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Simple. Look up what the WTA/<insert authority of sport you play> regulations ban; everything else is fine.
by praneshp 9y ago
Simple. Look up what the WTA/<insert authority of sport you play> regulations ban; everything else is fine.
- taeric 9y agoI think the argument was to build a logical rationale for this. Appeal to authority is somewhat weak, in that regard.
- rocqua 9y agoI think OP tried to make the point that anyone participating in a competition should stick to the rules of that competition. That doesn't preclude discussion about whether those rules make sense, but "Yes, I broke the rules to get an advantage, but the rule really shouldn't be there because of these reasons" is never a good defence. It might help to further the cause of rule change, but it never makes a result from cheating fair.
- taeric 9y agoRight, I took that too. I took the post they were responding to as a request to build a logical rationale.
- praneshp 9y agoI'm not trying to appeal to authority. When you play a WTA tournament, it's only fair that you have to abide by their rules. Playing tennis, or playing in another tour that doesn't ban your drug of choice shouldn't be banned. This has nothing to do with my opinion on general drug use, which I agree has been demonized.
- taeric 9y agoIt was pretty clear that the post you responded to is looking for "why has the governing body chosen this particular set of rules." Otherwise, it is a pretty boring discussion. Yes, the authority on whether or not this substance is banned has (or has not) banned this substance. :)
- TylerE 9y agoDrugs are bad. Why? Because they're illegal. Why are they illegal? Because they're bad.
- praneshp 9y agoWho said drugs are bad? I'm pretty sure they are great, from the vast literature out here.
- baddox 9y agoTo be fair, the original commenter only mentioned "cheating," not "bad." It's pretty reasonably to claim that using drugs that are banned by the governing body of your sport qualifies as cheating.
- tristor 9y agoHelp, help, I'm stuck in a tautology factory.
- aetherson 9y agoCool. The authority of the sport that the author played was the USTA, not the WTA. The author says, "For the record, meldonium is not illegal (or “scheduled”) in America, nor is it banned specifically by the USTA." I presume you have now 100% flipped your opinion on whether the author cheated, based on your not having read the article carefully.
- praneshp 9y agoOh I don't think the author cheated, at all. My takeaway from the article was that he felt good on moldonium, and played in a(n?) USTA tournament where it isn't banned. I thought your contact lenses nonsense was about your OPs 'roots for cheaters' Edit: Thinking back, I think I'll support Sharapova too, but there is no question in my mind that she was on illegal (acc to WTA) drugs for 26 days.