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Originally posted by JRutledge
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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
Whoa, whoa, whoa whoa!
Don't misconstrue what I'm saying. Anti-swearing isn't necessarily my crusade. Personally, and probably unfortunately, I have a tendency myself to use profanity a little too much sometimes. Not around women and children though. I watch that pretty closely. The anti-profanity crusade is that particular league's crusade. What I'm saying is that it is not up to us as officials as to whether we agree or don't agree with their crusade while we are working in their league. We just follow their direction, is all. If the league direction is zero tolerance on any profanity, then that's the way it is.
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I totally agree with this. A lot of what I do and what I think is directly to the league or assignor says. If there is not a common policy, I go to my personal berometer and do what I feel is best. But I never tolerate profanity, I just do not penalize it with a T just because it is used. Usually a good "talk to" will do the trick. But every situation is different and every place is different.
Peace
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And, Jeff, that's what works for you and your league, so that's good.
Weekend Ref -- It's just a matter of teamwork with all the refs in your area. That teamwork happens over a longer period of time than just one game. It takes some effort and attention to make it work. But it's the only "fair" way to handle it. Everyone needs to defer to "prevailing community standards."