Question about reputation points.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by SL8

I understand what you mean. I'll talk to him about it, though I think it was more a random spurt of improperly channeled frustration resulting ffrom several of the other team members joking about how he fried a component or two on our IR Board and other unrelated stressors on the team itself. Thanks for the replies.

It is never good to take out frustrations in ChiefDelphi. Members of FIRST teams understand and appreciate the fact that there are times when the team can struggle with frustrations and that individuals also have frustrations. It is better to calm down, maybe get some rest, take a deep breath or step away from the stress factor for a bit. Then collect your thoughts. One way to do that is to write the post in Word and then copy/paste it after you have proofed it and evaluated how well the post conveys your thoughts - not your frustrations but your thoughts or questions.

Your team mate will improve the rep status with consistent posts that contribute to threads in a positive manner. It may take time but he/she can work at it. Teasing is a hard thing to contend with esp. when you are working hard to contribute to the build. It can have negative repercussions as noted here.