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Re: Is Sumo in or out? Please make it "in"!
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Wed, 8 Nov 2000 17:20:03 GMT
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> > > If the competitions we do in Toronto ever went that public, I think that I'd
> > > politely decline attending future events... :-/
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> > > (*far* too much pressure in an atmosphere like that - sucks the fun right
> > > out of it)
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> > > Iain
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> > WOW, this is something i never thought about. how many other would not
> > want to participate in a more public event??
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> > what is our focus? (no really) :) are we aiming for a HUGE pay per
> > view "battle bots" type show, or will we remain a small gathering of
> > friend who come together to share ideas?
Hmmm... I can see both sides to this dilemma. Similar to Iain, I am no fan
of pressure. When you spend as many agonizing hours over your robot as you
do, it becomes a big attachment. You surely don't want it to disapppoint.
After the last competition, I was really quite disappointed in my pathetic
block barfer that I spent so much time developing. But thats life. A little
more pressure and crowd could be fun. I like the idea of rewarding the
winner, and making a bit more of a show out of it. In some way, our setup
seems to be a little too much on the who cares attitude. If you work so hard
on the darn robot, you want some sort of recognition! (Sorry if that sounds
selfish. I'm all for rewarrding the hard work of whoever wins. Dave
Schilling, for example, deserves a gold medal for his sumo bot. It was
incredible!). Another thought is that I also like the quieter, less
threatening environment where we can just chat and share cool ideas. Isn't
that what its all about?
Rob
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| (...) Rob, that was a wonderful design and I'm currently implementing some of your ideas in my next stacker. So the focus... hmmm... I go for the challenge and whether there's 5 people or 5 thousand, to me it doesn't matter. I find the people who (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) I didn't think there was any pressure really at the competition on Saturday, though some of the other contestants might have felt otherwise. (1) It was very fun, especially *because* there was so large a crowd cheering the robots on. Remember, (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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