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Old Wed Nov 02, 2011, 12:58pm
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For the NFHS, the rule book sales (an now the electronic sales) is their primary source of revenue and is used to fund their operations. They can't give it away for cost or cost plus a little or they couldn't operate. They basically have no other way to collect money.

The NCAA does as you suggest....providing free downloadable versions. But, as is obvious, they make money from other sources far larger than they'd ever make in rulebook sales.
Then find some other way of funding it, or (and honestly I like this better) just give up and go away and we can go back to using rule authorities that care more about the game than trying desperately to justify their existence.

And honestly, how much money does it cost to get 6 people in one room in Indianapolis once a year?
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Old Wed Nov 02, 2011, 01:32pm
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The problem is that they charge for an electronic copy in the first place. The rules ought to be freely available with a printed copy costing just enough to cover the printing. The goal should be the widest possible distribution of the rules, not turning the rules into a profit center.

The cost of the app ($5.99) is shocking especially as it is clear they intend to make you pay each year.
Amen!!!

A running joke in many threads on this site and of officials in general is the lack of rules knowledge of fans. If a fan would like to look up a rule on their own (I know, it wouldn't happen very often), why wouldn't the NFHS encourage that? Makes no sense. As Eashshire says, shouldn't the widest possible distribution and understanding of the rules be a primary goal?
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Old Wed Nov 02, 2011, 01:36pm
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Amen!!!

A running joke in many threads on this site and of officials in general is the lack of rules knowledge of fans. If a fan would like to look up a rule on their own (I know, it wouldn't happen very often), why wouldn't the NFHS encourage that? Makes no sense. As Eashshire says, shouldn't the widest possible distribution and understanding of the rules be a primary goal?
The NCAA and many other pro sports make their rules book available for free online, and I wouldn't say that fans of those sports are any more knowledgable about the sport. The simple fact is 99 percent of fans aren't going to go that route. The 1 percent that will, would probably spend the six dollars on getting the rules book if they really want to know or hit up this forum telling us how the big, bad, mean referee screwed his team over.
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Old Wed Nov 02, 2011, 01:39pm
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Then find some other way of funding it, or (and honestly I like this better) just give up and go away and we can go back to using rule authorities that care more about the game than trying desperately to justify their existence.

And honestly, how much money does it cost to get 6 people in one room in Indianapolis once a year?
Can't say I disagree with that.

But I doubt the only thing they do is meet once a year to discuss rule changes. Now whether they should do those other things or not is certainly another topic.
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Old Sat Nov 12, 2011, 08:37am
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Anyone know what the definition of "soon" is with regards to the release of the iPhone/iPad app?
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Old Sat Nov 12, 2011, 10:56am
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And honestly, how much money does it cost to get 6 people in one room in Indianapolis once a year?
Are you really that simple minded?
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Old Sat Nov 12, 2011, 11:25am
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Amen!!!

A running joke in many threads on this site and of officials in general is the lack of rules knowledge of fans. If a fan would like to look up a rule on their own (I know, it wouldn't happen very often), why wouldn't the NFHS encourage that? Makes no sense. As Eashshire says, shouldn't the widest possible distribution and understanding of the rules be a primary goal?
You would be surprised how many people do not even know what the NF is. There are people that believe in my state that the IHSA comes up with the rules changes and blame them for when changes take place they do not like. You really think a fan is going to know where to look for this information? Fans are ignorant and always will be when they only worry about these things when something "wrong" happens in their mind.

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Old Tue Dec 06, 2011, 07:24pm
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Anyone heard anything more in the iPhone/iPad apps? I really miss not being able to have my books in PDF format on my iPad.
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Old Tue Dec 06, 2011, 08:06pm
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Anyone heard anything more in the iPhone/iPad apps? I really miss not being able to have my books in PDF format on my iPad.
That would be great to have those available on iPod.
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I'm guessing this never made it out for iPhones. Lovely...
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Old Tue Jan 10, 2012, 11:19pm
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I'm guessing this never made it out for iPhones. Lovely...
I'm still hopeful...
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Might as well hope for next season at this rate...
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Old Tue Jan 10, 2012, 11:41pm
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Amen!!!

A running joke in many threads on this site and of officials in general is the lack of rules knowledge of fans. If a fan would like to look up a rule on their own (I know, it wouldn't happen very often), why wouldn't the NFHS encourage that? Makes no sense. As Eashshire says, shouldn't the widest possible distribution and understanding of the rules be a primary goal?
Are you daft? Why? Primary goal?
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Old Wed Jan 11, 2012, 06:17am
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