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Originally posted by bjudge
In our association, the arbiter and computer sends you to a different crew every week. Sometimes you recognize officials you are working with that night, and sometimes you dont.
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REPLY: This might explain it somewhat. If this was an "established" crew, it is entirely possible that your wing man would have been receptive to your disagreement with his call. Not saying he would automatically agree with you, but at least he'd be willing to hear you out. Likewise, the R probably wouldn't have been so quick to disregard your concern that the the block was legal. You would have conferred and come to a conclusion. It's all a matter of trust--trust that disagreement is not personal but professional in the context of the game; trust that disagreement is not an attempt to denigrate the other official but is a sincere attempt to get the call right. My crew has been together for over twenty years and we would never hesitate to speak to a colleague right then and there if we thought he might have made an error.
As far as your personal opinion of your wing man's abilities, I really think you need to get past that. It doesn't make him automatically wrong if the two of you disagree.