oleorunM to Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish • 11 months agoChess Player Fined Over Her 'Sports Shoes'www.newser.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1147arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1144arrow-down1external-linkChess Player Fined Over Her 'Sports Shoes'www.newser.comoleorunM to Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish • 11 months agomessage-square34fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@jabathekek@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish65•11 months ago there’s some confusion over FIDE’s dress code. Vague rules definitely serve a purpose.
minus-square@moodylinkEnglish40•11 months agoVague rules are meant to be enforced arbitrarily. The whole point is to give the enforcers an excuse to penalize someone.
minus-square@Dudewitbow@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglish21•11 months agovague rules exist to give jurisiction the abuility to make calls, however if the judges cannot even define what each type of shoe is, then the rule is useless.
minus-square@jabathekek@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish17•11 months agoCertainly, although this is assuming the judge will act fairly. It could be that the judge just didn’t like her, for whatever reason.
minus-square@LowtierComputer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•11 months agoObviously her taste in footwear
Vague rules definitely serve a purpose.
Vague rules are meant to be enforced arbitrarily. The whole point is to give the enforcers an excuse to penalize someone.
vague rules exist to give jurisiction the abuility to make calls, however if the judges cannot even define what each type of shoe is, then the rule is useless.
Certainly, although this is assuming the judge will act fairly. It could be that the judge just didn’t like her, for whatever reason.
Obviously her taste in footwear