[dtengineering]

Speaking as a tech inspector, I try to keep up with the Q&A, but don't keep up with it in nearly as much detail as I did when I was mentoring a team. So I won't know ALL of the Q&A when inspecting your robot, and will appreciate it if you know of a Q&A that you think is applicable and bring that to my attention.

I find relevant Q&A responses extremely persuasive, not just becuase they provide insight into how to interpret the game rules, but also because they provide some guidance on how an inspector at another event will likely interpret the rules.

In my experience other FRC volunteers, including refs, have found a great deal of guidance in the Q&A, and while there may be an occasional instance where an official disregards the Q&A, or is unaware of an appropriate Q&A response for a particular situation, I think you will find that Q&A answers continue to be extremely informative and influential in the decision making process.

So the answer makes sense to me...

Jason