[blml] L25A or not

[Matthias Berghaus]

Sven Pran schrieb:
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> Yes, by acting in such a way that the players are convinced his ruling is
> independent on the cards and only a result of the immediate impression he
> has from the table.
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>   

Sven, we are not very much apart on this one, and I think we would 
handle most situations in the same way. Maybe our confidence level 
regarding our acting abilities is different. I feel confident that I can 
look at the cards (only in extreme cases, I know that there is danger in 
doing that) without giving something away. I have been wrong before. In 
either case I believe that the adverse effeczs on the bridge deal ( the 
relation between the actual hand and the score - which may include an 
adjustment -) is minimized if _I follow my method_, and possibly i_f you 
follow your methods_. Maybe your confidence in your judgement abilities 
is as high as my confidence in my acting abilities.
In the long run what matters is what we feel comfortable with, what we 
can sell to the players, and what we adjust under "director`s error" 
when we got it wrong. In my eyes this is the ultimate proof for a 
director: what errors he is prepared to admit to. I am human, humans are 
vain, sometimes arrogant, but I always hope to be able to face my errors 
and learn from them. I can`t tell whether I always succed.
I think we all try to live up to our own expectations. I can always live 
with players who think I got it wrong, I resigned myself to that when I 
became a director. It is more difficult when *_I_* think I got it wrong. 
I know I make mistakes, but I don`t like it. What I found out is that I 
make less mistakes doing it my way than doing it someone else`s way.
In all probability any given director would be less successful using any 
other director`s methods.

Regards Matthias
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