[BB]: Still not Bill

[EricH]

And now we know who's ghostwriting the blog. We also have the first three sections of the Manual.

http://frcdirector.blogspot.com/2009...-not-bill.html

[Chris is me]

Cool Stuff To Know, if you've been making absolutely no assumptions about next year:

Robots will still be powered by batteries.

Robots will have operators. Specifically, there will be four competing team members as noted in Section 3. Only one of them can be a mentor. Something tells me there's not much change there this year.

Robots will be heavy.

3.14: Teams that have won the RCA or EI before do not receive [participation] medallions, regardless of year won. I don't know if this is a change or not...

Nothing out of the ordinary. Thanks FIRST for letting me get refreshed on the rules early. Yay!

[SamC]

Just something I noticed while reading this post, (whether or not it was Franks original intention when writing, I do not know) I think it's great that he acknowledges that FRC is more than about the robots.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by SamC

Just something I noticed while reading this post, (whether or not it was Franks original intention when writing, I do not know) I think it's great that he acknowledges that FRC is more than about the robots.

It may be his way of saying that it is made up of a community that cares. We care about Bill Miller's well-being and health. We also care about the FRC program and understand that the staff is short-handed right now, but they are doing their best to keep things running smoothly. That would probably be intentional.

[Karibou]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

3.14: Teams that have won the RCA or EI before do not receive medallions, regardless of year won. I don't know if this is a change or not...

Where did you get the "regardless of year won" item? I'm not finding it :/

3.14159....

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Karibou

Where did you get the "regardless of year won" item? I'm not finding it :/

3.14159....

The other awards that make you inelgible for bronze medals are labeled 2010 specifically.

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

3.14: Teams that have won the RCA or EI before do not receive medallions, regardless of year won. I don't know if this is a change or not...

Nothing out of the ordinary. Thanks FIRST for letting me get refreshed on the rules early. Yay!

Participation Medals. I believe that has been the norm for a while. If you win some medals, then you do not receive your participation medals. They're just participation medals anyway.

[nighterfighter]

At the risk of sounding dumb, where can I find the 2010 manual? :/

[Zflash]

Obviously not complete yet but here it is.

http://usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/...nt.aspx?id=452

[nighterfighter]

Ah, thanks. I must be blind.

[DonRotolo]

As you age, you come to realize that your health is everything. Think about that for a moment.

And, I want to see Section 7 !!

[Dowjonesbotics]

my teamhopes bill gets better soon. it would be sad if its something serious do you guys think they would let us know if it is?

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Dowjonesbotics

my teamhopes bill gets better soon. it would be sad if its something serious do you guys think they would let us know if it is?

I think when Mr. Miller is able, he will tell us what he feels is appropriate for us to know. As a community, we can respect his privacy and we can help keep things running smoothly by being supportive and patient.
--
I can't believe that I said the CD community could be patient - in December.

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

patient.
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I can't believe that I said the CD community could be patient - in December.

Yeah, isn't it time for some hints to come out?

[Andrew Schreiber]

Get better Bill.

Originally Posted by Alex Cormier

Yeah, isn't it time for some hints to come out?

No