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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef
You need to know the rule before you can discuss its interpretation or have an opinion on it.
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Agree 100%.
However, some may come to the Forum not to get, or give, an interpretation; not to get, or give, an opinion; but to just get the rule straight, so that they will know the rule, understand the rule, and then maybe get into interpretations, or opinions, for themselves, or for the good of the cause.
Once an official knows the rules, then I see no problem with that official coming to the Forum for some help with a rule question.
And I have no problem with coaches, parents, or fans coming straight to the Forum. They don't have to be officials to post on the Forum, right?
Nobody could learn all the rules by just studying the Forum. Impossible. We're good, but not that good. You have to start with the rulebook, casebook, and mechanics manual, but after that, the Forum is a great informational, and educational, resource.