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I see what you're trying to get at with the "yelling" text Alexa, but it's a bit of a different situation when you're in a loud, crowded pit area.

I get the feeling that the different ideas about whether it's "rude" or not just have to do with the local cultures that attend those regionals.

In WI, I've never heard anyone talk about calling "Robot" as "rude" (Can't say I've taken a survey or anything though)

Then again, in the midwest, we sometimes say "yeah" in place of "you're welcome", and from what I've heard, that's considered offensive and rude in other parts of the country.

I don't think this is something that should be decided on a whole-organization level. Maybe each regional can decide for itself?

In any case, we're no strangers to FIRST culture, we know that the person yelling "ROBOT!" is not trying to be rude, or offensive, or obnoxious, they're probably just trying to be safe.