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Not ready...yet.
Posted by Daniel, Student on team #192, Gunn Robotics Team, from Henry M Gunn Senior High School and NASA Ames.

Posted on 5/6/99 8:04 AM MST


In Reply to: Yes, use the regional results... posted by Joe Johnson on 5/5/99 8:02 PM MST:



I know it seems like a good thing to use regional results, but as of now, it's not a consistent measure. Some teams go to many regionals, others go to few or none at all. It's a great idea and I'm sure FIRST will work something similar into the games of the future, but we're not ready yet. We won't be ready until all robots go to the same number of regionals. If you think about it, a team that goes to many regionals doesn't get affected by a bad round in Florida, whereas a robot in Florida that gets unlucky for a match or two, experiences large effects on their average QP. I've always been an advocate of teams going to however many regionals they want, but under those changes, I'd have to move to the other side. You have to always remember there are teams that can't even afford to go to one regional.

We always need to strive to become MORE fair, not less (and I know it will never be 'fair', but it's always a positive change to move towards that ideal).

I like the idea, but we're not ready.

The calculations would be messy, I think that's a sign.


Agree/Disagree?
-Daniel
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