[Robotgroup] Mission Statements

[Alberto Alonso]

This one is for Les,

We are a group or robots called robotgroup in search of deprivation
of all natural intelligence. We elect a human leader yearly and
follow nobody with our best collection of broken sensors donated
by trash recyclers worldwide, which we make non working with an
array of highly theoretical non-implemented algorithms.

Happy digestion,

Alberto

On Wed, 2006-09-20 at 20:11 -0500, Leslie Filip wrote:
> "We like robots.  We build robots.  We build art robots.  We build  
> robot art.  We talk about robots.  We talk about building robots."  
> Man, you really crack me up, thinking this has anything to do with  
> robots. The word robot is not even mentioned in the closest thing to  
> a mission statement in the charter.
> 
> That is why there needs to be a new mission statement if the name of  
> the group is to remain "Robot Group."
> 
> Respectfully,
> Les
> 
> 
> On 20 Sep 2006, at 3:12 PM, vkonradi wrote:
> 
> > Hey, I've been lurking here, not contributing anything to RG, so  
> > what legitimacy does that give me to chime in?  What the hell...
> >
> > Mission statements seem to develop a life of their own.   
> > Fascinating to watch, but not necessarily a good thing.
> >
> > Mission statements can unite and rally, but can also disenfranchise  
> > those with differing visions.  Usually not a good thing.  Very  
> > important that the mission statement for a volunteer organization  
> > be inclusive to a fault.
> >
> > Simple mission statements are often great.  Complex mission  
> > statements less often so.
> >
> > A mission statement sounds so formal.  And people with a mission in  
> > life, aren't many of those the folks I avoid making eye contact  
> > with?  Instead, how about a group mantra:
> > We like robots.  We build robots.  We build art robots.  We build  
> > robot art.  We talk about robots.  We talk about building robots.   
> > We talk about our mission.
> >
> > A recursive mission statement perhaps?  The Robot Group exists for  
> > the purpose of defining its mission, meanwhile having a good time  
> > building art robots and robot art and disussing robots and art and  
> > our mission.
> >
> > Sorry about all that.
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