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Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik
Ah. I finally have it. It's pretty simple, too. It boils down to a few questions: Given the standard definition of GP, would it make your grandmother proud if you were standing in front of her blocking her view of your robot? Would you make her get up and move? Would you be upset with her if she just clapped politely and didn't stand and scream for every award?
Just things to keep in mind when you're cheering or you're judging someone else's enthusiasm.
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If you find me at a competition and my grandma is sitting behind me, please take the time to kick me in the butt. I would not have my grandma sitting behind me. That would be rude. I would make sure she had a great seat, where I could sit next to her (when I was not pulled away to responsibilities), and where she would not have to sit behind someone who wanted to stand up and cheer. It would be my job to find her an appropriate seat, not inconvenience others in front of her to ask them not to cheer for their team.
Also... if someone I did not know had a grandma (or a person who had a physical limitation in getting up and down) who sat behind me during an awards ceremony, I would turn around and say to this person: "Our team will be standing up, cheering for the other teams who win awards. If you don't like this, I will offer my services to find you a better view to watch the ceremony. You can even sit in the front of our section. By the way, what would you like to drink? I'll buy."
In my opinion, I think that it is more gracious to stand and cheer for your fellow FIRSTers in comparison to obeying the people behind you who simply don't want to stand and cheer. If they don't like the view, then they can move to a better seat.
Andy B.