[Qbot2640]

We tried the "teams competing area" thing at NC and it didn't work at all. Teams don't want to keep moving (even if it is to great seats) every time they compete.

One argument FOR saving seats, that I haven't heard anyone mention (might have missed) concerns the extremely small teams that could completely abandon their seats out of necessity when everyone gets busy at the same time. Our team has traveled with only 18 members, only a handful of adults - and there are times when everyone is doing something. We still need a place (albeit not a large place) to have coats and notebooks and stuff. We do save seats - but I always stress being as compact as we can and taking up only the number of seats we will need. I think if everyone did that, this would be a non issue.