[blml] Disclosure f2f

[Eric Landau]

On Nov 6, 2007, at 5:13 PM, Brian wrote:

> On Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:24:43 +0900
> Robert Geller <geller at nifty.com> wrote:
>
>> I agree completely with Stefanie that local regulations are fine,
>> rather than arbitrarily creating a "one size fits all" global
>> standard system.
>
> Well, I'll tell you that it's an absolute pain in the backside as far
> as online bridge is concerned, where any number of newcomers to the
> online game who have played bridge under their local NBO think that  
> it's
> *their* local regulations that are in force world wide.

They think their local regulations are in force on-line because they  
think their local regulations make more sense than any others.

They think their local regulations make more sense than any others  
because they are used to playing face to face at their local venues,  
where (in this context) they are presumably correct.

Good regulations reflect a consensus as to how the game should be  
played; they do not futilely attempt to arbitrarily enforce one.   
Disclosure regulations based on a global standard system would work  
very well indeed.  Too bad we don't have a global standard system on  
which to base them.  What some in this forum don't understand is that  
picking some system arbitrarily and calling it "the global standard  
system" won't make it so.


Eric Landau
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