Re: Equity - some questions

> Robert Frick 
> On Mon, 01 Aug 2016 03:48:14 -0400, Sven Pran <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > An adjusted score is of course a sanction,
> 
> Part of the definition of sanction:
> Law.
> a provision of a law enacting a penalty for disobedience or a reward for
> obedience.
> the penalty or reward.

[Sven Pran] 
I cannot find any definition of the word "sanction" in the Laws of Duplicate
Bridge.

However, in my Webster I find among other meanings of this word:
"The act of a recognized authority confirming or ratifying an action".

None of the alternative definitions imply that a sanction is synonymous with
or limited to a penalty.
 
> 
>   > but it shall never be used as a
> > penalty.
> 
> In plain language, A- is a penalty, given to people who caused the
problem.
> 
> >
> > When  you say that A- is a penalty (like 10% of a top) then what do
> > you say that A+ is - a bonus?
> 
> A gift? Payout? If you make an error on a board and a table can't play it,
do you
> really think that table deserves a higher score (split score, both A+)
than every
> other table? It doesn't. But you reward them so they don't complain about
you.

[Sven Pran] 
The Director should never award an AVE+ score just to avoid contestants
complaining about you.
An AVE+ score is awarded in recognition of the fact that a contestant
because of an irregularity for which he is not in any way at fault, has been
deprived the possibility of obtaining a high, maybe even a top score on that
board. 
The lawmakers have found that 60% of a top (matchpoint) score will in most
cases be a reasonable compensation to such contestants.

(And AVE- scores are there primarily to balance out AVE+).

> Reality.
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