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Clock Question
Posted By: Rich Munitz In Response To: Clock Question (Chuck Bower)
Date: Thursday, 8 October 2009, at 7:51 p.m.
I will speculate what happens.
Directors use evidence available at the board, at the time they come to observe it in the absense of witnesses.
It is the player's responsibility to note the time. If someone has, written it down, the director is likely to accept that.
The director will ask both players if they agree on the situation and if so, what they believe is a reasonable adjustment. If they can agree, he will accept that. If not, he is likely to look for a compromise and will tend to lean away from the player who's clock was running because they ultimately failed to ensure their clock was not running.
The director may factor in the features of the clock and the amount of experience the players have with the equipment.
In the interest of fairness, at least while clocks are still relatively new, I imagine the director will probably award back a few minutes of time even if neither player can be sure of exactly how long it was, as long as they both agree that the clock was obviously running when it shouldn't have been.
In the event of no consensus on the facts at all, and with no witnesses, the director COULD insist that the time shown on the clock be used for the remainder of the match. Current state matters most in the absense of other established facts. Tough luck, be more careful.
The director SHOULD instruct the players of their obligation to note the time, and their option to set the clock to PAUSE mode when walking away. On PAUSE mode, any accidental hitting of the plungers does not start the clock running. However, the players must remember to set it back to PLAY mode before beginning the next game.
In my opinion, it would be reasonable for a spectator to speak up if they saw two players obviously playing with a clock, but it were clearly in PAUSE mode and not counting down time.
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