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Originally Posted by RLopez
wow, okay.. sounds like we are bashing ourselves/others now?? now now simmer down now.. haha.. hmnn my opininion, houston was my first championship ive attended, and whether it made FIRST learn anything or not, i helped ME learn a lot.. about people, FIRST, and robots of course.. it also drew me closer to first and being a part of robotics..everyone should know, everyone makes mistakes.. and of course with experience, everything gets better.. i didnt really notice much flaws (cept a few minor things) but it didnt get in my way at all.. and it didnt really bother me.. of course 3 months is impossible for such a big even to arrange, but guess what? they actually arranged it.. so they get many props from me for doing that, just take the robot that was built in 10 HOURs! they had limited times, and most likely limited items too.. they managed to pull off a robot and actually run it in the fields, im sure there were minor drawbacks (no hard feelings). but hey, it worked! isnt it just the same as this? well yea. this is my thought.. didnt think it would be this long.. but yeah.. although houston had a few problems, i had no problems and it was my first so of course it was the best experience for me..
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I think this illustrates a good point. We should all look to the new people, be they rookies, or new members of veteran teams. Did they enjoy the event? Did it excite them about FIRST? If the answer to both questions is "yes", then the event was a success, no matter how it compares to previous years. I think sometimes, us veterans get so worked up in our nostalgia for the old days at Epcot that we forget that. FIRST is about inspiration, not what kind of cool things you can do and see at the Championship. Be it in Disney World, Houston, Atlanta, or anywhere else... it's about inspiration.