First of all, let me just say that I understand where everyone is coming from. I'm not saying that the image and promotion and concerts and whatnot was bad last year, all I'm saying is that there was a better balance this year. That is all. Better balance. No need to take it out of context.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexa Stott
Wait, I thought this thread was about 2012?  |
It was. I made a side comment about what went better in 2012 in comparison to 2011 and people didn't fully understand what I meant.
Let's just please move on. If you would like to discuss further on the topic, please PM me or email me and let's keep it away from here. As for everyone else, let's keep going with what the thread was originally intended for.
My original post with the somewhat controversial paragraph removed:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex2614
Less than 100 teams in a division would be great. Also, I agree with the idea of division awards. When there are 400 teams, that means that over 90% of teams attending the championship will come home with nothing as far as hardware is concerned. This is too big of a margin in my opinion.
FIRST really needs to do something on their online system. Not only is the FIRST website clunky and hard to navigate around, some of its most important information is very well hidden. For example, how do I find out what awards a team from my area (or something like that) has won? It is impossible to find, especially for "outsiders." Stuff like that should be easy to find and more up-front. And it's not just for awards. It is hard to find any information about teams and events, and when you do, a lot of times it is very outdated or misinformed.
Going along with that, why has the Hall of Fame been swept into the corner and out of the way the past two years? They should be out front for everyone to see. I was disappointed with its location last year tucked into a corner. This year, I was even more disappointed with its size and location. Had I not known what I was looking for, I would have missed the Hall of Fame teams. These are your best teams and the model teams for FIRST. They deserve to be out front in plain sight for everyone to see.
The finale was much better than last year, but it was a logistical nightmare. Granted, it was complicated even more with the weather issue. However, I know we almost had some issues keeping track of our students across four different venues, and I can't imagine how hard it would be for some other teams. Keep it in one place, or two places at minimum. Having four different parties going on at once is just too much.
|