[blml] 25 something ?

[gesta at tiscali.co.uk]

Re: [blml] 25 something ?
Grattan Endicott<gesta at tiscali.co.uk
[also grandeval at vejez.fsnet.co.uk]
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:55:40 +0000 
From: Nigel <Guthrie at NTLworld.com> 
Subject: Re: [blml] 25 something ? 
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[nige1] 
To sack a legal administrator for hiding significant changes 
in obscure missives would create an uncomfortable precedent 
for WBFLC which has steadfastly refused to incorporate 
such changes directly into a web-published version of TFLB :)
In this case, IMO, you should first find out whether the same 
team was wining after 24 boards as after 28. If so, I think 
you should let the result stand. OK OK I realise that is just 
a pragmatic solution.
>
+=+ There are two fatal flaws here.
        1. Nigel assumes, incorrectly, that the WBFLC has 
control of the policy in relation to web publication of its decisions.
        2. We do not know how the auction and play of the later 
hands in a 24 board match might have been affected if the players 
were aware that the match would end after 24 boards. We do not
know to what extent players dwelt on their strategies knowing they 
had until the 28th board to recover ground. The so-say remedies 
that move the goalposts are inherently unfair. 
                                              ~ Grattan ~    +=+