[blml] GK&E (was: alertability)

[Sven Pran]

> On Behalf Of Ed Reppert
> > nothing you know about your agreements may be withheld if the
> > opponents express a desire to be given all the details you are
> > aware of.
> 
>  From the ACBL Alert regulation:
> 
> "The opponents need not ask exactly the "right" question. Any request
> for information should be the trigger. Opponents need only indicate
> the desire for information - all relevant disclosure should be given
> automatically."
> 
> I submit that Eric should have placed the period above after the word
> "withheld", and omitted the "if" clause.

Now this understanding is clearly in conflict with Law 75C! When answering a
question you need not include matters of general knowledge and experience on
which you have an honest assumption that such matter should be known also to
your opponents. For instance failing to mention that a simple overcall shows
at least a five-card suit cannot be considered a violation of Law 75C (nor
of the ACBL regulation).

But once your opponents ask a specific question, whether directly or for
clarification, then that question must be (fully) answered. Responding "I
need not answer this" or words to that effect is in my opinion a clear
violation of law 74A2 (just to mention one). To complete the example above:
If opponents ask about the length of the suit named in a simple overcall
then the answer should be "at least five cards"; saying something like "I do
not need to answer this question" should be severely penalized!

Regards Sven