[blml] Obviously this is the prime duty [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Brian]

On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:39:20 +0200
Herman De Wael <hermandw at skynet.be> wrote:

> 
> No, it's a good example. But why do you think your interpretation 
> should be the right one? Obviously because it is yours, and unless 
> challenged, we always believe we are right.
> 

No, I personally believe it to be right because it's how I was taught
the Laws worked, and you and your supporters haven't convinced me
otherwise. And yes, that may well be a consequence of having played
most of my offline bridge in England, where there is (or was) an EBU
regulation which very specifically prohibited players from "inventing"
system on the spot, and it seems to me that's exactly what a dWS
advocate is doing. But take a look at the other reply I've just posted.
Hirsch has shown that your interpretation, if followed through, leads
to silly conclusions. If you can do the same for the majority
opinion, then go ahead - but at the moment, if one interpretation leads
to silly conclusions, and the other doesn't, then that's proof enough
for me. 

> But really, this is not important. This question merely arises
> because some people say that the MS actions are legal. They are not,
> and L73B1 is only one of 2 laws that they are breaking. Maybe L73B1
> was intended for the kind of actions you suggest above (although that
> seems to fall in L73B2 already), and maybe not. But can you really be
> sure that it is legal?
> 

As sure as I can be, Herman. My line of thought is that I doubt that the
WBFLC intended to declare the game of bridge to be illegal. Therefore
one of the two interpretations (all right, or possibly an
as-yet-unmentioned third interpretation) has to be the correct one.
Considering the two options, and yes, believing that ONE of them has to
be the legal one, I think the evidence points to the fact that the dWS
is wrong. 


Brian. 

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