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

I like that as well. Or:

  "A player may not choose a call or play that is demonstrably suggested
over a logical alternative by unauthorized information."

On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 9:05 PM, David Grabiner <[email protected]>
wrote:

> The wording I like: "A player may not choose a call or play that is
> demonstrably suggested by unauthorized information over a logical
> alternative."  This connects the "over" directly with "logical
> alternative"; when West doubled instead of passing, was passing a logical
> alternative?
>
>
> On 2/6/2017 1:01 AM, Adam Wildavsky wrote:
>
> A few people pointed out a logical flaw in the "unless there is no
> logical alternative" text. Here's a new version based on a suggestion by
> Andy Bowles:
>
> A player may not choose a call or play that is demonstrably suggested over
> another by unauthorized information unless the other call or play is not a
> logical alternative.
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 12:26 PM, Adam Wildavsky <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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>>
>
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