[Terminator6]

116 did a great job on their animation i must say...but i think that this system is not what i thought we would have from last years complaints...i think that the reform of the judging makes things better...but still left me a bit uneasy...

not that i dont trust you all...but student judging is easy to fix...easy for a team with a grudge to make sure an animation gets rejected...the double standard with animation and robotics is still visible...nobody would allow robot awards to be judged by other robot members...these awards are considered by knowledgeable judges that excell in the robotics field....why shouldnt animation get the same treatment....

i wouldnt really think so much on the subject...but for the fact that just tonight my dad said to me..."why dont you join the engineering [robotics] team...they get more credit than you do...you should have some fun"...as tempting as the offer seemed...i stick with the animation side because i believe that animation should be paid the same amount of attention as robot...and one day itll happen...probably not in my one year of high school left...but eventually

maybe i have an unrealistic hope that one day FIRST will finally sit down and give us real judges and awards beyond the simple winner...i am happy for the progress made...but i think more is nessicary