2013 Lessons Learned: The Negative

[Karibou]

Originally Posted by TEAM1100soft506

To me, the hall of fame recignizes the teams who have the most money and are able to do great extravagent things with it. Dont get me wrong, they worked hard to earn it, and I am most definitely not knocking philanthropy or the value of becoming a chairmans winning team, but the hall of fame shouldnt exist.

I'm getting conflicting messages here. Do you not want to recognize the teams who have made significant impacts in their communities (and regions, and continents, and the world...etc)? That's what the HoF does - it showcases the role model teams that have done more than just build a robot. I mean, I'm sure that these teams would continue to be inspirations without the recognition (it's not about the recognition, it's about the inspiration), but showcasing what they have done to promote STEM (and other values) in their communities adds another element of inspiration to aspiring teams. For instance, it's hard for someone on the east coast to know what the Holy Cows are doing without the recognition.

Originally Posted by TEAM1100soft506

It is not fair

This has been beaten to death a million and a half times in many different ways (some teams can afford to travel/some cannot, some teams can afford multiple regionals/some cannot). I understand that not every team has the same opportunities for sponsors, but...simply playing the "it's not fair" card isn't going to help. Lower budget teams can have the same powerful machines as high budget teams, and money doesn't even guarantee that you'll have a perfect, game-winning robot - it's useless unless you know how to use it properly.


Also, you seemed to imply that HoF teams are just those with lots of money. I hope that I was reading that wrong, because that's simply not the case.