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Looking from a different point at "Fixing"

Hi,
We were at AZ regional and I know everything that was going on. Before we discuss if "Fixing" is right or not, let me explain how it works:

Teams meet with their oppnents, and decide to leave each other's stacks alone. Teams don't decide who wins. The wall of boxes on top of the ramp is open for competition, and the team who is better will win, but with more score than they would have if they hadn't made the deal.

We made the deals twice in AZ. In one of the matches, we scored our highest score, and in the other, we scored our lowest score. Our team decided that we won't do it again because it takes the fun out of the game.

I was the team manager of our team, andx didn't make any more deals after our team's decision. But here's the deal.

I personally believe it is not against the FIRST spirit. FIRST encourages competition, but with cooperation with each other. The deals do not destroy that spirit. The football and all these examples other people are giving do not apply in this case. This is because teams do not decide who is going to win. As a matter of fact, it encourages cooperation because one small mistake, and the "deal's off"

The competition is still there in the games that teams make deals in. The outcome of the match is not decided. What is decided is that bother alliance will score higher than they would if they didn't make the deals. I know how hard it was to try to win a match, while keeping the deal we had made.

Therefore, I think it is not against the FIRSWT spirit to make deals, but I will follow the decision my team has made.
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