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Originally Posted by Matt_Boehm_329
As for the paper airplanes I see his concern however, they are almost tradition when waiting for Einstein matches. Last year landing in the pyramid goal received more cheering and applause than many matches as does the first plane to hit the back curtain and any caught or presented triumphantly by field reset or other FIRST members on the floor. While I do recognize the quantity issue the crowd seems to know when to launch and when to stop.
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Except it's NOT a tradition. The first time I remember it was in St. Louis, maybe 2011. Three years out of twenty-three seasons of FRC, is not a tradition. The crowd clearly
doesn't know when to stop - because they never should have started at all.
If you've been around CD for a while, you already know my feelings on the airplanes. It's disrespectful, and I'm happy that Frank finally spoke out about them. It's time for the airplanes to end.
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Originally Posted by Cynette
If the residue is the issue, why don't we all commit to taking a plastic grocery bag in with us, or a trash bag, and spending two minutes at the end of the event to pick up in and around our seats. Seriously, we aren't going anywhere, anyway, because of the crowds. Teams with floor access can gather the few airplanes that make it to that level.
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I appreciate your optimism, but there are still teams out there who can barely handle Gracious Profesisonalism in the stands, let alone cleaning up after themselves/others. Also, there are no more teams with floor access, except for the FLL Champions, FTC Inspire, and FRC Chairmans award winners for the year. I have photos on my phone of the floor down by Einstein, from BEFORE the rain of paper really began. (I'll see if I can post one here.) Not something that our new Hall of Famers could really do on their own, nor should we ask them to. Frank said stop, so it's time to stop.
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Originally Posted by Cynette
And another thing! I disagree with the belief that the Hall of Fame display was adequate to showcase those amazing role model teams! Has anyone started a discussion of recommendations to make that area more respectful for the teams earning that honor and more valuable to the rest of us?
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Agreed! I don't think it was big ENOUGH, but it was certainly a nice start to put them in the right place. Hopefully with more breathing room in the pit next year, the HoF can get a large lounge area twice the size (or more) of this year's. They certainly deserve it.