[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

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So was Howard on the committee at the time when dribble definition was written? Was he a committee member when the case plays that we've cited were published? Was he involved in the discussion and wording of these? What years did he serve? What years were these items written/discussed/published?

Do you have any idea about the timing of these events? If not, then the fact that someone was once on a committee provides no significant insight on these matters.

Ouch. You know, I think you're right. It had never occured to me that somebody who wasn't on the committee when each individual rule and case were penned couldn't possibly have any clue, nor is that person uniquely qualified to offer an opinion.

Holy Crap, Batman! That means the dozen or so folks who are the committee now, and presumably have been there maybe 10 years are only qualified to answer questions about changes they themselves made. That must really complicate fielding questions from state offices.

So when they do get a question from a state office, do they phone old committee members to get authoritative answers? Do they keep a medium on retainer for when they need to talk to Dr. Naismith himself? No wonder they only field questions from state offices. Imagine the work involved in otherwise.