A Request for transparency from FIRST

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schuetze

So if you could succinctly add to your post as to why you chose to make the letter public and how that serves your purpose of seeking transparency I think it might help set the tone for any further debate by removing cynicism from the minds of posters.

Succinct was never my forte but here's what I came up with:

I accepted the challenge of communicating this issue to FIRST. I felt it would be too difficult and yield essentially the same result if more people were to be involved, so it was kept small. It was exposed for comment and is far better than what was originally developed because of those comments and edits.

I thought long and hard about posting this even though we started the effort with that intent. In the end I did post it (obviously). My purpose for posting it was to make the larger CD community aware that such a request was being made. A secondary reason was to help 'push' the issue with FIRST a little by making it 'public' - a mild form of peer pressure. The last reason for posting it was to demonstrate to students that one can make their views known to others without intimidation, demands and the negativity that goes with all that.

I will most certainly share all responses received, if appropriate. However, please carefully note I did not ask for any response; instead I asked for a specific action. I do not expect that action to be taken any time before the end of next season, simply because FIRST has certain priorities that have more critical deadlines, and what was requested is not something that can be created with little effort.