[blml] Use of "contestant" in 2007 laws

[John (MadDog) Probst]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Geller" <geller at nifty.com>
To: "Bridge Laws Mailing List" <blml at amsterdamned.org>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 2:31 PM
Subject: [blml] Use of "contestant" in 2007 laws


> Dear BLMLers,
>
> The 207 Laws define "contestant" as follows:
> "Contestant - in an individual event, a player; in a pair event, two 
> players
> playing as partners throughout the event; in a team event, four or more 
> players
> playing as team-mates."

The change in law 7D is certainly ok, all the others are ok as they are IMO. 
I think Grattan has made it clear that you have a degree of flexibility in 
your translation. John


>
> But it appears to me that in several places in the Laws the word 
> "contestant"
> is used in a way inconsistent with the definition, and should be crossed 
> out
> and replaced by the word in green in the attached file.  Please take a 
> look and
> let me know what you think.
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Robert (Bob) Geller,     Tokyo, Japan        geller at nifty.com
>


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