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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
> Chris and Calum,
>
> You guys have done a fine job of creating and running events for your group,
> but you've both made it clear that rtl is not interested in contributing or
> participating with the Mindstorms community outside your little group. And
> that's fine. Obviously, you can't be required to be more involved than you
> want.
I feel this statement is a insult to RTL, and to the wider lego community. I
really do. I have not ever taken part in a RTL event, but I have had some
discussions with RTL members, I know RTL _is_ involved in "the wider community",
beyond just RTL members...if they were not doing shows, were not putting on
public displays of Lego mindstorms, then I could understand. But they are. I
know RTL has done discussions at quite serious forums (Toronto Society Of Model
Engineers, established before either you or I were born...heck, established
before my parents were born...1933). I know that RTL has done several hobby
shows, model railway shows, 20 robotic events at public libaries...I in general
find that attitude above to be a insult to Chris and Calum. RTL represents as
far as I understand, all the Toronto area Mindstorms adult organization...unless
you know otherwise? Therefore what "wider area" are you meaning? Or are you
going to in your benevolance, rent a bus,pay for hotel rooms, meals, and time
off work for RTL to attend Brickfest? Give me a break. I know I have had events
I would like to attend, but cannot afford to do so- either for time, or for
money reasons...quite often, by both. I chose where I am going to spend my
hobby money like everyone else...
> I like the tug-of-war rules Dave outlined, and will suggest something
> similar to the BrickFest committee, because it's very much in line with what
> has been discussed.
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> It would have been nice to make a challenge that's bigger than one club,
> group or event, because I know how popular things like the GBC have become
> all over the world. But it doesn't look like that's going to happen. Oh,
> well.
No, Chris and Calum (and RTL) will set a set of rules for RTL 21 (Tug of War)
and if _you_ want to run with the ball, I am sure they would welcome it. It
doesn't mean that you have to have the same rules as RTL 21, just that RTL has a
set of rules for a tug of war, which then impose some restrictions on how RTL
wants to do something...I can see several stratagies to "win" the contest, and
not all of them involve a monolithic battery box robot...although that is quite
possibly one way _to_ win.
> On Tue, March 21, 2006 7:59 pm, Chris Magno wrote:
> > keep us posted as to what you guy decide.
>
> I don't think so.
Slightly inpolite of you to rub them off, when they are not rubbing you off?
They just said they are going to come up with a set of rules for RTL 21 based on
what "they" (RTL's normal enterants) want to see...not that you could not run
with the rules if you want to make a 5x5x3" rule, with no more than 1 rcx and 2
motors...or whatever. Just that RTL will generate contest rules for RTL 21,
regardless of if they fit what someone else thinks is good rules or not.
James Powell
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| (...) ... (...) I'm going to try and keep this positive (as those who know me, know me as nothing but <smirk>). We did discuss further restrictions. The decision to go 10x10x10, rather than the usual 12x12x12, was made to partially get around the (...) (19 years ago, 23-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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