Perhaps First should put seat belts on all of the seats at every regional and every championship from now on. jk.
But seriously, what is the big deal about standing up?
It doesn't give you any kind of special vantage point or any sort of voice magnifier (like anyone needs one). How about this, some people bring ear plugs and people can cheer as loud as they want with their bodies firmly stuck to the seats, the most standing can do is cause inconvinience for others. Standing should be permitted only in award ceremonies in order for teams to give standing ovations (if theyre needed).
One thing that irks me more than big signs: clappers (i mean those things that you hit together to make noise)
I have no clue whos bright idea it was to bring in those free "thunder sticks" giveaways, but it was sure an annoying addition to the huge mixture of screaming/shrieking that was already going on. Why can't people just clap with their hands, without having to be attention freaks and make louder noises than anyone else. My friend had a pair of those black "thunder sticks", but I promptly put them in the pit, in which case he forgot about them. There was one kid that was sitting a few rows back from me that was hitting an orange and a blue baloon as hard as he could, making a noise so irritaiting, it could be compared to the noise of a nail on a chalkboard. I don't thank after 6 weeks of hard work that I should have to tolerate any annoyances for the purpose of seeing my robot actually do what it was built to do.