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Originally Posted by Budda648
I've read and given thought to everyone's post in this thread, yet I've found no particular evidence to sway my line of thinking.
IMHO, many of the posts on this thread are close-minded and frankly, hate to say it, ungracious. Stating outright that people standing up are being unsportsmanlike or un-GP because they're expressing their excitement and joy for competing in such a respectable program in concerning to me. Neg-rep me if you want, I don't care. It's just my opinion and unless I see enough evidence to sway my position, then it probably won't change.
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Ha, apologies if my posts may have come across that way. Personally, I do not find it "bad" to stand up in a match, merely (potentially) inconvenient for other teams behind you. I am sure that every participant at the event has put a lot of work into their robot, and I suppose that different people have different ways to show for it. I guess it's a personal choice, more than anything.
To me, the GP thing to do is to let everyone see and enjoy the product of
your hard work. I enjoy watching every other robot participate as much as my own, no matter how *spectacular* or *cool* certain ones may be. I appreciate everyone's efforts equally, but when I don't have a chance to see some robots in action, it can get a little frustrating when you don't have the opportunity to see your friends or other teams participate.
Once again, I apologize if my posts may have appeared to be ungracious or impolite.