I Kept Quiet for far too long. This. Is. WAR!!!

[meaubry]

Dear Dan,
I temporarily opened this thread so I could comment, then I plan to close it again.
I have been following this thread closely in case it had gotten out of hand. I commend everyone for making sure not to turn this into a flame war. For the most part, the arguing has been minimized, and it has been up long enough for anyone that was interested in posting, to do so.
The way I see it is, that you have posted information relative to the way you personally were treated while attempting to volunteer for FiM events. I will take your word that the events and results are as you have posted, since no one has disputed them – that has first hand knowledge. (In other words, one of the parties involved in the way things occurred).
Your message has been clearly conveyed, and is still available for anyone to read.
As a reminder, this website was created many years ago with the intent that everyone would be able to share information openly. Sometimes issues have created a stir and the moderators have addressed violations in web posting rules and web behavior. This website is not meant to be a battleground - (not that you intended for it to be, as I can’t determine intent for doing so – except for “this is war” in the title)
Again, thanks everyone that posted for remaining cool and even offering good suggestions to Dan.
Your message, and the information related to your experience is important for others to know about. Particularly, anyone that may be interested in volunteering for a FiM event.
Hopefully, folks located outside of Michigan will take this experience and use it as a lessons learned. There is a lot to be learned for everyone involved in coordinating the volunteer effort that is essential in making any FIRST event run smoothly.
Now that you have clearly communicated your feelings, I would hope that you would focus your attention on finding a positive uplifting end result for any future volunteer efforts that you pursue.
Thank you for all of your past efforts to share the FIRST experience, from being a student to mentoring, to volunteering, to posting on the CD website.
I am sorry that you were treated the way that you were treated.
Good luck to you, in whatever you choose to do, in the future,

Mike Aubry
a voice from the past -
Team 47 forever