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CMV: In table tennis a net - or edge ball should count as a let

__Background:__ A "let" in table tennis is when the point s re-played which can be caused by any number of things such as obstruction by external factors, the ball breaking or a net ball (the ball making contact with the net) during a serve.

Currently when the ball makes contact with the net outside of a serve or touches the edge of the table it is not a let but the point just goes on. Net - and edge balls (when the ball hits the edge of the table) tend to alter the trajectory of a ball in unpredictable ways making them extremely hard to return. This is such a narrow thing that even on the pro level no player actually consciously _aims_ for a net - or edge ball and it's generally perceived as being lucky when one hits one and it puts the opponent in a significant disadvantage. Even _if_ the opponent manages to correctly return the ball it will be generally returned in a very sub-optimal way which heavily swings the rally in favour of the other player. Players typically get frustrated and annoyed being at the receiving end of a net - or edge bal and players that win a point via a net = or edge ball tend to feel that they did not deserve the point that almost always follows from it. In table tennis etiquette it is even customary to apologize to one's opponent for such a ball as people generally agree that it is not a deserving point but merely being lucky.

Not replaying a net - or edge ball simply takes the enjoyment out of the game for both players and spectators.
gpt
I disagree at least with the case of edge balls, because they are very hard to discern at the speed balls are moving.  It's a lot easier with regard to the rules to say "if you hit the table on the opponent's side, it's good".