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The two main beefs I had this year at nationals were that some teams didn't make their numbers very visible on their robot (very hard for scouters) and the competition feeling impersonal. The second one wasn't really anybody's fault, but the whole competition seemed so much more impersonal compared to last time I was at nationals (2004). I can remember in 2004 having various team visit us in the stands and teams handing out their own awards. I didn't see any of that this year. Everybody just seemed so reserved this year.