Sub becomes a Player?

[palmettoref]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

I think the elementary and childish responses should indicate to you that your question is elementary (although certainly not childish). Your questions were actually answered correctly and fairly quickly.

The test question is not, in fact, splitting hairs. It takes "when" and "after" to be the same for the purposes of becoming a legal player. Your question attempts to split that hair, and the responses you got seem to indicate that your concern is unnecessary.

After When you've been on the forum for a while, you'll realize that many questions are answered quickly and then the thread becomes a series of childish inside jokes. This is normal and is not a reflection on the person who has asked the original question.

Feel free to post your own childish joke when after you've read this post.

I will take that only as a reflection of the quality (or lack of) of the NFHS question ----- as my post was a direct copy of their question!!

I could care less about how fast I receive a response from my post. If the response is sarcastic as a lot of the response are, then how fast or slow I receive it is irrelevant.

Although I have not posted near as many threads as some members of the forum, I visit this site quite regularly, especially during the season and sometimes cringe when I read some of the inappropriate and catty response that some members post. Just simply answer the questions and quite trying to knock other members down. This isn't grade school guys !!!!!

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by palmettoref

I will take that only as a reflection of the quality (or lack of) of the NFHS question ----- as my post was a direct copy of their question!!

Another point you might bear in mind: NFHS WANTS officials to miss questions to which they (the officials) were SURE that they knew the answer. That moment often sends officials back to the book, which is the ultimate objective.

If the language of the question doesn't quite match that of the book, too bad. Ambiguous, vague, and poorly worded questions are not accidental but tactical.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by mbyron

NFHS wants officials to miss questions to which they (the officials) were sure that they knew the answer. That moment often sends officials back to the book, which is the ultimate objective.

Agree.

Originally Posted by mbyron

Ambiguous, vague, and poorly worded questions are not accidental but tactical.

In my opinion, you're giving the NFHS, and in my case, IAABO, too much credit. I just think that they don't know how to construct a fair exam. Put an experienced high school teacher, maybe an English teacher, who's a veteran official, on the exam committee, and I'm sure that we'd get a much better test. The exam committee also needs a better editor, one who can fact check, and correct errors. Whatever happened to the concept of proofreading? If I was the chair of a committee that was responsible for distributing exams to thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, of officials, I would certainly have the exam proofread several times before publication.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by palmettoref

I read some of the inappropriate and catty response that some members post. Just simply answer the questions and quite trying to knock other members down. This isn't grade school guys !!!!!

Good point, however I doubt that things will change around here. I used to think the same as you, but after a while I just decided to play with the other kids. As you will soon discover, if you hang around long enough, many Forum members that post in the most "inappropriate" manner often have the best information, and in many cases, give the best advice on the Forum.

One exception. If you see a post by Old School, ignore everything he has to say. We scared him away, but you never know, he could be back.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Feel free to post your own childish joke when after you've read this post.

Originally Posted by palmettoref

I will take that only as a reflection of the quality (or lack of) of the NFHS question ----- as my post was a direct copy of their question!!

I could care less about how fast I receive a response from my post. If the response is sarcastic as a lot of the response are, then how fast or slow I receive it is irrelevant.

Although I have not posted near as many threads as some members of the forum, I visit this site quite regularly, especially during the season and sometimes cringe when I read some of the inappropriate and catty response that some members post. Just simply answer the questions and quite trying to knock other members down. This isn't grade school guys !!!!!

This is your childish joke? I don't get it.

P.S. -- Nobody has knocked you AT ALL in this whole thread.