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Re: Thoughts on Ri3D and BuildBlitz

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Originally Posted by Carl C View Post
Then, if that is the case, would demonstrating gracious professionalism be less important than having a good robot? This is one of the plethora of other things that teams do that are not in the FIRST acronym.
Obeying the law and not punching people in the face also isn't part of the acronym, but people generally recognize that this is more important than the elements of the acronym. That said, the FIRST acronym does a nice job of recognizing the mission statement of the organization, and emphasizing the central importance of recognizing and inspiring science and technology.
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