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from a different angle

Posted By: David Rockwell
Date: Monday, 6 July 2009, at 4:06 p.m.

In Response To: What to do about this what-a-to-do? (phil Simborg)

I once asked for a ruling in a critical match. Although I felt the issue was covered by the written rules, the director ruled against me. I continued without protest and lost the match, almost entirely because of this ruling. I later heard the director say that he realized he had made the wrong ruling because he (subconciously) wanted the other player to win.

It is easy to take a case where there is a clear bad guy and say that the director should do what is right. Things are not always so clear in practice. Much must be left to the director's discretion - I am in favor of that. I'm not in favor of seeing the directors suspend clear written rules when they exist to do what they think is right. The problem is - it isn't always right. In my example, if the director had followed the letter of the law instead of his emotions, he would have made a better decision.

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• What to do about this what-a-to-do?
  Mike Main -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 12:05 a.m.
  • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
    dc-ohio -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 12:37 a.m.
    • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
      Tami -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 4:45 a.m.
      • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
        neilkaz -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 5:00 a.m.
      • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
        Chuck Bower -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 4:47 p.m.
        • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
          Tom Keith -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 6:54 p.m.
          • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
            Chuck Bower -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 9:21 p.m.
            • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
              Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 7 July 2009, at 3:23 p.m.
          • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
            Rich Munitz -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 9:31 p.m.
  • btw...
    dc-ohio -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 12:38 a.m.
  • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
    David Rockwell -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 1:17 a.m.
    • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
      Ian Shaw -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 1:01 p.m.
      • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
        Petter Bengtsson -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 1:33 p.m.
      • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
        Jason Lee -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 2:37 p.m.
  • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
    Stick -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 3:40 a.m.
    • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
      David Rockwell -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 4:14 a.m.
      • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
        neilkaz -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 4:21 a.m.
        • And probably
          Tami -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 4:48 a.m.
  • OMFG
    neilkaz -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 4:15 a.m.
    • OMFG
      David Rockwell -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 4:18 a.m.
    • OMFG
      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 5:34 a.m.
  • Taking shots..
    neilkaz -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 4:27 a.m.
  • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
    Stein Kulseth -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 9:55 a.m.
    • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
      Mike Main -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 2:06 p.m.
      • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
        Stick -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 3:06 p.m.
        • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
          neilkaz -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 4:06 p.m.
      • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
        Chuck Bower -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 4:55 p.m.
        • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
          Stick -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 5:00 p.m.
          • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
            Chuck Bower -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 5:08 p.m.
        • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
          Mike Main -- Wednesday, 8 July 2009, at 9:44 a.m.
  • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
    garyo -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 12:03 p.m.
  • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
    MaX -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 12:59 p.m.
  • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
    phil Simborg -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 2:38 p.m.
    • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
      MaX -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 3:08 p.m.
      • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
        Rich Munitz -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 4:15 p.m.
        • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
          Bob Koca -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 4:30 p.m.
          • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
            Rich Munitz -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 9:38 p.m.
    • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
      Bob Koca -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 3:36 p.m.
    • from a different angle
      David Rockwell -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 4:06 p.m.
      • from a different angle...WOW !!
        neilkaz -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 4:19 p.m.
        • from a different angle...WOW !!
          David Rockwell -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 4:50 p.m.
          • from a different angle...WOW !!
            neilkaz -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 6:57 p.m.
            • from a different angle...WOW !!
              David Rockwell -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 8:30 p.m.
              • You took this way better than I would have to be honest
                neilkaz -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 8:44 p.m.
    • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
      Steve Mellen -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 4:37 p.m.
      • Backgammon and The Rule of Law
        joe freedman -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 6:35 p.m.
      • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
        David Rockwell -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 8:29 p.m.
  • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
    Keene -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 3:42 p.m.
  • What to do about this what-a-to-do?
    Chuck Bower -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 4:42 p.m.
  • Where do you draw the line?
    Rich Munitz -- Monday, 6 July 2009, at 5:27 p.m.
    • Where do you draw the line?
      phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 7 July 2009, at 4:49 a.m.
      • Where do you draw the line?
        MaX -- Tuesday, 7 July 2009, at 10:15 a.m.