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Re: Giving First A bad name
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Originally Posted by artdutra04 View Post
To retain these members, don't tell them it's not BattleBots right away. Let them come in to your meetings, and actually start working on the robot. Once they actually start working with their hands on an actual robot, they will take the transition from a 'BattleBot mentality' to a 'FIRST mentality' much easier, meaning you'll be able to retain more members.
And anytime they ask "can we put a saw blade on the bot" (because, yes, we all have had that question asked by a member) just smile, nod, rolls your eyes and say maybe.

In a week or 2 when you are deep in build and they understand the game and the principals of FIRST a little more then they will have forgotten about their silly little question.

Hopefully.
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