[GeorgeTheEng]

Originally Posted by GlitterRave113

Ya, some of us had that problem at the philly regionals as well. every time we would stand up and cheer for our robot, people would complain. i understand that we were blocking them, but it was for like ten seconds! I think that everyone should be able to express their spirit, especially when their robot is up, but hey, that's only my opinion... I think that they should make a huge assigned section for people that want to dance, that way we wouldn't block anybody and we could cheer for our teams properly! Maybe they could even make this assigned section a place for people who want to show off their paint!

That's surprising... It definitely not the judges that prompted that... And I doubt the regional director, refs, or field volunteers would mind... They'd be all for that type of spirit. In fact, the judges are looking for that kind of spirit for the team spirit award.

One thing that should be remembered throughout this discussion, the vast majority of people at the events are volunteers. I'm not saying that excuses them, but before being too harsh, everyone should remember that these people are giving up there time to help out. Personally, I see no problems with it myself as long as the half-naked painted spirited individuals are still decently attired... My team did this a number of years ago at VCU, Philly, and Epcot with no problems...