Saving Seats

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by The Manual, Section 7.11.3

Saving group seats is not permitted.

Originally Posted by The Manual, Section 7.12

Do not save seats. It is not fair to other teams or the public we hope to interest as team sponsors/volunteers.

Originally Posted by The Manual, Section 7.14.2

Sitting together in a group during competition rounds makes the game more exciting and fun. It’s where you can show support for your team. Since very often there is not enough seating to accommodate everyone,there has to be a policy regarding seating, so teams are not allowed to save seating space.

I'm sorry to beat this to death, but despite three clear mentioning in the manual, it seems that some teams still do not understand that the saving of seats is not permitted. This rule was broken numerous times in the Curie stands during qualifying. What made it this even worse, was that when my scouts pointed out these rules, they were verbally abused and told they "weren't being very graciously professional".

I understand that many teams have large groups and want everyone to sit together. This can be accomplished without saving large blocks of seats. Follow the example of Team 1511, who cordoned off a large block, but were more than willing to make room for anyone and everyone who asked. (BTW, thank you)

If you want to ensure that your entire team sits together, have all members get to the dome early. It's really that simple.