[blml] 40B3?

[Eric Landau]

On Jan 17, 2008, at 4:13 AM, Herman De Wael wrote:

> Sven Pran wrote:

[snip]

> Well, since I don't believe I am doing something unacceptable, my
> conscience is clear. You accuse me of doing something far worse.
>
>> "How am I going to prove"? - There is something called Convention  
>> cards. And
>> don't forget that if a player cannot prove he is telling the truth on
>> agreements, we are empowered, and in fact required to assume  
>> incorrect
>> explanation if in doubt.
>
> The System Card, as it is now called, does not tell us whether the
> player genuinely believed he had misbid or whether he is simply lying
> about that. And it has become a question of intent, now. The action of
> the genuinely confused are not at stake, only those of the DWS adept.
> But those actions are completely the same! The SC is not going to tell
> you anything!

Since the actions won't tell you anything, and the SC won't tell you  
anything, you'll just have to ask the players.  Of course, if the DWS  
follower will not willingly admit to what he was doing, you still  
won't be able to tell the difference.  But if he doesn't believe he  
is doing something unacceptable, and his conscience is clear, why  
would he lie about it?  And if he wouldn't, WTP?

This whole exchange is rather disturbing.  Herman says, "I am doing  
nothing wrong".  Sven says, "Nevertheless, if you play in my game I  
will explicitly forbid you from doing it."  And -- while I'm sure  
this isn't what he means to say -- Herman appears to reply with,  
"You'll never catch me!"


Eric Landau
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