It's Championship, Not Nationals

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by Cory

It should be called "The World Championship Event" not "The Championship Event". In my opinion the latter does not sound as impressive as "Nationals" when conversing with someone outside of FIRST. The championship event of what? Your county? State? etc.

Which is when I turn up the emphasis: The Championship.

I'm willing to let it slide in conversation (compare with when someone says another person "did good"), but come on, this is the Internet! You can go back and fix it before you post!

But, I admit, anyone around me has probably heard me talk about Atlanta far too much.

[raymaniac]

Originally Posted by Billfred

But, I admit, anyone around me has probably heard me talk about Atlanta far too much.

When I'm talking with friends I say things like "I'm won't be here this Friday, I'm going to Atlanta" Because most of them know why I'll ge there. But if they don't know and ask why I say I'm going to the robotics championship.

We could call it The anual migration and gathering of FIRSTers.

[Ericgehrken]

If there is to be a Champion crowned there then it should be called the Championships. If there are teams from outside the U.S. then it is not a national competition but rather a World Championship.

[Greg Perkins]

The word "Nationals" is a unisex tag, meaning that it doesn't apply to just one national; that simple little "s" makes it plural. Nationals means that many nations are competing in a competition between your nation and other nations. I really don't see what the big deal is, I think when someone says "we're going to Nationals this year" I instantly know more than "our team is going to the Championship".

Let's focus on something more useful than making threads about a word.

[Conor Ryan]

I've been in FIRST since '04, it was called the Championship then so thats what I call it, I've caught myself calling it Nationals once or twice, but I still like calling it the Championship.

My personal favorite is when Canadians refer to it as 'Nationals'

[sanddrag]

I call it "The World Championship" It sounds most impressive when we talk to potential sponsors.

[The Lucas]

Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman

Or simply call it, "The Event".

How bout "The Show" (Okay, Baseball season just started, I know I'm not the only fan)

Maybe if we get a good nickname to stick, everyone (myself included) will stop calling it "nats" in a couple years.

[Guy Davidson]

Originally Posted by The Lucas

How bout "The Show" (Okay, Baseball season just started, I know I'm not the only fan)

Maybe if we get a good nickname to stick, everyone (myself included) will stop calling it "nats" in a couple years.

The Spring Classic? The April Classic?

-Guy

[IndySam]

The problem with calling it “The Championship” is that it doesn’t mean anything to non-FIRSTers. Championship of what?

Calling it the Nationals sounds more impressive and descriptive (esp. when you are trying to raise money.)

I have gotten into the habit of calling it the “World Championship” to outsiders.

[Otaku]

Lets just call it Atlanta and get it over with

[santosh]

I like this thread a lot because most of the seniority of our team try and correct our team when they call it nationals. It is not nationals, it is the championships.
Or the international championships. it seems more inviting towards foreign teams when it is not called nationals. idk that is just how i feel.

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by Otaku

Lets just call it Atlanta and get it over with

Let's not. I'm rooting for the Championship to be hosted in Indianapolis in the near future, and I don't want the place name being too closely associated with the event.

Too many people still act like Epcot is the "natural" home of the First Robotics Competition Championship as it is.

[Scott Carpman]

On all documents, I call it the World Championship. Just makes it seem that much more important to the general public.

[Otaku]

Just saw this in the CD Portal...



(I added the LOL, of course)

[JoeXIII'007]

Personal opinion, take what you will:

Nationals is how I knew it first when my sister screamed into the phone back in 2002 that "we had won 'nationals'"

Nowadays, considering its an international event, I like calling it the Championship Event, or just plain the championship or Champs.

World Championship goes a little too bold, in that we have yet to see teams come from the North and South Poles to compete (Santa and his Elves have a team yet??? Whats their number???)... I stick to calling the Champs an International event.

So its champs, and its fun that way, at least in my perspective.

*shrugs*

-Joe

PS: or we could just call it that big thingy/gathering down in Atlanta... yeah...