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Re: Frustrations with Minor Technicalities

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Originally Posted by dtengineering View Post

But never blame it on a "minor technicality". It's either a rule or it isn't.

Jason
If the rules were clearly and easily readable in one location and unchanging I could nearly guarantee my team's robot would be compliant, the problem is FIRST tries to clarify one rule and makes other rules unclear. We read just that update and assumed we were legal, but the way that update combines with other rules messed with us. Yes it's a rule. Yes we missed it. What I meant by minor technicality is that it got by 2 inspectors and gave us no competitive advantage. Yes we were illegal and it IS a rule you are correct. but compared to being overweight or out of the box it is a minor infraction.
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