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Originally Posted by EricH
I have not seen any rules on tape this year.
However, someone will probably ask on Q&A pretty soon and we will know for sure.
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Nowhere does it say that the Q&A can make new rules. So they'd better clarify that issue, before they use it to make a tape rule for 2009.
Given that teams don't read the Q&A nearly as often as they ought to, and the fact that it doesn't highlight important statements (in the way that an update does), it would be a bad idea to expect all teams to comply with the things that are said there. Every year, many teams miss (or occasionally, deliberately ignore) Q&A clarifications of existing rules.
As a matter of fact, FIRST has neglected to publicly state the order of precedence for rules, updates, Q&As, etc. for the last couple of years. Especially with sources of information like the Director's Blog, it's time that they put something in writing for the teams.