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Rule #1
Don't show up the official.
Rule #2: Refer to rule #1 before yelling, gesturing, etc.
In my experience, you can say something if you like about a specific call, but it will rarely change anything. Exception is a clear incorrect interp of a rule if you can get it addressed before ball is made live again. That is, if you both see the same thing and disagree about the appropriate ruling, that is something you can get fixed at times. If they see one thing and you see another, it's what they see that counts so save your energy.
I usually refrain from discussing a single situation and confine my comments to patterns of play and calls/no-calls. The illegal screen comment you made would fall in that category, and the way you made it is the right way - so only you and the ref are part of the discussion, rather than showing him up. Being specific about where it is happening (e.g., #23 is setting illegal screens on every inbounds) is even better IMO. But not all ref are going to be inclined to listen. When they show that they don't want to hear it, it's time to leave them be.
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