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I totally agree with this broader proposal opposed to too specific ones. Tags will allow users to only follow the sports they want. And having a broader subject will drain more people, more questions and more answers. I don't get why we don't have more followers! :) – LudoMC Jan 24 '11 at 12:39

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This proposal is now in the Beta phase — example questions are locked!

69 Example Questions (9 closed)

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up vote 20 down vote

added by BenV Jan 11 '11 at 6:30

This question could also belong in the Sports Facts, Rules & History Q&A proposal. – Jaime Soto Jan 11 '11 at 12:20

@Jamie: And that whole proposal could belong here. – BenV Jan 11 '11 at 13:54

up vote 20 down vote

added by Sniffer, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 19 '11 at 9:38

up vote 20 down vote

added by LudoMC Jan 22 '11 at 22:58

Nice I am into tennis. – Benny Jan 23 '11 at 1:41

up vote 20 down vote

added by Benny Jan 25 '11 at 23:14

up vote 18 down vote

added by Sniffer Jan 14 '11 at 9:02

up vote 14 down vote

added by Benny Jan 18 '11 at 1:34

	Go ahead and edit the question to fill in the blanks, it tends to make it more valuable and really simulate and expert question. :D – CrazyJugglerDrummer Apr 19 '11 at 23:39
	Unless the rulemaker specified this, I don't think this is a good question to ask. The benefits and drawbacks of any one rule is subjective. – Matthew Read Aug 18 '11 at 20:29
	@Matthew I disagree with your analysis. The question is not "What are the benefits and drawbacks" - rather the question is "Why was this rule introduced in the first place". Most rules are created in direct response to current events in the sport. Being that this proposal is intended to cover the history of the sport, you can expect historians on the sport to know the rationale at the time for the rule. – corsiKa Aug 21 '11 at 22:16
	@glowcoder I'd be happy if it were a history question. As worded I think it woukd dissolve into pros and cons, but if changed to explicitly be about history I'd welcome it. – Matthew Read Aug 21 '11 at 22:27
	@Matthew it's important to note that questions in the definition stage are also intended to cover "Questions that boil down to this". For example, on StackOverflow, you have questions that boil down to "Do my homework for me" or "What library should I use to do X". Sometimes they layer the post thick, but when you break it down, it falls into a larger category. – corsiKa Aug 21 '11 at 22:30

up vote 13 down vote

added by Benny Feb 19 '11 at 10:11

up vote 10 down vote

added by Herman Feb 20 '11 at 9:47

up vote 8 down vote

added by Sniffer, edited by BenV Jan 19 '11 at 22:20

	Wouldn't this be highly country specific with different leagues and so on? Or is it more on a kind of "career path" question? – LudoMC Jan 22 '11 at 22:55
	I think for this to make a good on-topic it'd need to be more specific as to the actual league/s you're wanting to referee for. – DForck42 Aug 18 '11 at 19:15

up vote 7 down vote

added by Sniffer Jan 14 '11 at 9:01

up vote 6 down vote

added by wax eagle Jun 8 '11 at 13:34

up vote 5 down vote

added by BenV Jan 11 '11 at 6:29

This question could also belong in the Sports Facts, Rules & History Q&A proposal. – Jaime Soto Jan 11 '11 at 12:21

up vote 5 down vote

added by Kaji Jan 31 '11 at 4:52

up vote 5 down vote

added by Kaji Jan 31 '11 at 4:52

up vote 4 down vote

added by BenV Jan 11 '11 at 6:28

This question could also belong in the Sports Facts, Rules & History Q&A proposal. – Jaime Soto Jan 11 '11 at 12:21

up vote 4 down vote

added by Kaji Jan 31 '11 at 4:53

up vote 4 down vote

added by Tim Sparg May 13 '11 at 8:48

up vote 4 down vote

added by chrisjlee Jun 2 '11 at 0:35

up vote 3 down vote

added by Erik B Mar 30 '11 at 20:15

closed as off topic by Eimantas, Nick, warren, VMAtm, DForck42 Jun 30 '11 at 15:23

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

I think this could be a great question provided the answer is founded in the rules of whatever sport. Also, taking into account video evidence will help indicate if there was a judgment call issue in play. – corsiKa May 25 '11 at 17:51

It may be flame-bait, but it is a relevant question. – Mechanical snail Jul 14 '11 at 0:09

up vote 3 down vote

added by wax eagle Jun 8 '11 at 14:02

up vote 3 down vote

added by Abby T. Miller Jul 15 '11 at 19:56

In the fleshed-out full version of this, hopefully it can be made clear that a thorough explanation of the purpose and application of bunting is preferable to a list of situations. :) – Matthew Read Aug 18 '11 at 20:35

@Matthew - definitely. – Abby T. Miller Aug 18 '11 at 20:46

up vote 3 down vote

added by M'vy Jul 20 '11 at 12:34

up vote 3 down vote

added by PetroEkos Aug 4 '11 at 1:21

up vote 2 down vote

added by BenV Jan 11 '11 at 6:31

	This is the kind of question that you can look at as on-topic considering that many people who are interested in sports have also played them and will have advice on how to join a league, start one up, or get funding for one. This could be a very niche component of the site. – mfg Jan 19 '11 at 21:28
	I don't know for this one. It could be on or off-topic depending on where you live. – Benny Jan 25 '11 at 7:48
	@Benny could you elaborate on how your location depends on the on-or-off topic status of this question? – corsiKa Aug 3 '11 at 16:01

up vote 2 down vote

added by LudoMC, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 19 '11 at 9:38

up vote 2 down vote

added by Cornelius Jan 25 '11 at 7:10

up vote 2 down vote

added by LudoMC Jan 25 '11 at 14:00

closed as off topic by Benny, RD1, VMAtm, PetroEkos, wax eagle Aug 4 '11 at 18:25

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

	Would medical advice be on- or off-topic? – LudoMC Jan 25 '11 at 14:00
	This question would probably be best answered in a vague sense, like "Avoid contact sports", or otherwise require a full list of non-contact sports to be objective, so I'm not sure this is on-topic. – PeanutButterJelly Feb 20 '11 at 14:24

up vote 2 down vote

added by Kaji Jan 31 '11 at 4:51

up vote 2 down vote

added by Josh G Apr 7 '11 at 16:36

If this is "not a good example," apparently someone sees this as being an SE to talk about professional sports only. Where's the right SE for talking about PLAYING sports, and why can't this be it? – Josh G Apr 11 '11 at 17:48

That doesn't make sense, the vote doesn't have to be related to the fact that the question is about improvement. I'm adding a vote as such because it's vague/broad and subjective. – Matthew Read Aug 18 '11 at 20:31

up vote 2 down vote

added by unused Apr 30 '11 at 14:27

up vote 2 down vote

added by Tim Sparg May 13 '11 at 8:36

up vote 2 down vote

added by yodelmachine Jun 13 '11 at 21:41

up vote 2 down vote

added by Daniel DiPaolo Jul 5 '11 at 17:58

up vote 2 down vote

added by Marcus Swope Jul 27 '11 at 13:18

up vote 1 down vote

added by Harley Jul 13 '11 at 22:04

up vote 1 down vote

added by chrisjlee Aug 1 '11 at 21:55

up vote 1 down vote

added by PetroEkos Aug 4 '11 at 1:06

up vote 1 down vote

added by DoR Aug 13 '11 at 19:12

I'm confused as to how this is off-topic. It is sports related in that it signifies the difference between a strikeout where the batter swings, and a strikeout where the batter was looking. – canadiancreed Aug 14 '11 at 22:53