Bag & tag mistake

[Tristan Lall]

Originally Posted by safiq10

Another team in the city is quitting joining the regional event cause they had a miscommunication on the rules. Apparently they wont be competing due to their mentor thought your allowed to continue to assemble and not construct after stop build day. So they are quitting due to the fact that they broke a rule.

They need to speak to their regional director immediately. Since the manual doesn't include procedures for this contingency, FIRST needs to be made aware, so that it can devise a fair resolution, advise the officials at the event how to handle the situation, and take equivalent steps elsewhere if it happens again.

Originally Posted by safiq10

Should they still compete or just not compete this year.

If the things that were illegally assembled can be restored to the state they were in at the end of the build period, I don't see any reason to withdraw. After all, they're already going to the trouble of doing penance for their sins—I don't think they're likely to abuse FIRST's (presumed) magnanimity.

Note that the ruling should also be announced to the other teams. Given that they may already know the team was in violation, they need to be made aware that the violation was corrected to FIRST's satisfaction. (Failing to do this could diminish their confidence in the administration of the rules.)