I think that people are coming up with some great ideas and refinements to the rules. I would point out though, that it may be more beneficial to everyone if you gave these directly to FIRST. Try emailing
frcteams@usfirst.org, it might not be the email address thats perfect for this, but i'm sure they will point you in the direction of the right people to contact. Most of the people at FIRST do not read these forums, and may miss these discussions, so i encourage people like Travis, to take your ideas directly to the source, who knows maybe you'll see your ideas implemented.