[blml] Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Robert Geller]

The sponsoring organization should forbid answering a question just by the
name of a convention (e.g. "michaels") if there is any ambiguity about
its meaning.  They should be required to answer "5 cards in the other 
major and 5 or more in an unspecified minor" or the like (along with the agreement
on strength, if any.

-Bob

Todd M. Zimnoch さんは書きました:
>richard.hills at immi.gov.au wrote:
>> That is, Steve's proposed law change would mean that the
>> East-West side opposing a North-South side using "Michaels"
>> would be in a Catch-22 situation, either:
>> 
>> (a) suffering through East's ignorance of the North-South
>>     methods, or
>> 
>> (b) suffering through East giving an opponent an AI reminder
>>     of their North-South methods.
>
>	I don't see the urgency is addressing this issue. 
>Approximately what percentage of pairs do you expect need a 
>reminder of their own system and would benefit from it?  By 
>the time East asks, North has already bid and can not 
>benefit from a reminder of his own system.  He has either 
>already remembered it or already misbid.  South either 
>answers correctly and life goes on or has forgotten and EW 
>will be protected from the MI.
>
>-Todd
>
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Robert (Bob) Geller,     Tokyo, Japan        geller at nifty.com