[EricH]

Originally Posted by Jon K.

I mean, think of all the flags as well. There is no standard for flags, and some teams have something fun and small, others make flags that no MC wants to touch because they weigh 40 lbs. No one is saying ban the flags. It is part of what makes FRC, FRC. It has become part of the culture.

Just as a thought, flags can be "interesting" to use as display items at a demo. But these "standards" should be--at least ideally--pretty well self-displaying if you can keep them upright. Great for pit marking... announcing who you are... using as a flag for the MC next year...

I'm a little skeptical, but given that it's OPTIONAL (that's for anybody who didn't catch that in the blog post), I'm willing to wait and see.


By the way, that little thing about it being optional: If you don't like it, don't do it. I think FIRST is smart enough to figure out that a lot of empty standard holders means people don't like the idea. And, I would guess further that that would mean that they put this in with "floppies", 1v1v1, and the Coopertition Award as "ideas to NOT recycle".