FIRST Website

[Rob2713g]

Hey,

The new FIRST website is up!

I like it. What does everyone else think?

[Joel J]

Will take some getting used to..

I'm trying to find the regional info, the documentation for the old game, etc.. and I can't, yet.

Is this a hint!?

[Billfred]

I like the look. I bemoan the use of pop-out menus, but I'm sure I'll get used to it someday.

[Kyle A]

From what I have been able to do here at school its nice. And as others said it will take some gtiing used to, and it is also very slow.

[Pat McCarthy]

I think it's pretty darn awesome!
The videos on the main page are pretty cool little segments as well.
Also, the 2007 manual page is up and ready for the sections to be linked to encrypted PDFs.

[Joel J]

Originally Posted by Pat McCarthy

I think it's pretty darn awesome!
The videos on the main page are pretty cool little segments as well.
Also, the 2007 manual page is up and ready for the sections to be linked to encrypted PDFs.

Yep.. I found my way to it eventually..

already involved -> FRC -> Events
already involved -> FRC -> Documents and Updates

[Katie Reynolds]

Generally, I like it.

I'm having a bit of trouble navigating though ... I'm looking for the Form W9 and where to send it, but I can't seem to find it (and site search returns 0 results). Anyone else have better luck?

EDIT: If you go to What's Going On In My Area? (the new team map) and look at FRC teams from X area, clicking on their team name now brings you to their personal website ... it doesn't give you the competitions they've attended, awards they've won, etc. I really liked being able to see that! I hope it comes back soon.

[Mark McLeod]

One of the official notices:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=50275

Originally Posted by Katie Reynolds

Generally, I like it.

I'm having a bit of trouble navigating though ... I'm looking for the Form W9 and where to send it, but I can't seem to find it (and site search returns 0 results). Anyone else have better luck?

The link to the W9 page through TIMS is broken, but it's here:
http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc...nt.aspx?id=462

You get there via:
Top-bar: Already Involved -> FRC
Side-bar: TIMS & Registration -> Registration Process

Here's the short answer in case you're feeling rushed:
Please fax W-9 to 603-647-5772 (Attention: FIRST Finance).

[Jessica Boucher]

Ah, the FIRST Community, aka The Land of Little Patience

The official launch time isn't until 1pm. I would tack on a couple hours afterwards for getting everything settled.

[JohnBoucher]

Slow but cool
No DOCTYPE declared, I wonder if that is causing some of the speed problems.

I want the Video. Will there be a copy in the KOP????

[Joel J]

The speed problems seem to stem from both the server-side-scripting(/database?), and the actual rate at which the page is being sent. I'm getting a 2KB/sec download rate, and a 5-7 second delay before the server even starts sending the pages. Should be fine later?

[JohnBoucher]

The links to the team information pages are missing.

I hope this gets fixed.

[Wetzel]

The speed the site is loading made me wonder if somehow I missed a few weeks and it was kickoff Saturday.

I do like the blue shade on the side though. Anyone else missing a backing for the drop down menus? All I get is black text dropping down.

Wetzel

[Wetzel]

Just found the FIRST Alumni Community. I would guess that this will be around longer than the college networks that have come before...

Wetzel

[Alex Burman]

The new layout seems nice. It will just take some getting used to. I didn't have any trouble with it being slow. I got all excited seeing the page for the 07 rule book hoping to predownload it and check out things that might have changed but there were no links to actually down load