Notice NCAA tournament blatant disregard for 6-foot closely guarded distance?

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

That seems like a lot of words to replace "optional."

To say that a mechanic is optional is ambiguous between:
a) an official opting never to use the mechanic, and
b) an official opting to use it only occasionally when needed to communicate

I think you're using it in sense (b) and JR is rejecting sense (a). You're in violent agreement.