Re: Wanted: Alternate wording for Law 16Bb1(a)

Thanks, Tim! I like it. Laurie Kelso and I are now working up a proposal
along these lines.

On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 8:53 AM, Timothy N. Hill <[email protected]>
wrote:

> On 2016 Jul 12, at 12:44, Adam Wildavsky <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> … the WBF LC is now considering …
>
>
> …, the partner may not choose a call or play that could demonstrably have
> been suggested over another by the extraneous information unless there is
> no logical alternative.
>
>
> Better. Now
>
>    - delete “over another,”
>    - change “could have been” to “is,”
>    - change the preceding clause to a separate paragraph stating that
>    extraneous information from partner is  unauthorized, and
>    - in this clause change “extraneous” to “unauthorized.”
>
>
> How ’bout this?
>
> Extraneous information that may suggest a call or play includes remarks, questions,
> replies to questions, unexpected* alerts or failures to alert, unmistakable
> hesitation, unwonted speed, special emphasis, tone, gestures, movements,
> and mannerisms. Extraneous information from partner is unauthorized.
>
> A player may not choose a call or play that is demonstrably suggested by
> unauthorized information from his partner unless there is no logical
> alternative.
>
> A logical alternative is one that a significant proportion of the class
> of players in question, using the methods of the partnership, would
> seriously consider, and some might select.
>
> Tim
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