Finding the FIRST FRC QandA
 

I have been trying to locate the FRC QandA so that I can post a question about the rules. But when I go here http://www.firstinspires.org/node/3651 and look under the tab Manual/ Game Q&A http://www.firstinspires.org/resourc...nual-qa-system it just says "Questions about the Competition Manual are answered here. The Q&A System will open after Kickoff."

It is clearly after kickoff, so does anyone know why it still only says that? Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place?

Thanks so much for your help!
Sunny69

Re: Finding the FIRST FRC QandA
 

"After kickoff" means a few days after kickoff - typically Wednesday as I recall from previous years. They want to give teams time to digest the rules. This can eliminate a frivolous question that a second or third reading of the rules clearly answers.

Re: Finding the FIRST FRC QandA
 

I believe that people have said that it opens the day of the first Team Update or the day after so that people have time to actually read the manual and not just go asking questions to the Q&A.

Re: Finding the FIRST FRC QandA
 

Usually the day after.

Kickoff: Manual is released, teams complain about rules.
Tuesday after Kickoff: TU#1 is released, fixing obvious problems.
Wednesday after Kickoff: Q&A opens. Ideally by now teams have actually read the Manual so they're asking more "edge-case" questions instead of "how many CIMs can we use".

Re: Finding the FIRST FRC QandA
 

https://frc-qa.firstinspires.org/Questions.php maybe?

Re: Finding the FIRST FRC QandA
 

From TIMS:

Re: Finding the FIRST FRC QandA
 

Sorry, I guess I just showed how much of a rookie I am :rolleyes:

Oh well, if you don't ask, you don't learn. Thanks so much for the help!

Re: Finding the FIRST FRC QandA
 

Is it me or is QandA down. I go here and click on QandA and it says Not Found.

Re: Finding the FIRST FRC QandA
 

For whatever reason, you need the https:// . I don't know enough about web programming to say as to why. That being said, this link should work.

Re: Finding the FIRST FRC QandA
 

I believe it indicates a secure connection which is needed for the login.

Re: Finding the FIRST FRC QandA
 

It was working the other day, looks like they caught it and fixed it now.

Re: Finding the FIRST FRC QandA
 

Is there a PDF? Or just manual look ups? Lat year you could download the PDF I get the not found too.

Re: Finding the FIRST FRC QandA
 

PDF for the q&a or the manual itself?

Re: Finding the FIRST FRC QandA
 

There is a button on the top right to download the pdf.

Re: Finding the FIRST FRC QandA
 

Does not download for me and I assume others

Chrome:

Not Found

The requested URL /ViewPDF/0/ was not found on this server.

Edge:
404 Error

Re: Finding the FIRST FRC QandA
 

I am having the exact same problem. I cannot find anyone's Questions nor any of their responses. The link to download the latest Q/A is a failed 404 error in IE, Firefox, and Chrome. I cannot even ask a question either.

I have a valid login and password and verified it via Email. While logging in, I have no problems, it's once in, I cannot download the PDF nor ask a question.

If anyone has any advice, that would be great.

Thank you,

Kevin Freeman
FRC Team 5234 Mentor

Re: Finding the FIRST FRC QandA
 

Questions are submitted through your TIMS account - the head mentor or whoever is in charge of that account has access to that, and, iirc, can also grant permission to a student to submit questions.

Re: Finding the FIRST FRC QandA
 

I find if you pick a topic and filter to "answered" they show up...it would be much more convenient to get a weekly PDF though. Could do that last year easy. Not sure why some seem to be able to get the PDF and others cannot.

Re: Finding the FIRST FRC QandA
 

Thank you!