[FTC]: Ducktape

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by ethan_orion

Sarcasm is the utility of the weak and pathetic. If you feel so important over publicly documented information, then don't take your own self-pity out on other people who are simply trying to expedite their learning. If empowering yourself by devaluing the learning and experience of another person is critical to your self-worth then I encourage you to reach out and grow through other means.

I for one, will not stand to listen to arrogant hormonal contributors who prioritize elitism over support and learning - despite what may seem to be a 'stupid question'. It's just not productive except to bolster your own sense of importance through an artificial medium.

So...

Yes, read the FTC manual but please continue to post questions that others may have a quick response that will support and enhance your experience with FTC.

Ethan

Note how nobody besides yourself referred to anything as a 'stupid question.'

Feel free to take your foot out of your mouth next time you post. If EricH wished to be rude in his post, I'm sure there are more critical ways of saying "read the manual again." For example, if anyone wants to be rude, they could gladly say GRTd*M- go read the darn* manual.

[ethan_orion]

Fair enough. That was late night post that was not thought out or warranted. I apologize for feeling compelled to assume what I did. I've deleted the original post as it was garbage.

I agree with you EricH in your follow up comments. Let me rephrase what my original concern was that I wrongly felt compelled to inflame into an entirely irrelevant point.

Wouldn't the first half suffice?

Psst... The FTC manual has your answer

Is it necessary to ask a rhetorical question to which you know the answer is no, simply to hammer home your point?

As you've posted thousands of times and have been on this forum for several years, I can imagine their is an initial frustration at those that do not do their "homework" before posting.

And so maybe that's the point, to really turn the question back upon the poster to prevent a plethora of posts to which answers can be found without needing to waste time of those on the CD forum.

So in conclusion, I apologize for me asinine post. Please excuse my brash comments as I was not thinking properly.

-Ethan (trying to remove foot from mouth)

[Molten]

Originally Posted by ethan_orion

Wouldn't the first half suffice?

Sort of, it would have gotten the message of "read the manual" accrossed. But it really wouldn't answer the initial question.

[ethan_orion]

But wasn't find the solution in the manual, the point of EricH's post? To encourage the poster to read the manual to find the solution and not rely on members of the forum to answer his question for him.

TheIndian771 ultimately didn't need to read the manual because the answer was provided.

So ultimately,

Psst... The FTC manual has your answer.

does achieve the intended goal. To have the poster find the answer on their own and not bog down CD with posts about questions that could easily be answered through reading the FTC manual.

[TheIndian771]

sorry this question has cause some many problems. We were just making sure that we didn't over look anything in the manual. We read the manual several times and just wanted to make sure we weren't missing something

[Rick TYler]

Originally Posted by TheIndian771

sorry this question has cause some many problems. We were just making sure that we didn't over look anything in the manual. We read the manual several times and just wanted to make sure we weren't missing something

I thought your question was perfectly reasonable. Have a great time doing robots!

[ethan_orion]

Your question did not cause any problems. I caused the problem. I had fire in my belly and spit it out on this topic for which I apologize.

Unless compelled otherwise I think it best if this post fades into the past as I, for one, have more important things to focus on - transferring balls to and from our launcher to our hopper.

Thanks for the redirection and all the support that happens on CD

-Ethan

[wendymom]

I actually thought you meant FTC team Duct Tape!! They are awesome and good friends of ours......whew, you had me worried

[TMWillingham]

Originally Posted by wendymom

I actually thought you meant FTC team Duct Tape!! They are awesome and good friends of ours......whew, you had me worried

Thanks! We think Exploding Bacon is pretty awesome, too!

My first thought, glancing through the thread, was, of course Duct Tape is allowed -- we love going to competitions! ;-) (We just can't use duct tape, other than for decorations.)