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Old Wed Mar 19, 2003, 12:30pm
Camron Rust Camron Rust is offline
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Re: the dumbest rule

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Originally posted by moose69
The absolute dumbest rule in the book. Why are their restrictions on artifical noise makers? What does it add to the game? I've reffed a lot of big games, with a lot of big crowds and they have had noise makers. It makes the game much more enjoyable for the fans, and they players love it to.

It is one rule that has no business being in the book.

here in our area, we waved the noise maker rule until at the league level.
If there is a big crowd and noisemakers just blend in with the din of the crowd, I can see your point. However, if the noisemaker is dramatically above the level of the natural noise then it doesn't belong. It could be an individual noise maker that is used to disconcert a FT shooter (a single very loud drum) or it could be an electronic system. With those, it would become a contest of who can buy the loudest device to play "charge", "De-Fense" or who knows what.
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