[blml] Disclosure (was Psyches & deviations)

[John Probst]

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From: "Eric Landau" <ehaa at starpower.net>
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Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: [blml] Disclosure (was Psyches & deviations)


> At 08:03 AM 2/1/07, twm wrote:
>
>>That's a better description of the "totality of disclosable knowledge".
>>Most partnerships have agreements (which may be explicit or implicit and
>>are subject to regulation if conventional) - these agreements can often
>>be grouped together as "system".  Then they have known disagreements (I
>>open 2N about half a point lighter than pard, he opens weak 2s of which
>>I marginally disapprove).  These are basically matters of
>>style/judgement and might be described as "understandings" or
>>"disclosable disagreements" we have discussed the issues and failed to
>>come to agreement.  On top of that there's partnership experience (e.g.
>>pard occasionally psychs his 1N overcalls when nv in 3rd) this too is
>>disclosable but is not a matter of agreement or understanding (we have
>>no systemic protection to deal with such psychs).
>
> "Agree: To come to an understanding or to terms."
>
> "Agreement: The state of being agreed." [both AHD]
>
> IOW, if you have "agreed to disagree" about something, you have an
> agreement on the subject.

Sure, but we're cherry picking. Tim knows I have a low frequency of 1NT 
psychic overcalls. Hediscloses this but it is not an agreement. If it were 
we would develop methods to handle it, as one does when developing a system. 
We could even legally play it AND have methods, but we choose not to play 
"sans atout comique". I overcall the occasional psychic 1NT  because it 
works, and it doesn't matter whether partner's a p/u or a regular pard. The 
opponents gain more if it's a regular partnership as they get the 
disclosure.
>
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