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Originally Posted by 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.
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One more look at 978:
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ID: 978 Section: 4.3.3 Status: Answered Date Answered: 1/11/2005
Q: Regarding <G17>: What are the parameters for being "in" a loading zone? (i.e., must some part of the robot be touching the yellow triangle, et cetera)
A: There are no yellow triangles in the loading zones. The robot base and / or drive train must be touching the loading zone. The intent of this rule is that you must be in the loading zone. By making it blatantly obvious that you are in the loading zone, you will draw far less attention from the referees.
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The "blatantly obvious" clause is from 978, not the manual. Thus, if you are familiar with "blatantly obvious", then you should have seen "must be touching", too, since they're in the same paragraph.