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Originally Posted by ajmc
As a game that interests participants between the ages of 6 and 60, distinctly different and targeted rules codes have evolved, that often addressing the same general circumstances, react quite differently to specific situations and talent levels. Trying to mingle, or justify, explanations at one level to apply to other levels, is a fool's game,
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I don't think so, because the rules committees borrow heavily from each other -- and
all the major codes started from a single one. Not only do they tend to lift language from each other, but also concerns, so that even when they aren't copying each other's wording, the trends propagate. See for instance the recent actions re horse collar tackling.