Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich Ives
Making you look it up has many benefits
1) You'll discover it.
2) You'll remember it.
3) You'll believe it.
OTOH, if you just have someone tell you
1) You may not believe it.
2) You won't be able to find it when you really need to read it.
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It doesn't pay to try to explain it or defend it to anybody, but I, like probably 99% of umps on here do my fair share of looking up.
Reasons a person may respond to a post w/o looking up:
1. access to the site vs access to a rule book
2. feel like discussing first, then looking up to discover/remember/believe
3. flat out don't feel like finding the exact rule and would rather discuss it
We can all bury our heads in a rule book until we are blue in the face...but sometimes it's good to mix it up.
I agree with your post 100%...but to say that I should "look it up" before asking a question on here...would bring an end to the forum pretty quickly.