06-04-2004 11:10

Jessica Boucher

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I just really don't get this.

Dancing wasnt allowed? Really?

(...images of Footloose crop up in my head.....)

06-04-2004 11:47

Madison

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I'd just like to know who thought dancing should be capitalized, or, why there's a period after "Unfortunately," as it appears there is.

Scary.

06-04-2004 11:50

IMDWalrus

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I think that's a comma...hard to tell because of the resolution, though.

Funny...I don't remember seeing any of those signs in SC.

06-04-2004 12:01

Ryan M.

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At the Buckeye regional, there is always a social at the Rock and Roll Cafe. The main rule, which they stress, is no dancing.

06-04-2004 13:23

IsabelRinging

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That's a comma after "Unfortunately", but I don't know what to say about that unnecessary capitalization. It bothered me a lot throughout the social because they had these signs everywhere I looked.

It was an enforced rule, too.

06-04-2004 14:27

mtrawls

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Dancing, according to the "official" I talked to, is far too much of a "liability" to allow. You could get hurt. Just be lucky they let you live -- I've heard that's another liability these days.

To clarify, that is a comma ... one of those signs just happened to find it's way and tape itself to my back (I really don't know how )

06-04-2004 14:32

Rob Colatutto

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Technically, dancing is not allowed at any FIRST events. Search the forums for posts about the 2002 Buckeye Regional and you'll understand.

06-04-2004 14:39

Jessica Boucher

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Interesting. I'm still curious as to why signage suddenly cropped up, and only at this regional.

06-04-2004 14:39

moogleslair

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I understand the liablity of it all. However seems a bit extreme. I was kinda tempted to try to put an eye out or lose a limb to a slice of pizza to see if those could get banned from parties too. What happened at previous parties were horrible but seemed more of a result of things getting out of hand then some people getting down. Oh well wasn't my desicion.

06-04-2004 18:38

mattf

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and they took away the beach ball, too!

07-04-2004 21:04

Blacknight

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What SPAM did after everyone else practically left was we got in a big line and walked back and forth off beat of the music. If we didn't move our shoulders then it wasn't dancing. The DJ only said something when we started spinning in place...

07-04-2004 21:23

mtrawls

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From my understanding (I talked a little bit with someone who looked official, anyway), the particular issue was not FIRST, but the college itself. It was a liability issue determined by the venue. Also of interest is that there were various floors that had balconies that overlooked the general gathering; while we were encouraged to explore the university, they didn't want us out on the balconies (several people were ... regardless, I was asked to get off the balcony).

A bit extreme? What? Did you expect common sense to play a part in any of this? And please don't, for your sake, get me started on my tort reform rant ... (oh, did I mention I want to be a lawyer? please, don't flail me quite yet!)

07-04-2004 21:25

Tytus Gerrish

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ha ha! Go Sandy!