[blml] convention

[Mike Amos]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ton kooijman" <tkooij at tiscali.nl>
To: "'Mike Amos'" <sarahamos at onetel.net>; "'Sven Pran'" 
<svenpran at online.no>; "'blml'" <blml at rtflb.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 8:50 AM
Subject: RE: [blml] convention


> IMHO 5H shows high card strength and so is NOT a convention
>
> (at the very least this demonstrates what poor definition this is)
>
> Mike
>
> That sounds like a poor conclusion. If the fact that somebody draws a 
> wrong
> conclusion from a statement (definition) makes the statement (definition)
> poor there is nothing but poverty in this world.
>
> ton

I exaggerated.  The point I was trying to make was, that when there is room 
for discussion amongst serious and informed students of the game and at 
least some doubt amongst us as to whether for example 5H showing the Ace is, 
or is not, a convention, then that makes the statement (definition) poor. 
:)

Mike



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