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I'm a big fan of limited official rulings, particularly in regards to team operations, by FIRST. I'm glad they've stated that them selves.
As for teams offering to drive for other teams or loan team members in extreme cases, like emergencies or to keep religious obligations, I am in favor of event staff making the call. The people on the ground are the ones who can best weigh the implications and decide if something is being done out of GP or not. There are occasions were it is appropriate and when it is not, and there is no way to foresee which is which before hand. It's a decision best left to the referee staff on an as needed basis. -Andy A. |
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While I like the idea of team members only being on one team, I believe that in the siprit of gracious professionalism we should allow for exceptions on a case-by-case situation, with the head referee of that regional as the final arbitrator. This should satisfy both the 'conflict-of-interest' and 'gracious professionalism' arguments. |
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I think you could easily make a case that it's the regional director's call, just as it might be if a team refused to extinguish open flames in the pit, or was creating a disturbance in the stands. Since regional directors and head referees occasionally disagree, it would be wise to establish who has the final word. |
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OK, I'll bite.
What is so bad about a student being a member of two teams? Take the driver position out of the equation. If a student is able to be part of two teams (two teams at one school is the likely scenario, but I can think of situations where a student could have the opportunity to be on two teams at separate schools), why specifically is this "bad"? Wouldn't the student have the opportunity for twice the inspiration? What am I missing? We have mentors that are members of multiple teams (the Martian mentors even have dual shirts!) - is FIRST going to disallow this in the future? I suppose that the logistics of being a full fledged member of two teams might be pretty difficult unless those two teams act as one in all aspects - robot design, scouting, etc (animation, chairman's, and other types of activities would be the only distinct areas). But what if a team suddenly had a lot of extra cash and decided that they wanted to enter two robots themselves? To do so, a new team has to be created. This rule would prevent this unless they are able to come up with 3 new students (for a new drive team) - which shouldn't be hard, but work with me on this. I'm not saying I disagree with the rule....I'm just wondering why it has to be a rule in the first place. |
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