Nationals are crazy

[Pavan Dave]

Congrats on the win man. I am glad you enjoyed Atlanta. I went there my first year and was amazed. The people are great, and the atmosphere is even greater! You also get to learn from some of the greatest engineers and teachers just by talking to them!


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Originally Posted by KathieK

We mean no harm - some of us are wordsmiths - and the term "Nationals" is a really out-of-date word... see http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=56706 for a huge thread on this.
With more and more international teams playing in the three events held concurrently, I think it's only appropriate to correct someone when they use the old word.

But that's off-topic. Glad you had a good time. I clocked over 36 miles on the pedometer - I don't think people realize how large and spaced apart everything is until they go there. It's unfortunate that there is so much going on at the same time that you can't possibly experience everything.

If people actually were actually trying to help they would post about their opinions about the thread first and then they would in a PS or side note say whatever. Honestly, people are taking this way out of proportion. I honestly believe that Brandon should create a forums for the following: GP, YOU MISSPELLED FIRST! OMG! (with sub forums - You forgot the "." in FIRST, You forgot the "italics" in FIRST, etc.), +1 for using the wrong term, etc.

Many people take FIRST and some small mistakes way too seriously. I agree that people should properly use terms, but before I pass judgment I look at who is speaking. If it is Dave saying Nationals on the forums its one thing, but when a rookie who has been taught by example (from Dean and others) makes a mistake, how can you continue to post this type of nonsense!?!

Note: I just call it Atlanta, ATL, or some other derivative just because people chastised me on these forums when I first joined.


Pavan


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