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

[Brian]

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On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:19 +0100 (BST)
"Tim West-Meads" <twm at cix.co.uk> wrote:

> Nigel wrote:
> > A handful of masochists 
> > lost matches by slavishly complying with the old regulation. 
> 
> It never happened.  Some idiots erroneously assumed that the previous
> EBU regulation was incompatible with the laws and precluded the use of
> judgement.  Those same idiots never bothered to take a test case to
> the EBU L&E.  If they lost matches as a result the may bemoan the
> lack of clarity in the way the regs were presented but *they* must
> take responsibility for interpreting those regs in the way that they
> did. 
> 

Hmm. Well I can tell you that in the EBU's "Rule of 19" days, there was
at least one 'A' list EBU TD who insisted that the Ro19 applied with
mathematical precision, pointed me at the regulation in the Yellow
Book, and told me I could appeal but I'd be wasting my time, and
likely my money. 

The hand in question was a Precision 1D opener on a good 4333 11 count.
I remember that because our opponents (teams) seemed to be able to open
it 1NT with impunity. 

And no, I didn't appeal it, let alone take it to the L&EC - but if lack
of money (the appeal fee in those days represented a significant amount
of cash to me) and experience equals idiocy, then I guess I plead
guilty. 


Brian. 

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