[blml] L17E2 questions

[Robert Geller]

Dear BLMLers,

We're now trying to understand L17E2 (see below) in order to translate
it correctly.
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L17E2. When a call has been followed by three passes the auction does not
end if one of those passes was out of rotation, depriving a player of
his right to call at that turn. When this occurs the auction reverts to
the player who missed his turn, all subsequent passes are cancelled and
the auction proceeds normally. Law 16D applies to the cancelled calls,
any player who has passed out of rotation being an offender.
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Let's consider as simple example.
West		North		East		South
1C		(no call)		Pass		Pass
Pass

L17E2 says the three passes are cancelled and the auction everts to North.
This part is clear.  But my (our) question is about the meaning of
"any player who has passed out of rotation."   It is clear that East has
passed out of rotation.  But (as defined in L17E2) are South and West
also regarded as "players who have passed out of rotation"?  Or does
this designation apply only to East?    Our uncertainty regarding this point
arises because South passed in rotation with respect to East, but after
the auction had been corrupted by East's POOT.

My guess is that L17E2 should be interpreted as designating only East
as "a player who has passed out of rotation," but I'm not completely
confident about this, and would appreciate everyone's opinions on this
point.   Thanks.

-Bob


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Robert (Bob) Geller,     Tokyo, Japan        geller at nifty.com