[blml] "Carefully avoid." Was Zonal Delegation of L12c3

[Jack Rhind]

Very well said Rui. I believe that you have accurately described how TD's
should conduct themselves.

Jack


On 7/19/07 5:47 AM, "Rui Marques" <rui.mlmarques at netvisao.pt> wrote:

> The Laws were basically built to rule the game, not to condition the
> behaviour of directors. Tournament directors are the "maestros" of the
> orchestra. Like with all good maestros, if they are good we just feel the
> music, if they are bad we notice immediately.
> There is no need for a law for the TDs like that. For me, and for any good
> TD, it is a sine qua non condition. If the TD cannot "avoid any remark or
> action that might cause annoyance or embarrassment to a player or might
> interfere with the enjoyment of the game" he is not a good TD, no matter how
> good technically he might me. Like Robin says, we provide a service to the
> players and to the organizers, and not the other way around. We could say
> that it "comes with the job".
> 
> Jokingly, I would say that there should be a competence profile for TDs (not
> a Law...) saying:
> 
> A director MUST INSTINCTIVELY avoid any remark
>  or action that might cause annoyance or
>  embarrassment to ANY player or OFFICIAL or STAFF or might
>  interfere with the enjoyment of the game
> 
> If he can not, he is in the wrong job.
> 
> Rui Marques
> 
> (Snipped for convenience)
>>> Richard Hills:
>>> 
>>> For what it is worth, my favourite Law is
>>> Law 74A2:
>>> 
>>> "A player should carefully avoid any remark
>>> or action that might cause annoyance or
>>> embarrassment to another player or might
>>> interfere with the enjoyment of the game."
>>> 
>> 
>> I admire that one too, but why can't there be
>> a law like that which applies to directors?
> 
> Applies which way to directors?
> 
> "A director should carefully avoid any remark
>  or action that might cause annoyance or
>  embarrassment to a player or might
>  interfere with the enjoyment of the game." ?
> 
> Hopefully, this is part of the director's role
> as a service provider.
> 
> "A player should carefully avoid any remark
>  or action that might cause annoyance or
>  embarrassment to a director" ?
> 
> This is mostly covered by Law 74 B 5.
> "summoning or addressing the Director in a manner
>  discourteous to him or to other contestants"
> 
> Robin
> 
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