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Originally Posted by Bongle
Mostly I care about the pit volume level. I'm totally fine with the field area being loud, but in the pits, I want to be able to communicate with the rest of my team without losing my voice and my hearing. Wearing earplugs isn't an ideal solution because they can make it difficult to communicate within the pits.
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I like it when it's loud on the field. However, 1276 require students to bring a parent or otherwise responsible 18+ year old, because our mentors shouldn't have to be chaperones outside of the pit. So, we have a bunch of parents who spend two or three days sitting in those stands, and while they enjoy the excitement, they'd like to leave on Saturday and have their hearing intact. I bet some other teams operate in a similar manner, and some parents/grandparents/other family members come to watch their kids/grandkids/etc. compete. The extreme loudness of the event will turn them off. And what about the community groups that bring kids to watch us compete (girl scouts, cub scouts, school outings etc.)? We don't want to turn them off either. I think it's entirely reasonable that we can have our fun, yet not scare these people away.
