AndyMark G04 / R03 Communication Contest

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by rich2202

In theory, it roughly balances out in the end.

Only if the non-compliant team has a 40% win%. They have 3 opponents they negatively influence every time they win, and only 2 partners they positively influence. As such, it requires 3 losses to every 2 wins in order for them to have a neutral impact on the standings. And even then, specific teams are going to have boons with others have negative influence.

Not to mention that winning and losing matches is a big deal in the district format, as your ranking is a crucial component of determining if you advance to the district championship and then the FRC Championship.

Originally Posted by rich2202

It is less about you, and more about the non-compliant team. Teams spend a lot of effort and money to get to a competition. DQ'ing them and not allowing them to compete at all would totally ruin their season. RI's jump through a lot of hoops to help get non-compliant teams onto the field. Most solutions require disabling the non-compliant system. Unfortunately, non-compliant chassis is not an easy fix.

Letting non-compliant teams compete, but not advance, at least lets the team get on the field for their 6-8 matches. That's about as far as 2/3rds of the teams make it anyway.

I fully understand the angle you're coming from. However, I have also experienced multiple incidents where teams showed up with robots built to the wrong dimensions in the past, and with the help of various teams at the event, they were able to compete. Nobody is getting "DQ'd" in this scenario, they're getting told to make their robot compliant before they are allowed on the field.

Originally Posted by rich2202

Letting them on the field is Gracious Professionalism. Complaining that they may have a marginal affect on your rankings is not.

Gracious professionalism is an ideal that teams and individuals strive for, not a measuring stick to evaluate the actions of others.