Inadvertent Whistle?

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I have no problem going with a charge in this situation since the "calling" official's intent was to call a charge and he gave an incorrect signal.

In the Blarge scenario you are always arguing about, there is no mistaken signal given. One officials sees a charge, the other sees a block. In NCAA-W by rule you go with PCA. In NFHS, NBA, and NCAA-M you go with a double foul.

The trouble with this is that a mistaken signal and an intended signal can look (can be) exactly alike. It's not about appearance? Apparently it is to most, if not all, since conflicting preliminary signals are what makes a blarge a blarge.

If intent has anything to do with it, why do we never have a blarge simply with two fists in the air. Both guys know what their intent was.