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Re: Gracious Professionalism(TM)???

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Originally Posted by Mr. Van View Post
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I suppose I'm still thinking that it would be wonderful if all robotics competitions - hey, why not all competitions in general - would recognize and promote Gracious Professionalism on the part of their competitors. Of course, they can, and many do, but they're all now trying to come up with their own name for the same idea.
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Mr. Van
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I suggest writing a letter or sending a message to a specific person at FIRST HQ (maybe the new Pres?) and asking if they want this to happen.

If the answer is "Yes", then start convincing those other programs to use (rather than reinvent) a good "wheel".

Let us know the result.

Blake
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