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Originally Posted by Karthik
Hall of Fame FIRST Team 254 has arguably helped more teams become good than any other team in FIRST. I don't think they need a lecture on helping their opponents.
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While my comments were addressed to the general community and not to Cory and the Cheesy Poofs in particular, I am struck by the seeming disconnect here. If a member of a team recognized for its efforts to bring up the overall goodness among many teams doesn't like the fact that his team's ranking can suffer when competing against a lesser-performing team, it's possible that he
does need a refresher on the topic. However, it's likely that he's just focusing on the idea that the "best robots" should be rewarded by seeding higher, even as this year's tournament rules explicitly challenge the old standard of what "best" means in a larger context.
It's surprising to see how much polarization there is surrounding the inclusion of a strong inter-alliance cooperation element into the ranking formula. I almost get the impression that some people think this is a robot competition.
