[blml] Announce or alert?

[Jerry Fusselman]

On Nov 16, 2007 9:35 AM, Grattan Endicott <gesta at tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>
> That's correct. But our Laws Committee (or at least part
> of it) is considering implementing announcements in our
> regulations. I seem to remember having heard that's the
> case in Denmark too, but I might be wrong on that point.
>
> +=+ It does seem to me that announcements are a good
> thing when the announced meaning is clearly something
> that the partners will not get wrong. Opening bids and
> responses thereto, for example. I am less sure of them
> in competitive situations. I offer opinion that experiment
> initially could be confined to meanings of the first type.
> After experience consider further developments.
>                                    ~ Grattan ~   +=+
>

I agree with Grattan's offered opinion, but it may be worth noting
that ACBL is not perfectly in agreement.  In the ACLB, we announce
transfers (D to H and H to S), at any level, even in competition, and
over natural notrump openings, overcalls, and opener's natural notrump
first rebid.

See http://www.acbl.org/play/alertChart.html

Jerry Fusselman.