The error is a moderator saying, “Answer, please,” during a player’s five seconds after buzzing on a tossup. The relevant section of ACF’s gameplay rules says:
This is unlike the situation on bonuses, where the rule says:ACF Gameplay Rule D 6 wrote:From the moment at which a player buzzes in, that player has five seconds in which to give an answer. (Recognition exists entirely as a courtesy to the player; the amount of time it takes to recognize the player who buzzed in has no effect on this count.) After five seconds, the moderator shall call time (i.e. by saying “Time”). Any answer given after the moderator calls “Time” will not be considered.
Making this mistake is distracting and can interfere with a player’s attempt to recall an answer or decide among potential answers.ACF Gameplay Rule E 5 wrote:If no team member directs an answer toward the moderator within four seconds (or six seconds for an online tournament), the moderator must ask the team for an official answer (e.g. by saying “Answer?”). The team has one second thereafter to provide an answer (or two seconds for an online tournament), after which point the moderator shall call time. (This is UNLIKE a player’s opportunity to give an answer to a tossup, during which the moderator may NOT say anything special at the four-second mark. See D.10.)