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Re: Admin manual is out

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Originally Posted by Ari423 View Post
I think they meant the handle-less segways people have been calling 'hoverboards', not the things from Back to the Future.

Although for safety reasons I would assume the Back to the Future kind are banned too.
I was at a few unofficial events during the summer & fall where people were using them (I've also heard them called Swagways??? ugh) and, while I can understand the convenience - believe me, I thought about getting one for Championship - the people riding them ended up running into doorframes, robot carts, and just generally creating more chaos than they seemed worth.

I can totally understand where glide-boards, Segways, scooters etc would be worth it for larger events (I wouldn't be able to walk by day 3 of Champs some years if I didn't have my wheels), but it's just not a safe environment for everyone and their mother to be clogging up walkways with these devices.

p.s. I know that some who know me, know that I use a Segway at CMP and this probably sounds a little bit hypocritical. For what it's worth, I have an injury that limits my mobility - it's not an excuse by any means, but it's a decent reason to have one at the CMP's massive venue.
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