[dtengineering]

Well, if you want an official interpretation of a rule, then the Q&A is the place to go.

But that really isn't what you're asking. Asking for a rule to be changed should probably be done by contacting FIRST directly, perhaps through team support.

Another way is to post the rule you wish to have changed, and the changes you'd like to make, here on Chief Delphi prior to officially requesting the rule to be changed. That way you can get some suggestions and feedback on the changes you seek, and perhaps build a community of supporters for the suggestion.

A good way to do it might be to ask, "Does anyone know why rule XXX is "blah blah blah" instead of "blech blech blech""? Sometimes rules that seem silly only seem that way because we don't know the reasoning behind them... other times they are completely arbitrary, and set that way by the GDC because they thought it would be a good idea to make the rule that way.

Regardless of how you go about it, however, the likelihood of having a rule changed for this year's game is slim. The only time I've seen FIRST change a rule during the season (like they did this year) is when unintended consequences of a rule are significantly affecting the desired outcomes of the game.

Of course the rules for next year's game are all up in the air right now, and I'm sure the GDC is open to good ideas on how to make FRC better.

But rule changes during the competition season are rightly seen as disruptive and undesirable.

So post your ideas here and then e-mail them to FIRST, or just send your suggestion/request directly to FIRST.

Jason