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Originally Posted by Joachim
People who read the definition alone and think they understand (or who miss the "definitions" thread in the forum) are misled.
Under the circumstances, the definition would ideally be updated, rather than just interpreted in the forum. Alternatively, an official rulings list would be useful, one that lets teams (and officials, who often have one reading to get it right) get the needed information without reading many posts, sometimes conflicting. (Compare 27 to 17, and 27 to 5, for example.)
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Or maybe they should just put the pull test in the game manual along with the definition. It might help a little to make sure people know it's official.
A list of ruling examples, like you said, would be great, or maybe teams could have the ability to discuss designs that you're unsure about with your state's head ref; by now, they know what's going on and can give official rulings.