Bag & tag mistake

[Moriarty]

Originally Posted by safiq10

okay so apparently the team made a team decision saying they don't want to continue cause they had their hands on the robot for 3 days and they aren't amazing. I really which this team could compete but they did a team decision. UNLESS we use the power of the internet and turn that decision around. (the team were talking about which isn't the 2950- the devastators, or the metallic clouds and are the only other team in Waco... SHH I didn't say anything)

First: Why is it necessary to try to hint at what team it is? It feels a little juvenile as if you are trying to ostracize them, especially with the "SHH I didn't say anything" part. (I could be reading into it wrong though, and if I am, I apologize)

Second: Passing up a regional because the robot isn't "awesome" is not what FIRST is about. They should still try to work something out with FIRST. It isn't really about the competition -- it's about the teams and inspiration. Even if nothing can be worked out with FIRST (which I doubt), as others said, they can build a bot at the competition. Someone paid that $5000 entry fee, and I would hope that money isn't completely wasted. If all else fails, they should still go to the event. It's worth it.

With that said, I suspect this thread is not going to make any changes as the point of contact does not seem to be someone who is a credible source, nor someone who is actually in contact with the team. The tone seems to be leaning towards "I heard this team didn't bag and I'm going to go tell people about it but dodge around the topic to make it seem like I am not gossiping". Again, I apologize profusely if I read this wrong, but the diction in the posts tells me otherwise.

EDIT: I apologize -- I probably did read this wrong. I was just frustrated at all of the dodging in the post