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Re: MDP Status
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 10 Feb 2006 23:03:42 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Allan Johansen wrote:
> And that's why I am felling somewhat disappointed right now. TLG told me
> that applicants would be chosen from those who answered the questionnaire.
> They never said anything about having to go to Lugnet... it's not the
> only place.
Actually, I doubt LUGNET is the only place LEGO looks for talent, or that
it's the only place that Steve might have suggested folks from. It *is* where
Steve spends a lot of on-line hours, but there are four other MUPs in the
original group (and more in the "round two" MUP, right?).
> The applicants should be chosen based on their
> answers to the questionnaire
My personal guess? The applicants will be chosen based on what somebody(s) at
LEGO thinks will work best for LEGO - no more, no less. Since those are the
folks that designed the questionnaire, I strongly suspect they wrote it with an
eye towards using it. And likewise, they probably trust the MUPs judgement on
some of these matters... not nepotism, but judgement.
> If you think that the participants should be chosen based on
> their reputation...
I prefer thinking of it as being chosen based on your abilities - but that's
what you get a reputation for, right?
> But I'll maintain that it is, at the very least,
> favouritism towards Lugnet users.
I've managed to tick off a lot of people with a very simple statement at
times: You should discriminate, but always discriminate on the grounds of
ability. If LEGO is equating "ability" with "number of posts on LUGNET", then I
think you have a very valid point. But I seen no evidence for that. Heck, take a
look at Jake's blog to see how many places he watches, and ask yourself if LEGO
thinks that LUGNET is the sole planet in the Mindstorms universe.
--
Brian Davis
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| "Brian Davis" <brdavis@iusb.edu> wrote in message news:IuHuq6.1DMx@lugnet.com... (...) What you say is true. And I hope that you're right. And if you are, then I owe everyone here a big apology. However, that's not the impression that I got from (...) (19 years ago, 10-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| "Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:IuHoup.229C@lugnet.com... (...) No, I'm not thinking that they've completely tossed out the list. But I am thinking that my, already very small chance, just got a whole lot smaller. (...) (19 years ago, 10-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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