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Originally Posted by sanddrag
Spirit is a good thing to have but hard to find reason to put effort into. Especially when it seems like sometimes the reason a team receives an award is because their number is drawn from a hat  |
"Hard to find a reason to put effort into"? I can think of plenty of reasons, mainly centering around one thing.
It's fun.
The teams like the X-Cats and Waldo who come to competitions and are full of energy make the event more fun for all the teams, volunteers and fans. One of the biggest reasons FIRST is so different than other similar programs is because of the enthusiasm of it's spectators. The spirit shown by these people help create that "Super Bowl" like atmosphere.
I really don't think the teams with a lot of spirit are doing it to win an award. They're doing to to try and spread some of the excitement that they're feeling, and most of all because it's really fun!
At first blush, people don't need to know about GP any more than they need to know gear ratios, screw classifications, or LabVIEW. It's about Inspiration. It's about Recognition. It's about Science and Technology. That's all it's For; any more than that is just gravy. - Taylor [more] 
08-11-2005, 16:31
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