Mark I understand where you are coming from. The thing to remember is that the information I am talking about it technically all ready out there in front of everyone. Anyone who watches a few matches can put 2 and 2 together and figure out that a 100% working robot will have a solid red/blue light on above their controls, and one that is not 100% working or disabled will have a flashing light. Also when it comes to comm, battery, and mode, all robots have a light that will flash to signal it's diagnostics. This is all information that is available during a match as it is, that is if you're there. What if you are in the pits in Atlanta, or you are in college and can't afford to go to an event so you watch a webcast? By presenting this information on the screen in a way that Joe Schmoe can't figure out at first but any FIRSTer would know we can help provide more feedback to those who want to know.
Example of what it could be:
It's hard to tell what this means, but RedB has a bad battery, BlueB has been disabled. Everyone else is good.