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Re: My case against <G14>

When I first heard about this rule, I was rather confused. Even after reading various threads about it, I'm not sure I have formed an opinion about it.

However, there are a couple of things that concern me.

1. It seems like FIRST is encouraging you to do well, but not too well. While I understand that losing a match by an obscene amount can feel lousy, it can also bolster one's team to do better in the next match or spark a change in one's strategy. The world is not a fair place--it is more competitive than words can express. Perhaps FIRST is implementing this rule to encourage students to change the view of their peers; that we should be concerned with others and not just ourselves. This is a valid lesson people should learn. However, I'm not sure if this rule is the way to do it. For some reason, I parallel this to school. Do well on a test, but don't do too well, otherwise you'll be penalized on your next test.

2. Perhaps what confuses me the most with this rule is the way it interferes with other teams who were not a part of the high-scoring match. (I.E. Teams A, B, and C are penalized in their next matches, making their future alliance partners also penalized). If the mission of this rule is to show concern for other people, it seems a tad bit hypocritical. Teams D and E of the future alliance now are disadvantaged by something they have no control over. This has been previously discussed in this thread, so I'll try not to repeat much more other than it seems wrong to penalize teams for something beyond their control.

Even though I might not agree with the rule, FIRST has deemed it important and wouldn't institute such a rule change without wanting the best for all teams. Perhaps the purpose of the rule will be more evident once we see some matches played. Maybe it won't. Either way, I'm looking forward to an amazing season.
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