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					Originally Posted by BadNewsRef  Doesn't anybody in these discussions ever carry a rule book?  I guess that is a rhetorical question since it's obvious no one in that discussion seems to have ever cracked a rule book in regards to this subject.
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 Can't some people ignore threads they feel haven't been properly researched first by the OP?  As a less experienced basketball ref,  I find many of them helpful even if I know the rule as it helps me lock it in.  And often there are "this case is clear, but what about if ..." and there is a good discussion that is also helpful.  
Just one guy's opinion, but seems like as officials we should be allowed to ask each other dumb questions.  I'm a very experienced baseball umpire and I'm always glad if other umps ask me even simple questions if it helps them improve.