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Originally Posted by rich2202
Letting them on the field is Gracious Professionalism. Complaining that they may have a marginal affect on your rankings is not.
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I would say it is gracious, but it is not professional. Obviously it is a nice thing to do. But not enforcing the rules punishes the teams who follow them, and reduces their legitimacy overall.
This isn't the first, second, third time a rule change will result in some teams having to modify their frames at events. In FTC, I had to do this at my very first robotics event ever. It's part of the experience, and I don't think that experience should be taken away from teams. The rules should matter.
A single win or loss is not a "marginal" effect on your rankings. It's the difference between the #1 seed and the number #3 seed, or the difference between #4 seed and #10 seed. It's not "un-GP" to want to play the same game under the same rules as your opponents despite differing personal goals.