[blml] ...have we really come to this??? [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Ed Reppert]

On Aug 11, 2007, at 5:47 AM, Grattan Endicott wrote:

> S AKQJ
> H xxx
> D xxx
> C xxx
>
> S Axxx
> H Kxx
> D QJx
> C xxx
>
> S Axxx
> H Kxx
> D Qxx
> C Jxx
>
> All these hands fit the above WBF definition. Do they all have the
> same strength? If not, the WBF definition is flawed. As it must be,
> I think, particularly if it relies on the Work Count.
> <
> +=+ The definition within the Systems Policy is given in relation
> to the interpretation of the term for the purposes of the Systems
> Policy.  The definition is not flawed for that purpose since it is
> merely a tool for the understanding of the regulations. The WBF
> is entitled to rely on Work Count in establishing regulations.

If this regulation is in force in a particular contest, the TD has to  
understand it, in order to apply it correctly. So I ask again, do  
these hands all have the same strength? Put it another way - on the  
assumption they do not have the same strength, which one is "average"?