R8g: Legality of lights (Unofficial Q&A)

[B-Kinney]

According to rule R8g (emphasis mine):

Decorations that visually mimic field elements or could otherwise interfere with an opponent’s Vision Sensor are considered functional and are not permitted. This includes lights, such as the VEX Flashlight. The Head Inspector and Head Referee will make the final decision on whether a given decoration or mechanism violates this rule.

I assume that all previously-legal lights, including the VEX Flashlight, are still legal as long as they aren’t used in a way that could confuse the Vision Sensor, but I wanted to mention this rule in case anyone else might get confused by it.

If anyone thinks this would be a good question for the Q&A, feel free to ask about it there. (Just make sure there aren’t any double posts.)

P.S. I’m not part of a registered team, so I can’t ask the question myself.

Edit: When I first posted this, I accidentally put it in the In the Zone channel.

[GBHS_VEX_Member]

I am pretty sure that is the right interpretation. This rule was made due to the ideology of painting a red/blue square on the side of a robot in order to throw off the opponent.