[blml] 40B3? [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

Richard Hills:

[snip]

>>For example, an opponent asks partner about your bid.  Pard
>>gives an answer showing that he has completely forgotten.  You
>>have a prior agreement with pard to vary your understandings
>>to avoid disaster (and a prior agreement to vary your later
>>explanations a la De Wael School to prevent pard having UI
>>restrictions).

Konrad Ciborowski:

>De Wael School has nothing to do with varying understandings.

Richard Hills:

I agree, which is why the reference to the De Wael School was
restricted inside the brackets which referred merely to varying
explanations.

Konrad Ciborowski:

>Coming up: Richard explaining why L1 makes dWS illegal.

Grattan Endicott:

+=+ In a sense Law 40B3 is a 'belt and braces' law. If there is
a pre-announced agreement to change the meaning it is subject
to regulation in the RA's discretion under 40B2(a). If there is
an understanding, not announced, its use is in breach of Law 40A3.
The purpose of 40B3 is to be explicit and not leave the matter to
be deduced from the operation of other laws.
                                           ~ G ~   +=+

Richard Hills:

The 2007 Law 40A3 (and 40A1(b) also) make the De Wael School
illegal.  The 2007 Law 40B4 uses the strong word "entitled" to
an adjusted score if an illegal De Wael School action damages
innocent opponents.

And the 2007 Law 40C3(b) authorises disciplinary action against
any acolytes who repeatedly adopt illegal De Wael School actions.

Herman De Wael:

>I demand an apology.

Richard Hills:

I freely acknowledge that Herman's hobby-horse had significant
logical merit under the 1997 Lawbook, but its logical merit has
shrunk under the new, more explicit 2007 Lawbook.  Furthermore,
logic takes second-place behind a relevant Authority (WBF LC,
Zones, NBOs) when interpreting the Lawbook.

And _zero_ relevant Authorities back the De Wael School.

I agree that Herman is a lovable eccentric (while I am an
unlovable eccentric). with Herman's ongoing clinging to the De
Wael School reminiscent of the White Knight (in Alice Through
the Looking Glass) saying, "It's my own invention".

So I unconditionally apologise if my attack on the illegal De
Wael School was misinterpreted as an attack on Herman himself.

Perhaps it is time to separate the lovable Herman De Wael, the
man, from the illegal concept of the De Wael School (which meme
has already infected bridge players in Belgium and elsewhere).
Is Herman willing to abandon the De Wael School and move on to
designing new and better inventions?


Best wishes

Richard James Hills
Governance & Standards Section
National Training Branch
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Telephone: 02 6223 8439
Email: richard.hills at immi.gov.au

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