[blml] Clarification...

[Alain Gottcheiner]

At 05:08 18/07/2007 +0100, John Probst wrote:


>There is nothing thorny or difficult about psyches. read law 40 until you
>understand it.
>
>When you understand it then read law 75 till you understand it.
>
>Where is the friggin problem?

The problem could be that it is considered, most notably for 
law-of-somenumber purposes, that a psyche has to be a substantial 
distortion, a notion that doesn't lie in TFLB and is rather subjective, and 
that lesser distortions are usually disallowed, contrary to L40A.
The problem is also that the law-of-18, itself, goes against L40C, which 
only allows the banning of much weaker openings (7 or fewer HCP, typically).

Therefore, TFLB should state clearly whether L40A is absolute or bows to 
local regulations. And if the former, this should be binding on organizers

Best regards

    Alain