Vote to change the format of FIRST.

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Originally Posted by drwisley

I have a very well funded team, but I'd rather fund more teams than attend multiple regionals. I find attending multiple regionals to increase my odds to win would be greedy. The money is much better spent on a new team.

You cannot fund another team with the $4,000 you would save from not attending multiple regionals. That's just not enough money. Money also means nothing without mentors. We don't need more teams. We need sustainable teams.

Originally Posted by exprg:melonhead

did anyone ever think that maybe there should be a limit on the competitions you can attend? i know last year in Minnesota, a team from Wisconsin had already had a position in the nationals and won that privilege again in the 10,000 lakes regional. personally, i don't like that they were able to take this chance away from another team.
i think teams should only be able to register for one competition and one only. that way everyone has their chance.

What if FIRST worked this way? If you attend your first regional and you don't qualify you're SOL. How is that fair? This hurts the average team more than the top teams. The top teams will qualify anyways, and the average team will have 1/2 as many chances to qualify.

I suggest everyone refer back to the speech where Dean said "FIRST is not fair and shouldn't be" or something to that effect. Life isn't fair, neither is FIRST. You have to do your best with what you have while striving for all that you don't have.