A different spin on things.

[Mike Martus]

Politics and religion have always been topics that generate many points of view and cause the moderators and leadership of chiefdelphi.com the most problems.

Printing copyrighted material and stuff for hacking software are easy issues to deal with. They are just not allowed and are not tolerated. True there are fine lines on use of copyrighted materials and view points as to their legal use but we can usually sort thru the issues and make good decisions.

As much as we discourage the Politics and Religion issues they pop up depending on the state of the world and current events. Some posters think this is their place to vent opinions and some enjoy causing reactions as a way to get attention to them personally or to their cause. Attention seekers are the hardest to deal with as when we react it just fires them up to do more - they get attention.

The simple side of me says - go away, stop posting religion and politics stuff leave the forums alone. The complicated side says be a little tolerant of the posts, wait and see don't over react deal with this in a case by case setting.

Clearly we need better wording of the forum rules. This is in process at this moment and should be done soon. When changes are made they need to be applied firmly and fairly to all posters.

It is important that the chiefdelphi.com forums remain a comfortable, safe location for the community of FIRST to come and share ideas regarding Math, Science and Technology and this great program called FIRST. We work very hard and ask for your assistance in making this happen.

So all of us need to take a deep breath, pause and consider your comments before you engage in activities that may be questionable.
Remember what FIRST is all about and keep your eyes on the great opportunities it is providing.