oleorun@real.lemmy.fanM to Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish · 2 years agoChess Player Fined Over Her 'Sports Shoes'www.newser.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1145arrow-down1external-linkChess Player Fined Over Her 'Sports Shoes'www.newser.comoleorun@real.lemmy.fanM to Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square34fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejabathekek@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up67arrow-down2·2 years ago there’s some confusion over FIDE’s dress code. Vague rules definitely serve a purpose.
minus-squaremoody@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41arrow-down1·2 years agoVague rules are meant to be enforced arbitrarily. The whole point is to give the enforcers an excuse to penalize someone.
minus-squareDudewitbow@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·2 years 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-squarejabathekek@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·2 years 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-squareLowtierComputer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years 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