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"But to basically put up and advertisement for a program which would require teams to choose one or the other on a website promoting FIRST is uncalled for. "
I don't see why you guys should be so threatened by my post.
First of all, I don't consider it an "advertisement." The nature of the email is purely informative; there was no effort to glamorize the event.
Pretty much everyone has heard of BBIQ and those interested would have asked for more info by now. I do agree that this should have been in the "Off Topic" folder and so that may have put some spin on my post. I'm sorry for that.
But do you also oppose other discussions about BBIQ? Are they not supposed to mention the actual event in that discussion so we can remain loyal to FIRST? And besides, there is limited room for teams at BBIQ as well--probably much, much tighter than at FIRST.
If, for some reason, someone sees this and switches their interest to Battlebots this year--then I see no reason to feel guilty. They'd switch because they felt they could reach their goals better doing BBIQ--if only for this year. So what's wrong with that? There are always choices in life, that's what makes it so great.
Dan
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