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Unread 20-04-2009, 14:58
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Re: Sitting down during matches

A few years back (probably more like 10) I was very upset when my team all continued to stand during a match and blocked my view. I shouted at them to "sit down", and I still recall the looks of shock and anger from my own engineers and students. They thought that I obviously wasn't supporting the team, and it caused alot of bad feelings between them and I.
I was sitting behind my team, and next to another team - and I thought "how rude" - they are ignoring everyone else in order to justify their endeavor to show "team spirit and support".
I really understood the rationale they had communicated to me - but I still didn't agree with what they were using as justification.
I understand standing during introductions, but not DURING the match.
I discussed this afterwards with some of the engineers and students, but I do not think we ever came to an agreement as to what the proper thing to do was. Good Luck solving this one.
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