Don't sweat the small stuff and get the team all worry. We always give the
benefit of the doubt to the kids and not penalize them for these little
things -- unless they start drawing rabbit ears or something.
Just focus on the FLL Core Values -- We have FUN!
Cheers!
T. (Curt) Tran
Judges Advisor, GMU Regional '11, '12
Judges Advisor, TJHSST Regional '09
Mentor Team #5390, Kilmer-I '09
Mentor Team #8941, Kilmer-II '09
Coach Team #324, Scitobor '08
Coach Team #3563, Rabid Llama Lords '07
-----Original Message-----
From: First Lego League in Virginia and DC
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lloyd O'Hara
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 3:43 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] sharpie markings
dang, that never even crossed my mind. Great idea
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Palmer" < <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 3:15 PM
Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] sharpie markings
>I always marked mine inside the battery case.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 9, 2012, at 12:52 PM, Lloyd O'Hara < <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> What about NXT bricks? all of our bricks, we have a couple, have my
>> initials and a phone number, in case they get misplaced. I wanted mark
>> them on the underside but that is the battery cover and easily
>> removeable. The markings are only for ownership and recovery purposes
>> and have nothing to do with running the robot, and they are fairly
>> indiscrete.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Lloyd O'Hara
>> Coach, The Crestwood Monarchs
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "VA/DC Referee Advisor"
>> < <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]>
>> To: < <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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>> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 2:14 PM
>> Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] sharpie markings
>>
>>
>>> Laura,
>>> It's been tacitly understood that marking the robots to distinguish
>>> them from each other, especially where there were multiple teams from
>>> a school or other location, has been inevitable. Also, once you do
>>> it, it could be financially infeasible to undo.
>>>
>>> For attachments and other components like sensors, it would be seen
>>> as more consistent with the rules not to have those marked. So, if
>>> possible, swapping with unmarked sensors would be preferable.
>>>
>>> Steve Scherr
>>> VA/DC FLL Referee Advisor
>>>
>>> On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 1:39 PM, Laura Dysart <
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]>
>>> wrote:
>>>> My team wrote numbers on two of their sensors in sharpie- they have
>>>> some swapping out of attachments and sensors and decided to mark the
>>>> ports on the sensors. Raised a red flag for me- is that "illegal?" We
>>>> can swap out the sensors if it is against rules. Thank you- Laura
>>>>
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