Was it really that bad?

[Raymond]

Why are there like seven paragraphs that have nothing to do with officiating?

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[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Raymond

Why are there like seven paragraphs that have nothing to do with officiating?

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Originally Posted by BillyMac

Now could somebody please help me down from this soapbox. I've been blathering on for too long a time on too many subjects and I'm getting dizzy up here.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Raymond

Why are there like seven paragraphs that have nothing to do with officiating?

Or nothing to do with the topic? Typical of Billy. You know this already.

Peace

[Multiple Sports]

It was a great three weeks on this site. The threads regarding the tournament were intelligent and it was an enjoyable read without one poster hijacking threads and answering his own questions in the next post. Time to go back to Facebook conversations...

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Multiple Sports

The threads regarding the tournament were intelligent and it was an enjoyable read without one poster hijacking threads and answering his own questions in the next post.

Me?

Was it really that bad?

I believe that I intelligently contributed (even though I'm a high school official) to this thread with multiple posts on different situations presented in the NCAA-W final game (and similar situations):

1) Caitlin Clark’s technical foul (I posted about it minutes after Nevadaref without reading his post), the possibly confusing-to-some complex compound sentence written rule (but with clear purpose and intent), and the difference between the NCAA rule (as infamously observed in the NCAA-W final) and the NFHS rule seeding some future possible high school confusion.

2) Coach Mulkey on the court and accidentally coming into contact with the official (I was the first to post about it).

3) Inconsistent hand checking calls (I was the first to post about it).

4) Angel Reese taunting Caitlin Clark (I was the first to post about it) and Clark taunting South Carolina opponents, touched upon a possible racist component, the taunt's possible effect on Reese’s NIL money, and the effect of NIL money on college basketball in general.

5) A reply to JRutledge’s “not calling a foul, but gave them the out of bounds kind of situation” post and how this ancient philosophy may have changed over the years (at least it has for me).

6) A reply to JRutledge’s “that does not mean you change the entire rulebook” (regarding calling or not calling in important tournament games) post with a “water on the floor delay” in an important high school tournament game post.

7) An agreeing reply to JRutledge’s “I make a habit of not chasing any basketball” post with a similar post about keeping your eyes on the players (and how I almost lost a basketball).

I don't recall a single instance of answering my own question in the next post (but I could be wrong).

Of course, granted, not all of my posts were fully 100% on topic.

I really, really hated reading Pride and Prejudice, and I know barely more than the starting lineups of the Red Sox and Celtics.

[Raymond]

@BillyMac, there are 8 different posts where you quote yourself..

The 2nd longest post in this thread is some rambling nonsense that had nothing to do with officiating (the longest post is a list of plays from a game, not someone's soliloquy like yours).

You hijacked the thread every time is got too slow for you.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Raymond

@BillyMac, there are 8 different posts where you quote yourself.

Never said I didn't quote myself. Was I "answering my own question" (which I have done in other threads after further research), or was I expounding or extrapolating to the topic, or using my quote combined with somebody else's quote to introduce a new aspect to the discussion?

Also, what's wrong with "answering my own question"? Why must I wait for somebody else to answer? Internet etiquette? Do I have to wait a certain minimum amount of time before, after further research, answering my own question? Do I have to patiently wait and give everybody else a shot before I answer?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Raymond

The 2nd longest post in this thread is some rambling nonsense that had nothing to do with officiating ...

Yes, I did go down the rabbit hole again. Sometimes it's just too inviting.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Yes, I did go down the rabbit hole again. Sometimes it's just too inviting.

There are other places for that. This shouldn't be that place if one is courtesy of others, IMO.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Yes, I did go down the rabbit hole again. Sometimes it's just too inviting.

It is actually kind of rude to keep doing this over and over again and random people are complaining about it. But we have no moderators, so I guess it is OK.

Nothing I said had anything to do with your behavior. I stick to the sport and discussion of officiating.

Peace