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Re: Rules - to follow or not to follow, that is the question

As others have said, every team should focus on the rules during build, and do their best to ensure every one of them is met.

That being said, we're all human. Sometimes we miss something. When you get to competition, I would urge everyone (except the inspectors!) to take a small step back from the rules. If you see someone violating a rule in a way that doesn't affect game play, why bother making a fuss about it? It's only going to make both parties look bad. On the other hand, if you see a team with 10 CIM's on their robot, it could be great to send a few people over to help them fix the problem.

So in short, follow the rules in your build space as best you can, and let the inspectors handle the rules at competition - you don't need to be policing every other team there.