[DjScribbles]

I had the same feeling last year with the airplane throwing, that it wasn't very respectful toward the arena staff, VIPs, and people in general, and it didn't reflect well on our organization.

However, last year, the Air Force speaker actually congratulated somebody for their airplane making it on stage, and similarly the crowd went nuts when the 5pt plane was scored. These events serve as a huge encouragement to the practice, which I began to think was a tradition this year.

It's unfortunate, but I think for the airplanes to stop, something will need to be said at the event by someone that will be listened to; the idea of formalizing it a bit more is also good, and should serve to channel the enthusiasm to be less chaotic.

I'll never forget the lone janitor on the floor last year, standing on the dome floor sweeping up paper airplanes, only to have more rain down; it left me rather disgusted, however hearing that these tribute pages were made into airplanes and thrown at the stage trumps that by a huge margin...