Cheering, standing ovations, and required team actions during matches and awards

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Originally Posted by Keiko173

I believe that spirit has slightly decreased since 02 (when i started) but that may be purely due to changed seating arrangement. In 02, everyone sat with their team, no 2 reps, and everyone was near(ish) to the stage, not as !

Oh definitely. I started in '02 as well, and felt the Disney arrangement was better suited to cheering -- but other than that, not much for it. I wasn't in Houston, so I can't speak to that, but I think the Dome's a better setup overall than Disney.

I like the UTC regional setup versus the Manchester regional, it allows you to get right up front and cheer on your team, and the people sitting down can still see.

If they could find something like that for championships (however, with the sheer number of teams involved, I doubt it) -- it would be ideal.