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Re: Curie 2010!

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Originally Posted by fuzzy1718 View Post
To quote a very influencial person in FIRST who shall not be named in case he implodes again, "We strive for excellence in everything we do. Even if that means doing something that others view as un-GP. It all depends on your perspective of the event." This quote is from a discussion about the scoring system this year. So if the same logic is applied here what is the differance between scoring against yourself and drawing penalties? If your goal is to give yourself the best shot at taking the division what is the differance? Talk about ethical dilemas this year.
Simple. Score against yourself and you help everyone. Throw every qual you have with 1114 and 469 and you're destroying everyone's seeding score.

I would hope that no one seriously equates this idea as just another way to strive for excellence. It's like saying if you poison the opposing football team, you're just trying to strive for excellence.

The end of that statement is the key. "Be excellent in everything you do and the results will just happen". Don't be so obsessed with the result that you throw out FIRST's core values.
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