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Originally Posted by sparksandtabs
I don't Know if there a rule reguarding this or not. But why not just have a rule that makes it legal for teams to have thier own Identification System. That the GDC can decide whether the team has to or doesn't have to use the flag. Same idea as the bumpers, you can use this thing and have this advenge by using it but you need to make it to this exact specification. That way FIRST doesn't have to pay for it and it is a standardized way of doing something.
-John
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I was actually thinking of the same thing. Allow individual teams to come up with their own identification system and then include it as part of their inspection. If their system isn't what the judges consider noticeable enough then they have to use the flag.
The only problem I can think of this is for the judges themselves. They've already have their work cut out for them, and having multiple different identification systems would probably multiply their workload a good bit. I wasn't around when lights were used as the primary method of identification but based on what I read on here flags seem to be the simplest and most effective mode of identification.