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Originally Posted by Kims Robot
I dont get what you mean by lottery... it isn't a random system at all. I suggest you read the qualification rules a little more closely. |
I guess I didn't explain myself clearly in my original post. Yes, it isn't a random lottery, but it does allow teams to go to the Championship based on sitting at a computer and buying a ticket opposed to earning their way in.
Now I'm not suggesting that only the best teams should go to the Championship. As I suggested, in my opinion, teams who exhibit the greatest Gracious Professionalism and Team Spirit deserve to go to the Championship over a team who happened to have a credit card in October.
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Originally Posted by Kims Robot
Its like buying tickets at ticket master.
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I understand that FIRST isn't all about winning but there are many ways to exhibit the characteristics of a team which FIRST should promote without having a huge budget and many mentors with engineering experience.
I think the "at large bids" is a great idea; to give judges the ability to send teams who might not have those resources, and despite everything, did surprisingly well in the regional competition.