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Does anybody ever get the feeling, when entering the arbiters office, of it being like at school again and having to go to the headmaster to be told off?
I always imagine them as quite strict figres of authority, even though they are generally friendly when I have actually spoken to them.

Joey Stewart wrote:having to go to the headmaster to be told off?

Was this a regular experience for you as a youngster?

Some persons might even pay for the privilege of being told off!

John Upham wrote:Some persons might even pay for the privilege of being told off!

Is the third post a record for the quality of a thread plummeting? Having said that, it didn't start very high anyway.