[blml] Marvin French's Procedures for handling UI - part one[SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Grattan Endicott]

from Grattan Endicott
grandeval at vejez.fsnet.co.uk
[also gesta at tiscali.co.uk]
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"The angels keep their ancient places;
- Turn but a stone, and start a wing!
'Tis ye, 'tis your estranged faces 
That miss the many-splendoured thing."
                         [Francis Thompson]
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Reppert" <ereppert at rochester.rr.com>
To: "Bridge Laws Mailing List" <blml at rtflb.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 2:10 PM
Subject: Re: [blml] Marvin French's Procedures for 
handling UI - part one[SEC=UNOFFICIAL]


> 
> Gygax finally got fed up  with the battle, and opined 
> "it's that way because I say so. Now shut up." If that's 
> what the WBFLC wishes to do with "logical alternative", 
> I'll of course ignore the world "logical" (or substitute a 
> different word, such as "implausible") as instructed,  
> but that won't change my mind about what the law 
> actually says. As Galileo said under his breath "it still 
> moves". :-)
> 
+=+ Very understandable feelings, Ed, but..... 
       My problem with this thread is that it is discussing 
what is a logical alternative action for a player of his 
peer quality, playing his methods in the circumstances 
of the situation. If he tells us he would do 'x', and we 
believe him, I think it presumptuous to assert that 'x' is 
not, for him, a logical alternative action.
       In the WBF Code of Practice we did attempt to 
address the issue in our guidance for appeals committees.
We say: "A 'logical alternative' is a different action that,
amongst the class of players in question and using the 
methods of the partnership, would be given serious 
consideration by a significant proportion of such players,
of whom it is reasonable to think some might adopt it".
    I opine that to maintain that his action is not a 'logical 
alternative' for the purposes of the law requires an element 
of disbelief as to the player's assertion or a finding that he 
is not supported by a requisite (minority) quota of his peers. 
                                             ~ Grattan ~   +=+