[delsaner]

My personal views on the topic...

Reasons one would need in order to go relax or hang out in the courtyard...

1. If one has nothing else to do. (If you have finished scouting, no one needs your help with the robot, there are no more workshops to attend, etc.)
2. If one is really sick, and was advised to rest. (I came down with a bad stomach virus during the championship, so my coach allowed me to wear comfortable pants, instead of khaki pants, which is part of the team uniform.)


PDA...

PDA is alright, but only if, as others said, it is not over the limit. There are two people on our team that are in a relationship, but they do not go off willy-nilly to make out. One of them goes off to help out other teams with electrical problems from time to time, and the other one goes off and scout. Only when both of them are finished, they cuddle and watch the matches.

Tanning...
Haha, I can honestly say that I have never sen people tan or sunbathe during the championships. If you mean sunbathing, as in people laying on the grass talking, then that is alright. But tanning and sunbathing in the middle of a few thousand people is a bit over the limit.