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Originally Posted by FrankJ
.... Which would you prefer? Strictly enforcing the rule so the robot is disabled, and not allowed back on the field until it is reinspected or a looser interpretation? Both ways have their merit. Easier to be uniform with the first way though.
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I am all about the rules. People accuse me of "lawyering" the rules, but my position is always consistent and clear: do whatever you can within the rules to achieve the best outcome. If you are non-compliant with any rule in any way, no matter who you are, whether or not it affects the outcome of the match, the remedy specified in the rules should be applied. That is the only way to be fair and consistent, and if a rookie team gets disabled because their bumper fell off, they will learn to fix the issue and improve.
I do not believe in "participation trophy" thinking. If you earn a win, that win means something. If you are given a win , then the win becomes meaningless, and you learn the wrong lesson. That is the type of thinking that has created the self entitlement philosophy that is so prevalent among our youth today.