[EricH]

Originally Posted by scca229

As long as the Region is allowed to override anybody bringing the rule book over to attempt to argue a Region rule, I'm good to go with it.

If a regional is making its own rules, that run counter to the FRC rules ("world" rules), then that is an issue, and someone bringing the rulebook over to state that "This is allowed by 'world' rules" had better be given a good explanation--for example, an unpublicized written rule from the venue saying that such and such is not allowed.

If the regional does not have a good reason, then allowing them to override "world" rules is a very bad idea. But if they do have a good reason, then that's a whole 'nother matter.