Preparing for the Town Hall Meeting on the New Championships Format

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Originally Posted by MrRoboSteve

you have to admit that this decision optimizes for more young people having an inspiring experience. Reasonable people might disagree on the tradeoff, but it is tough to see how the change runs counter to the mission of FIRST.

I think the source of strife comes from the trade-off sacrificing what many people who recently attended championships think are keys to making the event inspiring. They ask themselves "What is the point where the number of teams we invite to championships is irrelevant because the actual championships experience has been diminished?" That point of inflection is not something that can be easily, quantitatively defined, and depends on a variety of a variables and perspectives, but it does exist somewhere.

What makes the Championship Event inspiring? I think the elements that dissenters to the Championsplit find important are not the same elements supporters or enablers of the Championsplit think are as vital.