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Re: PID on Jaguars is Illegal

It's not unexpected that there is a review of this decision behind the scenes. As well as many volunteers, WPI, NI and particularly TI have invested in expanding the use of the Jaguars. And I thank them for that investment.

On a more general point, section 4.3 of the Game Manual includes the exhortation:
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When reading these rules, please use technical common sense (engineering thinking) rather than “lawyering” the interpretation and splitting hairs over the precise wording in an attempt to find loopholes. Try to understand the reasoning behind a rule.
That really should be a two way street, and while the Blue Boxes have helped put context to many rules, this ruling appears to be a counter-example where over-judicious reading of the letter of a rule is elevated over the spirit.