Rip
UKC Forum Member
Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Morrison TN
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quote: Originally posted by JiM
Rip, you do a heck of a job explaining these rules.
Probably the biggest problem handlers/judges have with UKC's rules is that it is not enough just to know the rules. Just knowing the rules and nothing else is prolly worse than knowing nothing. YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHICH RULES TAKE PRESIDENSE OVER OTHER RULES. There are several areas where the rules seem to be in direct conflict until you understand which rules override.
You have a very plainly stated rule that says the judge makes all the calls and then you have those 4 exceptions to that rule. It definitely confuses.
Yeah, that's where you have to realize that anytime you have a rule that covers the exact situation it takes precidence over a generalized rule.
I approach it like this
1. Does a specific rule cover this situation
2. If not then which rules apply and what is the language in them (will vs may etc) and where do they come in at? Are they general rules or other rules. In other words a rule in the "scoring" section would over ride a "general" rule because is the most specific for that situation. I just keep going up the line working backwards so to speak, exact rule, rule in that heading, heading in that section, section in that general area and then finally to the general rules.
3. If I still don't know I try to remember an advisor, but there is so dang many of them I can get confused LOL.
I think trying to approach it systematically like that helps which keeps me using the most specific rule possible for that situation. That "working backwards" approach has pretty much kept me straight on these things through the years but I still get it wrong sometimes too just like everybody else.
Thanks for the kind words, means alot coming from you.
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Last edited by Rip on 10-13-2012 at 11:08 PM
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