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Originally Posted by Joe Matt
It's been 7 years since it's been called Nationals, so people, please stop calling it that. There are many international teams, both in FRC, FLL, JFLL, and FVC, and calling the competition Nationals instead of the proper title, Championship, ignores those teams and their achievements. Calling it Nationals doesn't make you old skool or anything; it makes you look lazy and frankly somewhat ignorant.
Please, it's Championship. The sub-forum is labeled it, FIRST hasn't called it that in many years, and teams from all over the world attend the event, it's not a "national" event in any stretch of the imagination.
*gets off soap box*
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Ok I admit it! I do still call it Nationals.
Sorry but old habits die hard. As a kid growing up with this thing I have always known it as Nationals and always will.
But let's be honest here. If it were REALLY a WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP wouldn't there be a LARGER number of foreign teams. No offense or anything but most teams are STILL from the U.S.
I love the idea of a Worldwide Championship but when you are telling people in the community about your upcoming FRC event and you call it World Champs you are implying the MOST countries attend the event. When in fact for FRC there aren't more than 10 or 11 I believe. Out of nearly 200 or so countries that is hardly a world competition.
And furthermore, dude, does it really matter?
I think we all just need some more time in the sun to relax and unwind.
HAGS!!