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referee

vr.tr.referee · SOC.PER

Let an agent handle referees by sport, role, rules, qualification and conduct, and route abuse of officials to reporting channels.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle referees by sport, role, rules, qualification and conduct, and route abuse of officials to reporting channels.

An official who enforces the rules of a sport or game and makes decisions during play, such as football referees and assistant referees; by extension, a game master who runs tabletop or online role-playing games.

What it is for: Fair and safe play.

It can be explain referee roles and signals; find referee training and qualifications; understand rules and appeals; report abuse of officials.

Distinguishing features

Enforces rules

Neutral authority in play

Qualified by governing bodies

Faces pressure and abuse

What it looks like

Officials in distinctive kit with whistles, flags or cards; game masters behind screens in role-playing games.

How it is recognised

Whistles, cards and flags

Assistant and video referees

Academic referees review papers, a different sense

Related models

is a kind of - category

sports official

enforces - rules

rules of the game

is trained by - organisation

governing body

is confused with - another sense

peer reviewer

In practice

Families and kinds

football referees and assistants

referees in other sports

video assistant referees

umpires and judges (related)

game masters in role-playing games

Standards and regulation

IFAB Laws of the Game

Governing body refereeing regulations

Safeguarding rules for youth sport

Failure modes and hazards

Abuse and violence against officials

Match-fixing approaches

Misstated rules

Also called

gamemasterturning gamemasterDungeon MasterMMORPG game masterGM-lessassociation football assistant refereebasketball officialice hockey officialrowing umpirechess arbiteradditional assistant refereeFIBA refereeEuroLeague refereeLiga ACB refereeFIBA 3x3 refereeNBA refereeice hockey refereeFIDE Arbiterpesäpallo umpirefloorball refereeski jumping judgesnooker refereeJudge of the All-Union categorywrestling refereelacrosse officialhandball refereeinternational refereewater polo refereemartial arts refereeShimpanbaseball umpirecricket umpirekarate refereeFifth Officialrugby union match officialtennis umpirefield hockey umpirevolleyball refereetennis officialtechnical controller

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.referee

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Role What they do.

Roles vary by sport.

Duties

Responsibilities.

Duties

Duties.

  1. What are the referee duties in this sport? provenance
  2. Which rule book applies? provenance

Signals

Decisions.

Signals

Signals.

  1. What does this signal or card mean? definition
  2. Can the decision be reviewed? provenance
Becoming Training.

Anyone can train.

Course

Qualification.

Course

Qualification.

  1. How can someone qualify as a referee here? provenance
  2. What are the age and fitness requirements? provenance

Progression

Levels.

Progression

Progression.

  1. How do referees progress through levels? provenance
  2. Who assesses them? provenance
Integrity Protection.

Officials need protection.

Abuse

Reporting.

Abuse

Abuse of officials.

  1. How can abuse or threats against a referee be reported? action
  2. Is anyone in immediate danger? boundary

Match-fixing

Approaches.

Match-fixing

Match-fixing.

  1. What should a referee do if approached to fix a match? action
  2. Which integrity unit handles it? provenance
Senses Disambiguation.

Referee has other senses.

Games

Game master.

Games

Game master sense.

  1. Is a tabletop or online game master meant? boundary
  2. Which entry fits? action

Academic

Peer review.

Academic

Academic sense.

  1. Is a peer reviewer or a job referee meant? boundary
  2. Which entry fits? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should officials by sport be separate entries?
  • How should game masters be split off?
  • How should rule sets be linked?
Draft as JSON