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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz
Kevin,
Forgive me for being redundant as I have said this before on many occasions...
I was just wondering, to whom are we giving the hard lesson?
The two alliance partners that now will almost certainly lose the match even though they came to play.
OR
The three opposing alliance partners that know they are winning because the other alliance can only field two or maybe even one robot instead of showing they are the better alliance?
OR
The sponsors (who want to see how their thousand(s) of dollars have been spent), parents, mentors, school administrators (who are faced with cutbacks and budget concerns), school board and families of the losing alliance?
Given a choice between everyone competing and having a few teams get an extra match or two, I know which one I would pick.
Lead Inspector
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But the problem is, what can you do. Inspectors are going around reminding teams that you need to get inspected, if you don't get done in time, you aren't done. My team spent much of our time replacing our shooter and belting, several inspectors came to our pit to remind us of the time. Is it really fair to hold off on qualification matches because one team didn't finish inspection. Then you are punishing all of the other teams whom worked hard to get done and inspected so they could get their matches.
If any team needs help to finish in time for inspection at GSR, find me or my team. I'll gladly help you out along with anyone on my team. If my team is all ready to go earlier in the day, I'll go around to the rookies and inquire if they are in need of assistance to be ready for inspection.