Enter the Marching Band

[CecilOne]

I think noisemakers are
- natural - human body
- artificial - other things

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by EsqUmp

I do not like the idea of a coach having to lodge a complaint to address the topic. It causes inconsistency and leads to a "we did it yesterday and the umpires didn't say anything" (which may or may not be true) situation.

AFAIC, you get more inconsistency if umpires are allowed to address this on their own volition without a coach's request. You may have put a stop to it yesterday in your game because the noise bothered you, but I don't do anything about it today because I'm not phased by it.

So to me, it doesn't matter whether or not the rule requires the opposing coach to lodge a complaint. You're still going to get some umpires who will put a stop to it right away, and others who won't give a flip.