[blml] The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep is sick [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[richard willey]

> OK, that was the last straw.
> Apologize or face the consequences.
> Please stand by me, some other readers, to get this poster expelled.
> Words like these should not be tolerated.
> There is nothing funny about them and a smiley is totally inapropriate.

Comment 1:  A number of people on this list - myself included – would
argue that the Laws need to be applied in a consistent manner.  I
don't give a rat's ass whether the De Wael School holds true or,
alternatively whether the more conventional interpretation should take
precedence.  However, as a player I consider any situation where one
set of Directors will rule X and a second group of Directors will rule
Y deeply problematic.  (It's even worse when their rulings require
that I adopt different behavioral codes)

I will repeat:  I view this type of schism in the enforcement
structure to be much more significant that the legal technicalities
that are being argued.  I don't care what I am supposed to do, as long
as I can reasonable understand what this is.

Comment 2:  You (Herman) seem to take a very different view.  Your
primary concern seems to be that your technical position prevails.
You are (obviously) willing to fork the regulatory system in order to
achieve this end.

There is a very simple way to resolve this impasse.  Agree to use the
traditional interpretation to render judgments in the present while
working within the system to ensure that the DWS is adopted in future
revisions of the Law.  At the very least, contact the WBF for official
guidance and agree to abide by their recommendation.  I doubt that
anyone here would have any problem with course of action.

Unfortunately, what I see is an egotistical and petty little child who
is more concerned with getting his own way than serving his customers.
 As I have mentioned in the past, I see some very disturbing parallels
between your behavior regarding the DSW and the Herman 1H opening.  In
both case, it is clear that there is a great deal of dispute regarding
the propriety of your interpretation.  In both cases, you refuse to
ask for guidance through the appropriate channels.

It is this behavior that people like Richard and myself find so
objectionable.  Tournament Directors are supposed to work within the
system.

If they fail to do so, they should be removed for cause.