Cheating in FRC

[S.P.A.M.er 17]

Originally Posted by Dinokaiz2

Hey, CD-
I'd like to bring attention to a post made today on r/FRC:

Personally, I think that it should be handled by FIRST and not in any open forum.

Dinokaiz2, did you at least message OP that you were doing this? If someone recognized it there, someone might recognize it here too. I'm not saying what you did was wrong, but please let him know so he isn't blindsided by this if someone figures out it was posted here before he does.

[The_ShamWOW88]

Originally Posted by S.P.A.M.er 17

Personally, I think that it should be handled by FIRST and not in any open forum.

Dinokaiz2, did you at least message OP that you were doing this? If someone recognized it there, someone might recognize it here too. I'm not saying what you did was wrong, but please let him know so he isn't blindsided by this if someone figures out it was posted here before he does.

I apologize if I'm naive but I don't use Reddit often. The OP may have done it anonymously and there was no contact information.

[S.P.A.M.er 17]

Originally Posted by The_ShamWOW88

I apologize if I'm naive but I don't use Reddit often. The OP may have done it anonymously and there was no contact information.

The account can still be messaged to at least tell him that this is happening here. I unfortunately can't message him cause I don't know his reddit user name. If anyone else has or can get that info, please message him.

-Edit-
I messaged the Mods of r/frc. Maybe they will to get the message to him.

[bEdhEd]

Originally Posted by S.P.A.M.er 17

Personally, I think that it should be handled by FIRST and not in any open forum.

Dinokaiz2, did you at least message OP that you were doing this? If someone recognized it there, someone might recognize it here too. I'm not saying what you did was wrong, but please let him know so he isn't blindsided by this if someone figures out it was posted here before he does.

This is exactly why I chose not to contribute to the reddit conversation because plenty of comments had already suggested emailing FIRST to report. I figured OP would solve the issue in this manner, and was seeking help on reddit since OP didn't know what to do. I didn't need to contribute to the conversation as I felt that it would be resolved between OP, the team, and FIRST. Now this is on CD and it's kinda opened up a can of worms. I'd suggest Dinokaiz2 to contact OP if he/she remembers the username, and delete this thread. It is important that more have been notified of the issue, but since what is needed to be said has already been said, there's no need to keep this up for too much longer. At this point, with how little information we have, we can't do much other than make the suggestions we have already made. Talking about this issue further in the forum isn't going to do much to resolve the situation, as CD is not really the place for this. Also I feel for the other students on this team who may have done nothing wrong, and are reading that their team is being seen in a bad light, even if we can't identify them. The only ones who know are the team members, and us talking about this and possibly jumping to conclusions could further exacerbate the issue and cause more of a problem for more people on that team.

[gegozi]

I feel sorry for this student. The right thing to do is to speak to FIRST.
If you, the student, are reading this, you can PM me if you don't feel comfortable. If you are near by and you would like, I can talk to my team mates and make you part of our team.
There is no pressure, but as part of the FIRST community, I am disappointed with your team mates for cheating.
Gal

[dradel]

At some point people need to raise the bar back up. If that means turning in your mentor/s then so be it. Folks need to hold themselves to a higher standard. I understand that people have come to expect this type of behavior, but would anyone say it's ok? By making statements like I'm not as worried that the team goes over the six week build time is asinine.
Strive to be the best person possible, you may find that others will follow your lead !