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

Timothy N. Hill suggested, in part:

.....If there is a logical alternative, then a player must not choose a
call or play that is demonstrably suggested by unauthorized information
from his partner.....

Richard Hills:

My further suggestion is to make Tim's proposed sentence more generally
applicable, by deleting "from his partner". This could be done in the
context of merging Law 16 with Law 73C.

Best wishes,

Richard Hills

On Thursday, July 14, 2016, Timothy N. Hill <[email protected]> wrote:

> Upon further consideration, I think the key sentence would be clarified by
> removing the double negative (“unless … no”) and reordering. I also think
> “may not” should be changed to “must not” (“the strongest prohibition,”
> according to the Introduction).
>
> With those changes, 16B1 could read in full:
>
> Extraneous information that might 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.
>
> If there is a logical alternative, then a player must not choose a call or
> play that is demonstrably suggested by unauthorized information from his
> partner.
>
>
> 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.
>
>
> (16D and 73C could be reworded similarly.)
>
> Tim
>
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