[blml] Breaking the Law (was why ask ?)

[Sven Pran]

On Behalf Of Alain Gottcheiner
At 17:32 11/06/2006 -0700, Marvin wrote:


The footnote says you call the Director when you have
evidence of an irregularity, not a mere suspicion. Why is this
footnote so widely ignored?

I must have missed something here. 
Many TDs-thinkers (hoping this isn't an oxymoron ;-) have told and written
that you have to "reserve your rights" as soon as possible, if only to avoid
being suspected of trying to recover from an absurd result. Some (as in BW's
Appeals Committee) say that in extreme cases (eg, slow BW), you might even
call before the infraction, simply to establish "live" the break in tempo. 

Are they all wrong ?

Sven: I believe this to a very high degree depends upon the local culture.
So let me tell how we normally handle such cases in Norway: If there is
agreement on for instance break in tempo then there is no reason to call the
Director, and we tell the players that.

However if one player feels a reason to ask something like: "Do we agree
that this call came after a substantial hesitation" and the other side says
something like: "No, not at all" then the Director should be called
immediately so that he can be aware of the situation and set the facts to
his own satisfaction as best possible.

Regards Sven