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First let me state that I agree with the GP off the field and to a large degree on the field as well.

"The moment the battery dies, the claw/grabber mechanism goes dead and drops a tube that they would've been able to hang had their battery held out. Would it be in the spirit of gracious professionalism to hang the tube for them (assuming its not against the rules)?"

Your above quote refers (at least to me) to the 'coopertition' points that they instituted last year or the year before to keep strong alliances from racking up triple digit scores against much weaker alliances and then bragging about it (at least IMO that's why they may have done it). By the same token I don't think you should score points for your opponent to try and earn the 'coopertition' points. I want to see a great match. I don't want to see one team target another to flip their bot just because they can (I have seen it happen).

"I want to win, but I want to beat my opponent when they are at their best. Not, because they weren't running as well as they should. If there is something we can do to help our opponent out, we should do everything in our power to help them.How else can we find out how good we are or where we need to personally improve?"

Ditto totally...