pic: Possible 973 Teaser

[Bill Gold]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

I think part of the responses is based on fact that one of the biggest pet peeves on CD is teasers that are abstract or just show parts that are hardly unique and offer nothing much more than confusion. It has been brought up before. And if you post things for responses you have to expect not everyone is going to like what you put up.
I do think people need to think about what they put up on the page.

I think it'd be best to discourage others from posting inane comments about pictures that they feel are superfluous or inane, themselves. There's nothing to be gained by it, and in this case it's not like there haven't been equally vague teasers posted in the past that didn't get the same negative reaction.

Like I said before, if you don't have anything positive to say or a question to ask then (in my not so humble opinion) you shouldn't go out of your way to start a thread about the picture just to berate the original poster for their lack of "etiquette." PMs worded in a very respectful manner, or asking for more hints would be much more professional. Isn't that what we're supposed to try to promote? This isn't World of Warcraft where it's a relatively generally accepted practice to flame people from anonymous characters; this is FIRST and the real world here and we should be more courteous and respectful of others.

I don't know. Maybe it's easier to be on this high horse when I don't have a robot to build, but you should see this view!

[AdamHeard]

I like how these similarly abstract teasers were never flamed at all.

[Otaku]

If they weren't obscure angles or unoriginal parts, it wouldn't really be a "teaser" then. It'd be a normal photo. I mean, I could post a pic of 675's chassis, but then that's like saying "this is what we have" and not "this is a hint, have fun".

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by Otaku

If they weren't obscure angles or unoriginal parts, it wouldn't really be a "teaser" then. It'd be a normal photo. I mean, I could post a pic of 675's chassis, but then that's like saying "this is what we have" and not "this is a hint, have fun".

Exactly. I enjoy teasers that are of an important part of the robot, but are displayed in such a way that you really have to think about it and guess some crazy things.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

I like how these similarly abstract teasers were never flamed at all.

The first one got some pretty sarcastic responses. The last three got no responses at all. So worse getting flamed or ignored?

[Bill Gold]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

The first one got some pretty sarcastic responses. The last three got no responses at all. So worse getting flamed or ignored?

Flamed.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Bill Gold

Flamed.

But the point of putting up these teasers is to gain attention.
So when no one pays attention to it and has nothing to say about it then what was the point of putting it up?

[Bill Gold]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

But the point of putting up these teasers is to gain attention.
So when no one pays attention to it and has nothing to say about it then what was the point of putting it up?

Attention doesn't necessarily mean posts. I don't think that everyone who posts is fishing for compliments or questions. I agree that there are probably some things that shouldn't be posted just for posting's sake (like just an 8' long piece of PVC bought off the shelf at the hardware store), but teasers are supposed to be vague to begin with and this fits the bill better than a fair amount of pictures. I don't see why this one was bashed other than the fact that they're not a perennial powerhouse team.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Bill Gold

I think it'd be best to discourage others from posting inane comments about pictures that they feel are superfluous or inane, themselves. There's nothing to be gained by it, and in this case it's not like there haven't been equally vague teasers posted in the past that didn't get the same negative reaction.

Like I said before, if you don't have anything positive to say or a question to ask then (in my not so humble opinion) you shouldn't go out of your way to start a thread about the picture just to berate the original poster for their lack of "etiquette." PMs worded in a very respectful manner, or asking for more hints would be much more professional. Isn't that what we're supposed to try to promote? This isn't World of Warcraft where it's a relatively generally accepted practice to flame people from anonymous characters; this is FIRST and the real world here and we should be more courteous and respectful of others.

I don't know. Maybe it's easier to be on this high horse when I don't have a robot to build, but you should see this view!

I wish we could highlight this whole post, Bill.
Thank you for taking the time to make it.
You aren't on a high horse that I can see.

I also liked this teaser - I felt like I was looking up through the frame.