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Re: Historic FIRST data wanted

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Originally Posted by Mark McLeod View Post
The data sources for that list are documented at the bottom of the webpage that the list comes from. The same original sources you're using are there plus some others. Not all details are there, for instance, individual corrections we've received over the years aren't all listed.
The problem I find with your sources is that though the sources say 1992-1999 and 1992-2000, the only data from the 1992-1994 seasons ever put on the FIRST website were the lists of teams and sponsors.

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Be aware that FIRST does have errors in some of those published lists, so try to get multiple confirming sources when you get to your validation phase. We began with an older FIRST database that we archived before FIRST discarded it, but it too had data entry errors that had to be reconciled against other documentation. The current FIRST database also has data entry errors and omissions that have to be backfilled.
The discrepancy listed in the AllAwards spreadsheet, actually looks like an error of miscommunication. It read, "2005 Indiana Boilermaker: Entrepreneurship claimed by both 868 & 234 (234 has the trophy though)." When looking at the official results, 868 won it at Boilermaker and 234 won it at the Florida Regional (which the award at that event isn't even listed on their website).
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