Howdy,
On Wed, 6 Feb 2002, Don Kline wrote:
> Not having the rules "available" to anyone who wants to see them I don't
> feel is a problem keeping people from the sport. If a person walks down the
> street and sees 2 people playing basketball will they not join in because
> they've not read the rules?? How about pool, baseball, hockey, stick ball,
> football, soccer etc., etc. I'd guess that the vast majority of people that
> start out in these sports haven't read a rule book and many can't even read
> (young kids) or have any idea where to find a rule book. When someone sees
> something they'd like to do as a sport they will try it, and if they like it
> learn the rules later. It is the __responsibility__ of those of us that
> have been in the sport for a while to guide the new person at an event, and
> help them realize that there are rules and how they can best use the rules,
> and conform to the rules.
C'mon. Nobody is saying that new people won't come out and play, but
rather that the education experience for those new people can start
earlier, thereby reducing confusion and mis-understanding.
I still don't buy that putting the rules out on the web will dramatically
reduce sales. Divisional & up competitors will still be required to have
rule books. In the clubs I'm used to, those are pretty much the only guys
that have the latest rulebook anyway. Further, people _like_ having books
/ paper in many cases. Even though you can get the same news on the web,
you don't see the New York Times folding do you?
Its one way to drop the entry barrier a little bit, along with making
things more convienent for everyone. The person that will only want a
rulebook on the web is the same person that currently doesn't buy a
rulebook at all, so no money is lost.
MHO.
Mark
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