[EricH]

I'm in the camp of "cheer at the start/end while standing, and while sitting the rest of the time". C'mon, folks, sitting doesn't mean you have to be quiet!

However, I would also understand if there was some really exciting moment and a team popped up for a couple of seconds, particularly in elims.


I've come down hard before on teams who stood during their entire match, as a scout. Sure, you can push your own scouts to the front or side. What about that small team right behind you that can't do that, doesn't even have one full row, and almost everybody is a scout--and they use a paper system? If I'm on that team, and I can't scout properly due to having to stand up, I'm NOT going to be a happy camper; I might even make a comment on the form about "Can't scout because they didn't let me" or some such note.


My opinion on teams cheering because another team got knocked out... Let's just say that I think it's pretty close to unprintable, and let it go at that.



One final comment, Ryan, and it has to do with your last question about family members graduating: Most, if not all, graduation ceremonies I've been at do not allow more than a quick applause--no cheering--during the ceremony itself, for each graduate. After everybody's walked, or afterwards, then they'll typically not care if everybody cuts loose a bit. But during the ceremony, nuh-uh.