Proposed Gentleperson's Agreement: Don't rank your own team.

[The Lucas]

The problem with trying to objectively rank your own team is you are not objective. You are a member/alumnus of that team that ruins your credibility. These "Best" threads start up with posters actually discussing which (other) teams they think are good and pretty soon it is nothing but "my team is the best" every post. That doesn't add to the discussion, it is just noise. There is a thread to talk about your robot and it is in the Robot Showcase sub forum.

What do you hope to accomplish by CD-hyping your own team? This year I even saw someone post "Watch out for team XXXX in Atlanta" then they proceeded to change their profile from "team XXXX" to "no team" (left the hometown). Do I think any higher of team XXXX after reading that? No, I don't even remember team XXXX's number, but I think less of the poster. Do any scouts out there up grade a team because they posted how great they are? It is ok to post basic robot data and functions in the designated scouting threads, but leave the boasting behind.

I think we should all take a page or two out of Don Wright's book. It doesn't matter what people on CD think about your robot before a competition, it matters what you do at that competition. If noone is talking about your team, consider it a blessing that you are "flying under the radar".

Chief Delphi Hype doesn't earn trophies, your performance on Friday and Saturday does. The Hype can only earn you increased defense and more efforts to counter your strategy.