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Our leadership does back us up - I will agree with that. But I do hear and see mixed signals from more "veteran" referees who try and give advice. Like you say, it's just a part of being in a competitive field. Some say to be tougher - some say be more lenient. There is no firm stance on it, and that is what bothers me. But these are the same people who do the evaluations, so you do what you have to do.
I mentioned that specific person (Tlieb) because just the fact that he is labeled for handing out a lot of T's is notable in and of itself. He is a friend and is moving up quickly and I like him. I just think the nickname is looked at more unfavorably than favorably as far as what it stands for.
The evaluation process in our association is just awful. It could be fixed, but no one seems to be paying any attention to it right now. Hopefully in a few years things will change - I hear some great ideas being tossed around, so I'm hopeful.
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