[blml] Is ordinary Stayman no longer artificial? [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[David Burn]

[JF]

> >Is ordinary Stayman no longer artificial?  I ask because of the
> >2007 Lawbook's definition:  "Artificial call - is a bid, double,
> >or redouble that conveys information (not being information taken
> >for granted by players generally) other than willingness to play
> >in the denomination named or last named; or a pass which promises
> >more than a specified amount of strength or if it promises or
> >denies values other than in the last suit named."

[DALB]

Since ordinary Stayman (like ordinary Blackwood) does not convey any
information at all, it is certainly not artificial per the definition in the
2007 Laws. Of course, the definition in the 2007 Laws is more or less
nonsensical.

David Burn
London, England