[OccamzRazor]

Someone across from our pit brought an entire kit tote full of clothespins and made a game with twitter out of it - it probably weighed 30 pounds. We were so close in proximity that we got tagged more than a hundred times easily. I have to agree that it is obnoxious when not moderated and that my team will never bring pegs to competition but I do not think we will go as far as dismantling them since I do see some kids having harmless fun with them.

I think 1v1 student confrontation over them is a problem if the students who are tagging have questionable character and behave inappropriately with them because most of the time it is harmless. The mistakes of a few ruin it for all.

I would not be opposed to a collective ban on them at competitions because there are other ways to have fun at the events. Seating harassment was way worse this year but since the venues will shrink next year the problem will hopefully shrink along with it.