Sitting down during matches

[Bongle]

Originally Posted by Team 135

I think that it goes back to GP. People need to think about the people who are behind them to be able to see, not that it should be a requirement though.

As for the people yelling sit down...I think that needs to go back to GP. I know my team, that did not stand DURING the match, though it was rude that the team were yelling from their seats to sit down.

Think about GP before you act!

As someone who was shouting "Sit Down", I think it may be impolite, but there isn't really a better way to get your request across when someone (or an entire team) stands up in front of you. A few times over the weekend I was yelled at to sit down when I was in the front taking pictures, and I complied because I know how infuriating it is to miss your match that you waited hours for because someone inconsiderate feels they need to see it more than you do. Talking to them politely after the match is a good thing to do, but it doesn't fix the fact that you fully missed the match due to their actions. I think the fact that it has to be shouted in the loud environment of the dome makes it sound angrier and less polite than the request is.

I applaud the bees for moving to the diagonal section (the view from there is a good bit worse), but it shouldn't have taken nearly the entire crowd behind them chanting "Thirty Three! Sit Down!" (which, admittedly, is nearly as impolite as standing up in the first place) and several parents talking to them afterwards for them to have realized that standing up during a match at the front of the stands is inconsiderate.

we would be sitting the entire time, everyone would be very quiet (so as not to offend the noise persons), and the music would be brought down about 20 dB and switched over to easy listening

Poor comparison: Standing up removes others' ability to see matches. Shouting loudly or playing loud music may make it less comfortable for other spectators, but they are still able to enjoy the games with earplugs. Unfortunately, x-ray specs are to expensive for us to employ to see through teams that stand up.

[Team 135]

I know that it is very frustrating when the people in front of you stand up. For Thursday and Friday we sat behind teams that would stand sometimes. Most of the people in my group either stood up with them. For the guy taking pictures he went down and asked them if they would please sit down for future matches because he was unable to get the shots that he wanted.

On the other hand, when our team would score big our entire team would stand up and cheer, and sometimes not sit back down because of the hype, we did not know that we were even doing it.

I did see some people looking mad while they were yelling at the team to sit down. I think that people need to remember that everyone is there for a good time, and no one is standing in front of you just to make you mad, and if you were polite and asked them to sit, they would.