[EricH]

Originally Posted by Nuttyman54

The manual and updates are and always have been the ONLY official rules. The Q&A can be used as guidelines for inspectors or refs on the interpretation of rules and for making judgment calls. Bill's blog hasn't been done before. It isn't really official at all, nor does it publicly represent the entire GDC, but probably falls under the category of "input from GDC members" that head refs are allowed to use when making calls.

Understood. However, at times, it seems that Q&A is used to make the rules.

Also, it isn't "official writ" what the order of precedence is. FLL is quite clear as to theirs in their rules.

FRC, on the other hand, has the "traditional" order of precedence, which is exactly what you say. But this is nowhere formalized. The main thing is: Where does Bill's Blog fit in (i.e. equal to Q&A, lower than Q&A, etc.) and what is the relation of Q&A to the Official Rules as modified by the Updates (i.e. judiciary: constructionist or traditional?)?