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Re: A few thoughts on gracious proffesionalism by a rookie mentor...
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Originally Posted by martin417
I did not say that defense was totally prohibited. I merely said that the idea, the spirit of the game, and of first, is to excel by achieving, not by preventing others from achieving (my opinion).
While some defense is legal by the rules, I do not believe that acting in a defense only mode, or intentionally damaging other robots displays gracious professionalism.
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You are correct that intentionally damaging another robot is not GP and should lead to disqualification.
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But if FIRST followed a "truth in advertising" philosophy for the registration kits, they would contain six cannisters labeled: "Stress", "Anxiety", "Confusion", "Insomnia", "Dietary Inadequacy", "Unbalanced Priorities"
And a really big seventh one labeled "Fun" :) - dlavery [more] 
19-03-2008, 08:50
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