Re: Odd things the rules allow, and should probably be changed
 

"the communism pile"...That made me actually laugh. Maybe it was because I was laughing, that I was not quite able to figure out exactly what you meant?

Please explain another way? (Do you mean creating a pile at an event of all of each teams unneeded old stuff or junk, allowing teams to sift through, and take what is wanted, and leave the rest?)

I would think that would be very troublesome dealing with what is leftover at the event sites, yes. So, if not allowed, I fully understand that, and have stayed a few times to help pack up the field and ship it, those sites must be cleared out completely, by a certain hour. Who would deal w/ the mess left over?

Simply find a rookie or young team(s) locally, and donate away. Most Community Colleges or for that matter any "maker space" would be glad to get the donations. Chances are you would not get many "No, we don't want that stuff" answers). Probably a lot of "TY so much!"

Re: Odd things the rules allow, and should probably be changed
 

The logistics of having a regulated way for teams to drop things off and take stuff without abusing it are insane and absurd and take a lot more thought then just I have currently in my pocket. Yeah though rough idea is maybe not even on site but having a location where teams can donate parts for other teams to use and have access to. It happens so often when I see we cut something and you know its enough material to be useful its just we have a surplus of supply and a lack of space. Share the blessings yo! I guess this could be made a separate thread completely. Teams all pitch in money rent out a storage unit and keep spare parts organized there for anyone to use.