Re: Equity - some questions

An adjusted score is of course a sanction, but it shall never be used as a
penalty.

When  you say that A- is a penalty (like 10% of a top) then what do you say
that A+ is - a bonus?

> Herman De Wael
> Of course A- is a sanction. The expected value of a board is 50%, so if
you get
> 40%, that is a sanction.
> I agree wholeheartedly with those here ho argue that the two pairs are not
> treated equally, and saying that they get the same penalty is just
covering up
> tactics.
> I would, in this case, either give 50% to the second pair and a penalty to
both
> sides, or give a penalty only to one pair so as not to have to explain to
the totally
> innocent third pair why their opponents get 50% hen clearly at fault.
> Herman.
> 
> Martin Sinot wrote:
> > I don't agree. The pair now getting A- is not penalized, bur rectified.
> > After all, they can no longer obtain a score on the deal, so the TD
> > must give them one, and since it is their own fault, it will be A-.
> > That is a matter of rectification. The other pair already had a legal
> > score, so they keep it. In addition both pairs can be given a PP,
> > which normally will be equal for both pairs (unless of course the TD
> > finds one pair more at fault than the other, but that seems unlikely
> > here). So yes, both pairs are equally sanctioned (because the A- is not
a
> sanction).
> >
> > regards
> >
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