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Originally Posted by RoboMom
NEW so far in 2012: State/District/RCA teams who have "earned" this award will have their written submission posted on the usfirst.org site within a week after "earning".
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Wouldn't opening up all of the EARNED submissions after Championship help keeps teams from trying one-up other teams just before Championship or later regionals. If your team were to EARN the award in an early week regional that may push later regional attending teams to try and do things just get an edge. It seems a lot like last year's minibot issue with teams copying what worked in early regionals.
I know the written portion of the award will have been submitted in February but at many regionals the presentation and judges interviews can play a large part in which team EARNS the award. I also understand that point of the award is inspiration but many teams see it as a shiny piece of justification.
I would like to clarify that I have no problem with the submissions being posted publicly. I have been a proponent for this for many years. It is important for teams to see what others are doing so they can help others out. We have posted our submissions online since 2005. I just wish everyone would. Looks like my wish just came closer to reality.