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:o Tis OK here in Blghty at 12.31 GMT :(

:o MMM Just curious as to the definintion reporting of 'Spurious' psyches. If someone reports a psyche then it either is or is not a psyche surely there is no in between :)

;) mmm firstly in EBU land competitions ALL psyches are recored as a matter of course and collated at HQ This way the Ardent Psychers are monited and KNOWN to TD's However let us concern ourselves with ONLINE games does anyone think that it is acceptable for people to go around psyching ad - infinitum in OLNINE tournies especially as there is NO way recording psyches thus people who so wish can disrupt tournies if they wish having little or no regard for those who merely want to play Bridge :D

:) Have E/W been Damage by the Failure to Alert If so Adjust Or have E/W Damaged themselves NO Adjustment As for East AFTER the event saying had s/he known they would have doubled the 3!h bid, looking at the hand NO s/he would never have double 3♥ especially sat under the possible Hearts Result Stands :rolleyes:

;) Singleton Diamond I am always getting back in and partner might just hold A♦ :)

:angry: Hi Roger Great program thanks for it One observation though I tried 3.1 release 1736 and it just would not send my chat lines to the BBO chat. So I removed that version and loaded 3.1 release 1730 and this works just fine :rolleyes:

;) 4♥ up the ante :P

Nick your answer is contained in Law 16 B1 If your bid MAY have been suggested If you would always make the bid you are going to then you do it and let the poor poor harassed Director decide :D

:D 2NT here as well :)

<_< From memory the World Chief TD Max Bavin did a Paper on this containing examples of when a substitution of another bid/call which was covered by 27b I think 1 was where a precisiion player did not see an opening bid by opponent and then bid 1♣ If the subsequent DOUBLE of the opening bid wouls show 16+ and have the same meaning throughout then this would be permited ;)

;) Over here in Blighty using Bridgemates there is a facility to display scores on a Large screen visible by all, I find it very off putting to see my scores achieved board by board But it is done <_<

:D tickled me this did It was entertainment night at the Senior Centre. Claude the hypnotist exclaimed: 'I'm here to put you into a trance; I intend to hypnotise each and every member of the audience.' The excitement was almost electric as Claude withdrew a beautiful antique pocket watch from his coat 'I want you each to keep your eye on this antique watch. It's a very special watch. It's been in my family for six generations' He began to swing the watch gently back and forth while quietly chanting, 'Watch the watch, watch the watch, and watch the watch...' The crowd became mesmerized as the watch swayed back and forth, light gleaming off its polished surface. Hundreds of pairs of eyes followed the swaying watch, until, suddenly, it slipped from the hypnotist's fingers and fell to the floor, breaking into a hundred pieces. '*****!' said the Hypnotist. It took three days to clean up the Senior Centre. :D

:o Now at risk of going off subject and alienating my friends across the 'pond' What I think personally about 'Self Abuse' (self Alerting) is that it is merely a way of making sure our partner does not forget our system Why dont we really announce ot each persons turn I hold 5 !S to the AKQ 4!h to the AK singleton !D and 2 small clubs :: We should all get to the right contract then :D By the way I never get personal against other writers each have your own views and are entitled to the same :P

I think this last sentence in particular is very poor advice. Fortunately, however, it is only advice, and can safely be ignored. ;) You may think our OB regulations are bad advice; however that is how it is in Blighty. As a TD I would never blame anyone for NOT asking ; Unless their NOT asking has damaged themselves i.e. If you do not ask the meaning of a bid and ASSUME wrongly the meaning and later on damage yourself then TOUGH' you had your chance to ask; Not necessarily ask at the time that is because you have always got the right to ask for explanation later Now if as the person who started this thread is saying 'HE assumed by his partners pass that x y z pertained that is down to him and if he is wrong again tough; If however his partner has done something similar before then we ARE now in the situation of possible UI :(

They do, in a way: As I understand it, after an opponent opens 2♦, alerted, your policy is to ask what it means if you're thinking of bidding, and to not ask if you aren't. Thus your failure to ask a question communicates to your partner the fact that you aren't thinking of bidding. My policy is to ask, or look at the convention card, regardless of whether I'm thinking of bidding, unless I already know the meaning. Therefore my question communicates nothing to my partner. As a player with no particular reputation for dishonesty, if I told a TD that I always asked about a particular category of alerted call, I would expect to be believed. If necessary, however, I could simply point to a previous board on which I had asked a question without having any interest in bidding. I do, if I'm playing in a jurisdiction where it's alerted rather than announced. If you already know the answer because it's happened before, or if you can see it on the opponents convention card, there is no need to ask. In those circumstances, failing to ask doesn't convey any unauthorised information. The Laws are specific about not varying tempo or manner. If you sometimes ask about an alerted 2♦ opening and sometimes don't, you are varying your tempo. If you always ask about an alerted 2♦ opening, you are maintaining a uniform tempo. ;) The Laws still DO NOT say though shalt always ask the meaning of an alert :)

:D :P You can't do that because you can't spell either it is 'Cheques' in English :) :D :(

:( just intersted to know where in the Laws it says 'You MUST ask the meaning of an Alert' :P

:lol: And I thought in EBU land fines were now in force for failing to enter a score :lol:

:huh: On about weddings at mine a long long time ago at the reception speeches I announced well I always thought these Marriage certificates were red in colour :)

Helene thank you for update on the truly important issues. :lol: important yes indeedy if you are D cup or above :lol:

;) What is the quotation Rules are for fools and for the guidance of wise men :lol:

;) I started at around age 11 'Wills Wild Woodbines' in packets of 5's ; Gave up 26 years ago and have not looked back since Give it up ASAP :lol:

;) mmm I thought they had just found him guilty of murder :)

:D My cardinal rule when playing with a Lady (even the wife) When she says you are wrong YOU ARE WRONG When she is Wrong she is always RIGHT :rolleyes: I'm Still alive to prove it works

:) natural keep all your conventions :)