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Originally posted by rotationslim
Going to get roasted here.. but I will throw it out anyway.
If at halftime a rational, calm fan approaches you and asks a simple question, respectfully, why not choose to be an amassador for the game and answer.
NOW I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT THE FOLLOWING:
1) interacting with a hostile fan, clearly they should be ignored or tossed out depending on their degree of hostility and how they are expressing it.
2) getting in a long drawn out conversation that would distract you from your halftime duties.
3) The guy is looking for an arguement.
AGAIN, those situations are not what I am asking about.
I am saying, why walk around with a chip on your shoulder, prejudging all fans as the enemy. If you sense the guy has genuine question, and was just seeking to understand something, and you can teach him a principle of the game with a 10 second conversatino.. why not be a teacher for a moment instead of a policeman.
Would that not fit nicely in the role of a quality official.
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I might answer a question, but I am not going to stop and have a conversation with the fan. If that fan does not mind walking with me on the way to the locker room or out of the gym, then that might be OK. I am just not going to stop everything to talk to a fan. It is not my obligation to do so. I will only do answer any question of the fan is acting properly or the question is reasonable. It would also depend on the environment as well.
Peace