[Sean_330]

I think the best way for a team to resolve a dispute with another team or individual is to confront the team in a gracious manner and explain the problem to them. HOWEVER if that does not work or you feel you are unable to approach them, then the next step is to get a FIRST staff member involved. If you are unsure of who to ask in FIRST, you can ask virtually any crew member and they will hopefully direct you to the correct person to handle the dispute. (most likely the field manager, head referee, or event manager) Letting your anger simmer, and having unresolved disputes is not in the spirit of FIRST or gracious professionalism. Such disputes need to be resolved now. Oftentimes there is only a simple misunderstanding and having a FIRST official there to mediate is all that is needed. The wrong thing to do is complain after the fact, and criticize a team in public because they may not have been trying to damage your robot on purpose.