[A. Snodgrass]

1) There is no excuse for swearing at a judge in a competition, even if you disagree with the judge. And not to offend anybody but 992 had team members who were doing just that. Before accusing somebody else of not showing gracious professionalism, make sure that YOUR team is showing it.

2) You did entangle another bot. Arguing with the referees of the competition on whether or not there WAS an entanglement is a useless exercise and it represents harassment of the judges. I dont care if you dont agree with the ruling. But arguing over it was NOT the right thing to do. At a true regional a judges word is final. Since this was meant to represent a small taste of a true regional experience as well as a good practice, the people picked as judges are the ones who are KNOWN for knowing the rules among the students.

3) Ignoring another team when they tell you about something in the competition is a bad move. I dont know who your team had doing tech inspection but they got nasty to at LEAST two old veteran teams when they tried to explain concepts, and some points about inspection. This isnt the brightest move. Plus arguing not only with the veteran teams but a neutral observer is a VERY bad move.

I do have one question as well. Do the pictures show underneath where the entanglement took place? Underneath? If they do then you can plead your case. If they dont then there isnt really a good way FOR those to prove your case.

Ashlee Snodgrass
2002- mentor team 360, 973
2000-2001- team captain team 360
2000- founder of team 360