Comments on: Koman Coulibaly, refereeing and the electronic scrum over ‘truth’ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2010/06/koman-coulibaly-refereeing-and-the-electronic-scrum-for-truth/ Soccer as a second language Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:52:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: ????? http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2010/06/koman-coulibaly-refereeing-and-the-electronic-scrum-for-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-148748 ????? Fri, 02 Sep 2011 07:53:23 +0000 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=3371#comment-148748 I watched the game, and my opinion of the ref was not based on his race or even on that one call that he missed. I watched the game, and my opinion of the ref was not based on his race or even on that one call that he missed.

]]> By: John Turnbull http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2010/06/koman-coulibaly-refereeing-and-the-electronic-scrum-for-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-98868 John Turnbull Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:15:22 +0000 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=3371#comment-98868 You ask fair questions. I suppose the point of the article is to preserve hate speech so that, in 10 or 20 or 30 years, we can remember what in the year 2010 was required to provoke invective against a person trying to do an impossible job in impossible circumstance. It's noteworthy that in 2010 individuals turn to the online arbiter of truth (Wikipedia, amazingly) to advocate for their version of history before history has even happened. One interesting aspect of the anthropological snippet is that the boys in Sierra Leone debate the merits and demerits of match officials after time has passed. They are doing historical work. They know that judgments are conditioned by context and are much more generous in their appraisals than modern-day adults drunk on electronics. You ask fair questions. I suppose the point of the article is to preserve hate speech so that, in 10 or 20 or 30 years, we can remember what in the year 2010 was required to provoke invective against a person trying to do an impossible job in impossible circumstance. It’s noteworthy that in 2010 individuals turn to the online arbiter of truth (Wikipedia, amazingly) to advocate for their version of history before history has even happened.

One interesting aspect of the anthropological snippet is that the boys in Sierra Leone debate the merits and demerits of match officials after time has passed. They are doing historical work. They know that judgments are conditioned by context and are much more generous in their appraisals than modern-day adults drunk on electronics.

]]> By: Timotoe http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2010/06/koman-coulibaly-refereeing-and-the-electronic-scrum-for-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-98859 Timotoe Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:07:57 +0000 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=3371#comment-98859 What's the point of your article? Is it to insinuate that racist comments were made against the referee? Before you automatically assume that, why don't you investigate the online BS about the referee that got the call against England wrong, or Mexico wrong. You can naturally pull out any conclusion on any subject you want by cherry-picking certain blog comments about someone or something. I watched the game, and my opinion of the ref was not based on his race or even on that one call that he missed. Throughout the game he had trouble managing the game. He was inconsistent in his calls and he seemed a little overwhelmed. Were there other examples of this in the tournament? Yes there were, but that does not mean that you should excuse his performance. He is expected to be one of the 20 or so best officials in the world. He certainly did not live up to that during the whole game. To excuse his performance is to patronize him. What’s the point of your article? Is it to insinuate that racist comments were made against the referee? Before you automatically assume that, why don’t you investigate the online BS about the referee that got the call against England wrong, or Mexico wrong. You can naturally pull out any conclusion on any subject you want by cherry-picking certain blog comments about someone or something.

I watched the game, and my opinion of the ref was not based on his race or even on that one call that he missed. Throughout the game he had trouble managing the game. He was inconsistent in his calls and he seemed a little overwhelmed. Were there other examples of this in the tournament? Yes there were, but that does not mean that you should excuse his performance. He is expected to be one of the 20 or so best officials in the world. He certainly did not live up to that during the whole game. To excuse his performance is to patronize him.

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