[DampRobot]

To add another perspective, I was a big "cheesecaker" back in 2013 and 2014 before it was even called that. Perhaps the teams I was on didn't do it to the same degree that some teams have this year, but I fondly remember fixing a lot of elex and pneumatic issues on other teams in order to get them working for qual or elim matches. Some of the most fun I've had as a student or a mentor was getting teams ready to run and contribute to the alliance in time for quarter finals or a critical qualification match.

Why did I enjoy it, and why was this a good thing? It taught me that what many people might call impossible can be accomplished, and gave me a huge amount of experience diagnosing system level problems. Ten mins till a match, and your compressor isn't working? No problem. Intake's illegal? We'll get it through inspection. Drive base acting funny? I'll see what I can do. Need an inbound or FCS blocker? Give me a lunch break and it'll get done.

This year people really took helping other teams to another level, and for the most part, I'm fine with it. As much as I like to pooh-pooh the value of inspiration, going deep in elims and working with world class teams really changes your perspective. It'll make you hungrier for future success and learning, which in my mind is why FIRST is the way it is. I guess I don't want what happened with 900 to happen to all third picks, but I think the logistic challenge of maneuvers like that will prevent it from happening often.

In any case, I can't see any attempt to regulate cheesecaking going very well.