[BB]: What do you Think (two parts)

[Eric O]

Do FTC teams use TIMS? If so, it seems like this information could be collected by a question in TIMS and be required at registration. "What influenced the start of your team?" FTC Team XXXX, FRC Team XXXX, with the numbers being a drop down lists.

[lemiant]

Originally Posted by Eric O

Do FTC teams use TIMS? If so, it seems like this information could be collected by a question in TIMS and be required at registration. "What influenced the start of your team?" FTC Team XXXX, FRC Team XXXX, with the numbers being a drop down lists.

I like the idea! I think a dropdown would have too many options, though. It wouldn'y be to be very easy to use. I would use a plain text field or a combobox

[Mark McLeod]

Here are some rough numbers at a glance:

• 60% of FTC towns have had FRC teams at one time or another
• 43% of FRC towns have had FTC teams

40% of FTC teams would seem to have no probable affiliation with any FRC teams.

Of the others that could have an affiliation I imagine that many of those in large cities are probably overly influenced by the abundence of other nearby companion FTC teams.