actively seeking the Woodie Flowers Nomination (this was an inevitable by-product of the new voting system), as well as FIRST offering favors to members of the community..."Do thing X for us and we'll try to do thing Y for you." I'm just curious if people have any opinions on this or see any other ramifications.

Good luck to tall as the season approaches.

Justin

NOTE: I apologize if this has been covered or is in the wrong forum...forgive me since it has been a while since I've visited the forums...Thanks!