11:59 p.m. deadline: Start or finish bag & tag?

[jchick]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

Lets reference what you posted

Section 5.1 of the Admin Manual states:
"You may work on your robot until midnight local time on Stop Build Day."

- Alright so do not work on the robot after 11:59

R15 of the Game Manual states:
"All ROBOT elements ... must be bagged and sealed, by 11:59PM local time on Stop Build Day."

- Alright so make sure the robot is in the bag by midnight.

Why would one rule negate the other? Its very clear that the robot needs to be in the bag and work needs to be stopped at 11:59. I did not notice you were a rookie team however, there was very little ambiguity in this and it simply looked as yet another person trying to find a hole in the manual.

It is ambiguous, unless you plan on bagging the robot in the minute between 11:59 p.m and 12:00 a.m. Perhaps you can accomplish that, but we're not there yet. I do not wish to engage with someone who seems more interested in arguing than helping. Others provided the answer we needed.