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Re: Are awards given at random somewhat?

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Originally Posted by sanddrag
I have one question. If a team wins an award one year, and are the most deserving of the same award the next year, are the judges inclined to give it to someone else to "spread the wealth"?
I think it really depends on the award. I saw that in some cases, where I felt that a certain team deserved a certain award, but didn't get it.

However, you have to keep in mind that from year to year, judges change, and/or perceptions change. I have a feeling that the conception may be that one team is truly deserving of the award, but the bigger question is, are they unique?

I guess I have to answer your question with a question:
Who is more deserving?
* A team who consistently does a similar level of competition and construction and has a cool feature 1 year

or
*A team who isn't as shabby, so one major achievement for them is a stick-out and really shines?

The point of awards, in my opinion, is positive reinforcement (I believe Karthik coined that sometime in a different thread) and if the team that maybe isn't always so great but earned that award one year did something really good to get it, by all means, reinforce it!

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