Is this fair?

[PinionTwister]

It is unfortunate that problems like this occurs in FIRST. I don't blame the officials or the inspectors - they are volunteers. What I blame is common sense - we have GP to cover everything but we (as a FIRST community) do not have common sense when these issues arise.

FIRST is about building robots. FIRST is about working with teammates. FIRST is about learning. FIRST is about working with mentors. FIRST is a great experience.

Should we really throw all of that away because a sticker was not properly signed before being placed on the robot? Is the schedule SO important that we can't take 5 minutes to find the answer?

If the issue is safety related I cannot agree more - remove the robot from competition. If it is not safety related then let common sense take over and make a judgement call (what the referre should do).

Lastly, I checked section 3 of the competition manual relating to inspection. It clearly states that the robot needs to be inspected. It says nothing about a "signed" sticker before we can go on the field.