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Originally Posted by Steve W
It may not be the best rule but it does state the rule, penalty and above all has not changed since day 1. Why is this such a big issue? When you get a ticket for going the wrong way on the street can you use the defence that I only went a bit the wrong way?
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Steve, it's a big issue because it's being called in something like 75%+ of matches. It's affecting the outcome of many of those matches. I get that it's been there since day 1. Everyone keeps saying that. So what. If it really, truly was such an easy rule for everyone to follow, then why is this penalty being assessed more than any other rule that I can think of in the history of FIRST? That's my point. Regardless of how easy it is for many of you to follow, LOTS of teams seem to be having problems with it - this fact cannot be denied, can it? I get that they should learn to fix it. Fine, whatever. In the meantime, it's creating a lousy situation for spectators, young teams, new mentors, and potential sponsors.
How many of you would keep watching an (American) football game if the refs threw a flag on 3 out of every 4 downs? There's been lots of sports analogies (even though the FIRST mantra is that we want to be better examples than many athletes), but I can't think of any sport where there are anywhere near as many penalties as we are seeing in this game.
Q&A is certainly a good route to take, but depending on how gray the topic in question is, CD is certainly a good place to ask the question. - slijin [more] 
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