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Re: Most Competitive Regional

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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
or maybe Im looking at this the wrong way? by 'more competitive' do you mean more aggressive and less cooperative maybe? In most of the regionals I have been to we would rather spend our time and energy helping a rookie team get their bot running well, than to focus all our attention on winning

now that I think of this, teams from the area you are talking about have been know to be, well... snooty? aloof? not as friendly?

is this what you mean by 'competitive'? or maybe this is a part of it?
It's one thing to argue your point that competitiveness does not matter, but it's totally absurd to imply that teams in the midwest are out to win at all costs and do not care about their fellow competitors. You've made the general accusation, care to publically back it up with team numbers? If not, don't imply that we're all snooty, aloof, and unfriendly.

Have you been to a regional in the midwest? Do you know how much we cooperate and help each other out? Have you seen how many veteran teams reach out to rookies and other veterans in need? A competitive robot does not mean a team does not help other teams. I'd argue the opposite. They're the teams that have the most experience & expertise at building high caliber robots and are anxious to share their talents with others. My team has members who will slave over a fellow competitor's robot the whole day while other members of my team slave over our own. Just because you see teams working like mad on their own robot does not mean the team does not reach out to others and offer assistance.

Maybe instead of assuming that all the midwest teams fit into pre-defined notions you should come talk to us and give us a chance to prove the stereotypes wrong.
 


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