[blml] Chutzpah - was Law 1 - mephitic order (was DeWael...) [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

Grattan Endicott:

>>+=+ The sadness is that the whole is tainted by
>>the rottenness of a percentage of the ingredients.
>>Blml allows of an infinite variety of opinion. This
>>is good. But when a long-winded contributor makes
>>repetitive assertions as to the Laws of the game, not
>>as opinions of what is desirable but rather professing
>>an interpretation of Law at variance with the proper -
>>authorized - interpretation, the value and credibility
>>of the whole discussion becomes diminished, corrupted,
>>noisome. People turn aside from the stench, not
>>persevering with research of the wholesome parts
>>for what golden truths and pearls of wisdom may lie
>>there.

Ed Reppert:

>Grattan has just explained why I have been seriously
>considering dropping my subscription to this list.

Richard Hills:

I personally think it would be a great shame if Ed left
this list, since he is a Pearl of Great Price who is
willing to listen to contrary views and change his mind if
presented with a cogent reason to do so.

For example, in a recent thread Ed modified his view on
when a revoke was established after his attention was
drawn to the provisions of Law 63A2.

Furthermore, I think it would be a great shame if Herman's
long-winded postings on the De Wael School caused other
blmlers to automatically delete Herman's postings.  On
other issues Herman quite frequently presents Golden
Truths.

For example, a posting by Herman in the April thread "Swiss
Teams formats" caused me to change my mind about the
validity of my Accelerated Swiss movement for Swiss team
events which use the WBF victory point scale.  I now realise
that an Accelerated Swiss movement is only valid for those
Swiss team events scored on a simple win-loss scale (which
form of scoring is still popular for some ACBL Swisses).

Edward Montagu, Second Earl of Manchester (1602-1671):

"If we beat the king 99 times he is still king, and so will
his posterity be after him; but if the king beat us once, we
shall all be hanged, and our posterity be made slaves."

Richard Hills:

If Herman De Wael beats the WBF LC in debate 99 times, they
are still the WBF LC.

Like the Earl of Manchester during the English Civil War, I
am obeying a Self-Denying Ordinance to retire from battle
against the De Wael School for the next six months.  I
suggest that Herman also adopts a Self-Denying Ordinance for
the next six months on discussion of his De Wael School, but
I do give Herman permission for a valedictory 21-gun salute
by allowing him a (single) response to this posting.

:-)


Best wishes

Richard James Hills, amicus curiae
Level 6 Aqua Training Suite, DIAC
02 6225 6776

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