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Originally posted by Wayne C.
How DO you get recognized as year round? And why should that make an exemption? I'm sure many teams will claim to be year round FIRST teams since it takes all year to fund raise the money for the registration.
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Huh. Our year round program is that we meet 3xs a week, all our meetings our open house to the public, we're working on subsystems and other stuff, not much fundraising. Hope to have year round robotics' curriculum soon. Why an exemption (and do you mean exception?), cuz FIRST in the Chairman's Award seems to want to encourage year round activities. It's not just about a winning robot.
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[i]Animation is a great thing but it has little to do with building a viable competitive robot. [/b]
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We've never competed in animation, so I don't know. Is there a national animation award?
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[i]The 12 year teams listed are all great teams but I hope they have great enough programs to stand on their merits rather than need a free ride.[/b]
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Mmmm...recognizing them on anniversaries sounds right to me.
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[i]Let the competition decide who goes to the Championships. It is the fairest way and least subjective. We can still all be friends and feel good about each other. And the regionals can be the fun events they have always been.[/b]
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I'd still like to see some teams who haven't won have the opportunity to enrich and enjoy the nationals.
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Don't hate me now!![/b]
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Nah. I think there's a lot of tolerance for loose screws.