[blml] Double Dummy play [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Herman De Wael]

richard.hills at immi.gov.au wrote:
> WBF Code of Practice, page 7:
> 
>>> A player who, without design, makes unauthorized
>>> information available to his partner does not commit an
>>> infraction of law or propriety; it is the use of that
>>> information that is a breach of the laws.
> 
> Grattan Endicott (WBF CoP co-author), 5th June 2007:
> 
>>> ... There is no *design* to convey UI when a player
>>> answers a question that the laws require him to answer.
>>>                                        Grattan ~   +=+
> 
> Herman De Wael:
> 
>> _Without Design_
>>
>> It is my contention that a player who answers
>> "truthfully", while he could easily "lie" (I even use
>> your words, not mine) gives UI _with design_.
> 
> [snip]
> 
>> I therefore do not acknowledge that this sentence of the
>> CoP has any bearing on our discussion.
> 
> Richard Hills:
> 
> Quis custodes ipsos custodiet?
> Who shall guard the guardians?
> 
> Even Herman De Wael acknowledges that under WBF by-laws
> the WBF Laws Committee are the guardians who have the
> power to interpret the Lawbook.
> 
> But this debate is now bogging down into infinite regress.
> 
> Herman is now arguing that he is the guardian of the WBF
> guardians, so Herman is now arguing that he has the power
> to reinterpret a WBF interpretation contrary to the intent
> of the authors of that WBF interpretation.
> 
> :-)
> 

Of course, we all know that it is the Australian Immigration Authority 
that has the sole knowledge of WHAT the intent of the authors of a WBF 
interpretation is.

Again, Richard is using one of his favourite logical phallacies: make 
the opponent look foolish to hide that you're not really saying anything.

If my interpretation of the words "without design" is wrong, why are 
the words there in the first place then?

Please listen to my arguments, Richard, and react to them if you see 
fit, but don't try and make me look ridiculous. it might backfire.

-- 
Herman DE WAEL
Antwerpen Belgium
http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/index.html