[FIRST EMAIL] Stop Build Day Survey

[martin417]

I am still not sure what the first bunch of questions meant. It looks like the only thing that everyone agrees on is that the survey was very poorly written (intentionally or not).

A couple of points that no one has made about stop build day and "fairness".

1) Not all teams get the same build time with a stop build day.

I know that with the team I have mentored the most during the last ten years, the school has been our biggest enemy. Many times we were not allowed to work due to school holidays, lack of teacher support, etc. Eliminating stop build day would allow more time to work, and less stress on mentors.

2) Not all teams abide by stop build day.

The dirty little secret that no-one wants to bring up. I know for a fact that some teams ignore stop build day (one such team was on the winning alliance at at least one event). Don't flame me for bringing it up, I know that it happens. This causes a disadvantage to teams that comply with the rules