[blml] Profit from irregularites

[gesta at tiscali.co.uk]

Grattan Endicott<gesta at tiscali.co.uk
[also grandeval at vejez.fsnet.co.uk]
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Reppert" <ereppert at rochester.rr.com>
To: "Bridge Laws Mailing List" <blml at rtflb.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: [blml] Profit from irregularites


> 
> 
> When something is derivable from general knowledge, 
> one expects that opponents will be able to figure it out 
> as well as our side can.  I fail to see how partnership 
> experience, or even partnership agreement changes 
> that. Or are we in the politically correct mode of  
> "assisting" players who refuse to think for themselves?
>  :-(
> 
+=+ It is quite uncertain what is 'general' knowledge.
        The Director is left to make the judgement.whether
a piece of knowledge is really generally known or not.  I
think he has to say 'no' more often than 'yes'. 
                                              ~ G ~   +=+