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Originally Posted by PayneTrain
We're only flying paper airplanes because Libby likes them so much.
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Dangit, Wil, I'd been avoiding this thread.
I'm honestly tired of being the broken record on this one.
It's disrespectful. Just don't do it.
Why this isn't common sense is absolutely mind-boggling to me.
Who cares what a random speaker says, Good Guy Frank himself has said in a blog to stop throwing paper airplanes. FIRST should absolutely put out wording (team update, maybe?) that states clearly states a position against it, and continue to make announcements throughout the event.
If the only possible way the kids on your team can have fun at World Championships is by throwing airplanes, you might want to reconsider bringing those students on the trip at all. It's similar to the idea of students who paid all the money for a trip, just to play games on their phones in the stands ... what's your end goal here? On 1923 we ban a lot of things that are disrespectful to the event on our team, with wording similar to Mike Corsetto's above. Paper airplanes are one of them, along with things like headphone use & gaming in the stands.
Yes, there are WAY-too-long breaks between matches. FIRST should work on their end to make them smaller, and fill those breaks with valuable content (team history & match review by knowledgeable commentators, maybe? I know I'm shooting for the stars here...) - but
just because FIRST ends up creating a break doesn't mean we get to fill it with awful behavior.
What other ways can we, as a community, think of that a team in the stands could do on their own to fill the time between Einstein matches?
I'll start: Our team, when we're watching elims matches with long breaks, tends to 'bet on' & discuss the upcoming match.
Oh yeah, I'll bet it's Red, did you see Team XYZ's high shot now? Or what about something like an "Einstein Bingo" card that your team can play against each other in the stands? A trivia game about your team? I Spy: FIRST event edition?
Doesn't have to be something huge or intense. Just anything that's not littering...