Courtesy during awards.

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by popnbrown

Akash:
I'm a little surprised at this as well. While I see where you are coming from, using the same logic. You could say that some of these students may not participate in building the robot or driving it, so should they go up for the finalist and other awards?

No, actually, I would not say this. And I will repeat again that I was saying this for two specific awards- website and animation. I have also already said that if your team operates differently, then go for it-send up whoever you like. How you are interpreting what I wrote is not what I am saying about other awards. You also know the 80 person team I come from so I'm also not making a biased opinion on the matter.

(PS good luck in Midwest this weekend Sravan <3)

[Taylor]

We Midwesterners are not complicated folk. Slop a few hogs, shuck some corn, build a robot or two - it's a simple life. But we do understand work ethic. And if somebody works harder than us and receives an award for it, you can bet yer britches we'll stand and applaud them because, dadgummit, they deserve it. And if they want to bring up the entire town, well, they earned it and it's their prerogative.

It's not Gracious Professionalism, it's not Hoosier Hospitality, it's just the right thing to do.