[Clanat]

I agree that it is a smart thing to do to let opponent's stacks stand, but making an agreement to not knock down an opponent's stack is wrong. There are specific reasons people design their robots the way they do. Many stackers came from a desire to get more qualification points than they would get as a non-stacking robot. To make an agreement to not knock down stacks is in effect giving your robot another ability: the ability to stack and thus increase the qualifying score. Teams that do have the capability to stack are short-changed, since they don't have the benefits of being a pusher-type robot, but they lose the advantage of having a stacker.

Leaving the other team's stacks is often a smart thing to do, but if you are going to win by knocking over an opponents stack, do it! Your team will score a lot more points by winning with a few points than by losing with a lot.

In a match I was driving in, I would have Gracious Professionalism first, winning second, and maximizing score third. Keep your priorities straight!