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Originally Posted by jman4747
Um, how? My initial reply said that the idea of high preforming teams skipping championships entirely after qualifying merit based completely subverts the the argument that splitting champs stops other teams from seeing the best play in person. And that regardless of any other stated reasons sends a negative and demeaning message to other teams.
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That's the point I think. To get people to change. Doesn't mean it is the best way to do it.
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Originally Posted by jman4747
The second responds to a rebuttal that points out truthfully that what teams do for each other outside of championships often outweighs the single event. My response to that is why then the problem with a geographically split championship vs one split by robot ability? It shouldn't matter that it is split and measures suggested in the post I was replying to in the first place shouldn't be necessary.
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Apples and Oranges aren't the same thing, even though they both are fruit. Yes a "split" occurs in both scenarios. They aren't comparable in the way you describe. One cuts the globe in half, while the other does not. Any attempts to merge them together are nothing more than small bridges that don't really suffice.
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At what point did I actually "assault every successful team".
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I actually wrote "unfounded assault on every successful team that has a differing opinion that you" which implies some successful teams may have the same opinion as you. I don't know for sure. I suppose it was mainly
this post. If you like to discuss this specific part further we can move it to PM's.