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Originally Posted by Ian Mackenzie
Back to the rule, pinning is "inhibit[ing] the movement of another ROBOT while in contact with a field element or border". It doesn't say it has to be something rigid; spider legs are certainly field elements. The reason that pinning was not called against the ramp last year was because the ramp was considered part of the floor, not a field element. That may not have been clear in the initial rules, but it was cleared up mid-year and I believe it was called consistently across regionals.
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Sometimes the referee's did not even know when a RINGER/KEEPER was SCORED. It is hard for them to make even complex calls like those. I am sorry for what happen to 1114. Hopefully FIRST will resolve their issues and make some changes next season.