[Jon Stratis]

I sent a rather long e-mail about this to FIRST... I think the effort was overall a good idea, but that the boundaries on what should and shouldn't be included in the manual weren't quite placed right. Some of the info that's been removed to only exist on the website makes sense - it's something that experienced teams already know and don't need to be retold again and again (like the definitions of GP and Coopertition). Other information maybe only applies to a small percentage of teams (like transportation exemption information), and those teams will seek the information out.

But other information applies to every team, and should be versioned and announced when updates happen. Like award information... Was it ever announced when the information for 2017 was available on the website? I checked through my e-mails from FIRST, and found one from 11/10 that said chairman's submissions were open and linked to the website, but going to the Chairman's section in the awards (which takes you to a page that includes all submitted awards) shows a date at the top of 11/23, and a date of 11/1/2016 under Updates... what do those dates mean? What updates were made on 11/1?