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from a different angle...WOW !!

Posted By: David Rockwell
Date: Monday, 6 July 2009, at 4:50 p.m.

In Response To: from a different angle...WOW !! (neilkaz)

I just came back on because I realized I need to elaborate.

The director in question is an excellent director. He honestly tried to make the right ruling. That's why there was no bad blood over this. I remember that he agognized over it for several minutes before ruling. And, I remember saying to him that I wasn't going to hold it against him and I have been true to my word. But, this was an absolutely devestating loss to me. I can't begin to describe how much it hurt. And, it hurt to know that I lost because the director wanted my opponent to win. To this day, I wish the right thing had been done.

The director could have thought about the rules and made a ruling based on the rules. Instead, he did what "felt right". He later realized that his thinking was colored by his emotions, that's why it felt right to rule against me. And he was man enough to confess that this had happened a little later. He deserves a lot of credit for his honesty.

Here's my point, better stated. When a director makes an emotional judgement and fashions a decision around emotions, it may not be a very good decision. It is easy to root for the underdog. It is easy to dislike the chronic jerk. It is easy to want to help a friend. The director needs enforce the rules as fairly as possible irregardless of his or her emotions.

Messages In This Thread

• 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.