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Originally Posted by T. Hoffman
Whether it's binding or not (I still can't find the post where Dave said it wasn't a substitute for the official rules - maybe I'm just crazy.....), the Q/A isn't PUSHED to teams via Email Blast or other active means. That means not everyone is going to read it. That means it's poorly communicated. Poor communication makes Woodie Flowers cry.
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You're quite right; I didn't mean to make that sound like its officialness was a remedy for its obscurity. Sure, the teams ought to be reading it, but if they aren't, the officials will be in a tricky position when they refer to the Q&A printouts and the team says "what's that".
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Originally Posted by Brandon Holley
I wonder if the refs at the events are aware of every Q&A response?? Interpretation directly of the rulebook would sway me to give it to the red alliance. However interpretation from the Q&A would push me to the blue. So if the refs aren't updated daily on these responses...and these responses are to be taken as a rule, aren't the refs not really enforcing the correct interpretations?
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The head referees and lead inspectors are given access to a document with the entire Q&A. It's up to them to disseminate it to the rest of the referees and inspectors. And then everyone has to read it.