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Originally Posted by bainsey
Forget about the morons and howler monkeys, though. What about the ones yelling something backed with a little rules knowledge?
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My overall thoughts from your OP:
1. Distractions are bad. Most of us, as we progress, develop selective hearing and don't hear the fans 99% of the time. When we hear the fans, it's distracting. Any fan who thinks he's going to be able to impact the officiating in a positive way is dilluding himself. The only effect he will have is as a distraction. It could fluster younger officials, but that's not what this guy is getting at.
2. Fans who spout rule terminology are wasting their time. Either the official already knows the rules and their assistance is not required, or the official doesn't know the rules and their help isn't going to actually, well, help.
3. Anyone who is trying to be nice and civilized in order to have more influence on someone is kind of missing the point, IMO.