It's so fantastic, isn't it? I practiced yesterday, finished earlier than normal, and had more time to check over.What does everyone think about the new rule of not having to define abbreviations and such?
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Yes! I'm glad they made the change. Having it in didn't really prove a team better than the other or make competition any harder. It was more so a nuisance!It's so fantastic, isn't it? I practiced yesterday, finished earlier than normal, and had more time to check over.What does everyone think about the new rule of not having to define abbreviations and such?
I LOVE IT
Is this a thing? Haven't read the rules. Is this really a thing?What does everyone think about the new rule of not having to define abbreviations and such?
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Clearly, my teammate knows that I want him/her to add two green beads to the left orange pipe cleaner, but literally nobody else is going to get that.+ 2 gr b 2 l o pc
Unfortunately, yes. I interpreted it as not having to define every abbreviation for units, but some team somewhere could interpret it as that. The penalty for drawing a picture has also been reduced from zero tolerance DQing to a tier 2 for a portion of the model.Is this a thing? Haven't read the rules. Is this really a thing?What does everyone think about the new rule of not having to define abbreviations and such?
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I'm gonna come off like a curmudgeonly old man here, but I'm actually opposed to this change. I've always thought that the theory of Write It Do It was to explain a process in such a way that anyone can complete the process without needing to have prior knowledge. That's a pretty important concept in science. (Yes, writing is important in science! Don't slack off in English class.)
I haven't read the new rules, but it would make a lot more sense to allow common abbreviations without explanations (e.g., SW = southwest, etc), but require explanations for more obscure abbreviations.
For example, if I write:Clearly, my teammate knows that I want him/her to add two green beads to the left orange pipe cleaner, but literally nobody else is going to get that.+ 2 gr b 2 l o pc
Not a good change for this event, in my opinion. If this is really the way it's gonna be from now on, WIDI becomes just who can come up with the best shorthand code.
Completely agree here.I could also imagine the old abbreviation rule causing issues for students with poor handwriting. In my current handwriting, often some of my letters are merged so "brick" might look like "brck" which would be interpreted as code or abbreviations...
Coming up with the shortest abbreviations might save time, but it's also more processing for your brain. No matter how much practice we do, understanding "red brick horizontal north" will be faster than understanding "r b h n."
What I myself at least was excited for was not at all about creating "code", as some have implied. I honestly doubt many teams at all will do so. I was glad because it was a nuisance to write out "horizontal" when many people would understand "horiz." instead so it then becomes "red brick horiz. N" which is understandable, not code. Like bernard said, a code would take too long to make, commit to memory, and then execute.Unfortunately, yes. I interpreted it as not having to define every abbreviation for units, but some team somewhere could interpret it as that. The penalty for drawing a picture has also been reduced from zero tolerance DQing to a tier 2 for a portion of the model.Is this a thing? Haven't read the rules. Is this really a thing?
I'm gonna come off like a curmudgeonly old man here, but I'm actually opposed to this change. I've always thought that the theory of Write It Do It was to explain a process in such a way that anyone can complete the process without needing to have prior knowledge. That's a pretty important concept in science. (Yes, writing is important in science! Don't slack off in English class.)
I haven't read the new rules, but it would make a lot more sense to allow common abbreviations without explanations (e.g., SW = southwest, etc), but require explanations for more obscure abbreviations.
For example, if I write:Clearly, my teammate knows that I want him/her to add two green beads to the left orange pipe cleaner, but literally nobody else is going to get that.+ 2 gr b 2 l o pc
Not a good change for this event, in my opinion. If this is really the way it's gonna be from now on, WIDI becomes just who can come up with the best shorthand code.
I honestly feel like SciOly is becoming more about winning than learning, which is unfortunate because the learning emphasis in SciOly is what drew me to materials science, whereas the winning emphasis in math team is what alienated me from math/ physics.
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