[trev2023]

I don't think that the idea of the rule being "clear and concise" since 1/11 is fair.

For instance, when I first read the rule, I thought "blatantly obvious, okay, we just must have to make sure that we're over the loading zone". I didn't take time to analyze the one question out of the X many of them that are in the system. Like many others, I figured that this was to keep teams from extending arms into the loading zone to grab tetras.

It wasn't until after the build season has been over (my fault) that I or any of my team has seen the modifications. We have been busy working on the robot, not analyzing the rules. Now that I have read the Q&A's and have read all about the controversy. I guess we will just be putting some zip ties on the front of our robot to abide by it.

Finally, I think that it is unfortunate that so much has been made about what seems to be a small part of the game. The rule (in my opinion) has been made primarily for the safety of the participants, and ggetting lawyerly about it clouds this.

My point is: The problem is not however many times "touching" is stated in the manual or the Q&A system. The problem is that there are many teams who still don't understand this rule, even after the build season has ended.