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Re: TIMS failing
I don't want to be the bad guy here, but you should have expected this issue. I'm not saying that FIRST doesn't have to be responsible for server upkeep, but you are responsible for submitting your awards by noon on the specified day. This issue arose last year and members of this community (including myself) warned teams to get their entries in as early as you could on the deadline date.
FIRST servers aren't like FIRST teams. They fail under pressure. When every team tries to pull off the manual after kickoff, they fail. When everyone is checking match scores, they can fail. When everyone tries to register for CMP, they fail. No reason to expect they wouldn't fail here.
FIRST can easily not change this deadline, but you could have easily worked on it and turned it in at an earlier time. I've dealt with teachers and professors that are just as cutthroat over deadlines like this one, and these people do not represent a multinational organization like FIRST.
Sorry for the errors guys. Hope you got your stuff in or FIRST extends the deadline for those who didn't. Remember this as a lesson for next year.
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