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Re: Saving Seats Epidemic

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Originally Posted by MrJohnston View Post
...Nationals...
What is it going to take to get people to stop calling it that? It's almost as irritating as hearing Will.I.Am constantly refer to "US FIRST" (sure, that's an acronym for the official name of the organization -- the United States Foundation for Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology -- but the de facto name is just FIRST).

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The $@#$@#$@#$@# thing about it, is that one team told me that they were trying to win the spirit award and if they were not together cheering, the judges would not know how much spirit they had.
"The Team Spirit Award celebrates extraordinary enthusiasm and spirit through exceptional partnership and teamwork furthering the objectives of FIRST." It really isn't about standing together as a single team and cheering.