[blml] Amnesia

[Roger Pewick]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Probst" <john at asimere.com>
To: "blml" <blml at rtflb.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 7:50 AM
Subject: Re: [blml] Amnesia


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tim West-Meads" <twm at cix.co.uk>
> To: <blml at rtflb.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 10:33 AM
> Subject: RE: [blml] Amnesia
>
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>> Sven wrote:
>>
>>> But the auction wasn't over! The auction period ends when the opening
>>> lead is faced
>
> Max is entirely clear that auction and auction period are the same thing.

For Max, or anyone else, to be entirely clear about something does not 
preclude him from being at the same time entirely daft in what he is being 
clear about.

In other words it is all well and good to be clear, but it is less than 
satisfactory to be clear yet not be accurate.

Once it is specified the point upon which calls may not be appended [a call 
followed by three passes in rotation]  to an auction then the auction is 
complete- it  has ended- or using the word of the day, it is over.  However, 
as provision has been made to cancel calls, then in the event that calls 
from a completed auction have been canceled then the auction becomes 
incomplete [at which point calls may be appended] and remains so until it 
becomes complete.


> The auction is *not* over until we have a faced opening lead by a 
> defender. This is obvious because we still have correction of MI, 
> roll-back and continuance of auction to get through before the opening 
> lead is made.

I will suggest that once the opening lead has been faced that is the point 
at which calls in a completed auction may no longer be canceled [an such].

regards
roger pewick



>> Tim