In tournament matches, both players are often on a timer. They start off with having 5 minutes / turn but as they use up more time, this amount will slowly decrease. As such, by teammates or friends, players will be reminded of their low timer as seen here in an ompl game: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8stabmons-1554782605
Per tour policy, this is not currently considered ghosting, but per technically should be considered ghosting. An outside person, is reminding players of a tournament mechanic that
1. They might not be familiar with if new to the scene
2. They might not realize or forget because they are tunnel visioned into their game
Although arbitrary, such action can impact the course of the game from a third party member and can also take pressure off a player to worry about timer getting too close. A player may also, from fear of forgetting about timer, communicate to their team / friends before a match to remind them of a low timer in chat. This can effect the way they play and a potential result of a match. It is not the spectator's responsibly to keep track of time, but the players. Any such action or transfer of responsibility, by technicality should be considered ghosting.
Per tour policy, this is not currently considered ghosting, but per technically should be considered ghosting. An outside person, is reminding players of a tournament mechanic that
1. They might not be familiar with if new to the scene
2. They might not realize or forget because they are tunnel visioned into their game
Although arbitrary, such action can impact the course of the game from a third party member and can also take pressure off a player to worry about timer getting too close. A player may also, from fear of forgetting about timer, communicate to their team / friends before a match to remind them of a low timer in chat. This can effect the way they play and a potential result of a match. It is not the spectator's responsibly to keep track of time, but the players. Any such action or transfer of responsibility, by technicality should be considered ghosting.