In this thread entitled Elitist Teams,
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...hreadid=105021, Paul Copioli had this to say:
"Unfortunately, incidents like the one the OP mentioned will happen and the more we communicate about it, the less misunderstanding we will have."
Now this was pertaining to another matter questioning a teams gracious professionalism. It was because of that thread I decided to start this thread. And Mr Copioli's comment still applies here.
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Originally Posted by elemental
Perhaps the team that told you their robot was broken did so because they thought they would cause more problems for your alliance than help it.
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Apparently they told more than just my team. The rumor appears to have been making the rounds.
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Originally Posted by pfreivald
when I heard this rumor before elims started I did something crazy -- I went and spoke with them about what I heard. The response was, "Yeah, we have a broken joystick. It cuts out intermittently, and it's been a problem all weekend."
They were as surprised as anyone that they were picked in spite of this problem -- and it's wonderful that they contributed well to their alliance throughout eliminations.
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I would think a joystick problem would be easy to fix. Unplug one and plug another one in. There were no pit announcements I heard regarding a team needing a joystick.
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Originally Posted by BrendanB
Odds are the number 1 seed didn't know about the issue, picked them, and fixed the problem over lunch or said team told everyone but the number 1 seed that they were broken because the number 1 seed said they would pick them if they were still around.
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A good way to ensure you are still around is to tell any other teams who could potentially pick you that you are broken.