[jonathan lall]

Here's what I mean. This is an example of how a simple XML-based scouting sheet could look:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<scoutinfo>
	<team number="188" name="Woburn Robotics"></team>
	<robot name="Blizzard 3" type="goalbot"></robot>
	<goals number="2">excellent</goals>
	<balls number="0">N/A</balls>
	<traction>excellent</traction>
	<speed>good</speed>
	<motorpower number="6">excellent</motorpower>
	<gearbox type="one-speed"></gearbox>
	<gohome boolean="true">poor</gohome>
	<comments rating="8">
That's one nice robot. Fairly fast, really powerful, won't let go of goals involuntarily.
	</comments>
</scoutinfo>

All elements here are concrete values, whereas the attributes are more subjective. Since it's extensible, missing info shouldn't be a problem. There are a few ways we could do its DTD. All the attribute names are type, name, boolean, and number.