[blml] Are the laws clear on telling pard to ask a question? [SEC=PERSONAL]

[Steve Willner]

SW> UI only applies to unseen cards

> From: richard.hills at immi.gov.au
> I still disagree with the above assertion.

And I still maintain it.

> If partner (for example in
> answering a question) informs
> you that she has misinterpreted
> your agreed methods, you may
> have UI about a forthcoming
> debacle 

The problem here is not the information; it's the route by which you 
gain it.  For example, if you are playing with a pickup partner and
know perfectly well you haven't discussed which Blackwood responses to
use, it is entirely proper to take that knowledge into account.

Using the UI laws attacks the symptom rather than the problem.  Better
is to use the MI laws or L73B1: answering a question incorrectly is an
infraction, and there are many ways it can cause damage.  One of those
is alerting partner that you don't understand the system.  If this
damages opponents, L12A1, etc.  The difference is that instead of LAs 
and "suggested over another," the Director will evaluate what would have
happened if the infraction had not occurred.  The outcome will often but
not always be the same as under Richard's interpretation.

Ordinary UI -- relating to the cards partner holds -- is a different 
matter.  That's what L16A is about.