[Libby K]

Originally Posted by TEAM1100soft506

I just want to say, as a member of a team who has been around for over 10 years now, the concept of a hall of fame is just plane rediculous. We are here to work and play and spread the message of FIRST. To me, the hall of fame recignizes the teams who have the most money and are able to do great extravagent things with it. Dont get me wrong, they worked hard to earn it, and I am most definitely not knocking philanthropy or the value of becoming a chairmans winning team, but the hall of fame shouldnt exist. It is not fair to have a team like mine who can barely keep afloat, is using old equipment for design, programming, and building our robot, to have to compete against a team like Ms. Daisy (no offence) who has multiple heavy hitter sponsors, is able to travel internationally to show off their robot in the United Kingdom, as well as other wonderfull things like that. I believe that yes these teams types of teams should be an example to others, But I do not believe that other teams should get less of a chance to compete due to financial reasons.

As a lifetime member of the FIRST community and the child of two CCA judges...

...that attitude about the Hall of Fame could point to why your team's not in it.

Your team won an RCA this year. Therefore you were in contention for the Hall of Fame 2013 spot. If you don't want the HoF to exist, why did you even bother presenting? You don't have 'less of a chance to compete' - you just have different resources to work with. Do the best you can with what you have and you're doing perfectly fine.

The Hall of Fame exists as a way to recognize the Championship Chairman's winners. They are our role models. If you think they're only in the HoF for their sponsors, you're straight up wrong. They are there because they've made an impact in spreading the mission and values of FIRST as well as improving the FIRST community from the inside.

I stand by my position - the Hall of Fame deserves bigger and better recognition. Especially to help remind people with attitudes like yours why we HAVE a Hall of Fame.