Cthulhu D Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 I couldn't resist. I admire the responsive management though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahydra Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 So the B/I is now the I/A. Well, at least I know I belong in that forum now, but the problem of not knowing whether you're an I or an A has now changed to "am I a B or an I" or "am I an A or an E". Perhaps we could have some sample questions to help people judge? I'll make some suggestions. Novice: What is a ruffing finesse? When might one take a ruffing finesse?Beginner: Best SAYC bidding sequence for <easy-enough slam hand>?Intermediate: Opps open 4S and you have <some hand where it's close whether to bid or not> - what to do now?Advanced: In this slam I had the option of playing for the finesse or the double squeeze, which line is better?Expert: Discuss your favourite gadgets to help with <rare bidding situation> That said, I'm very much in favour of the new forum setup. ahydra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLow21 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Hello world! I love this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 So the B/I is now the I/A. Well, at least I know I belong in that forum now, but the problem of not knowing whether you're an I or an A has now changed to "am I a B or an I" or "am I an A or an E". Perhaps we could have some sample questions to help people judge? I'll make some suggestions. Novice: What is a ruffing finesse? When might one take a ruffing finesse?Beginner: Best SAYC bidding sequence for <easy-enough slam hand>?Intermediate: Opps open 4S and you have <some hand where it's close whether to bid or not> - what to do now?Advanced: In this slam I had the option of playing for the finesse or the double squeeze, which line is better?Expert: Discuss your favourite gadgets to help with <rare bidding situation> That said, I'm very much in favour of the new forum setup. ahydra I have a better idea: Novice: That was fun! Beginner: What did I do wrong? Intermediate: I think I could have... Advanced: (preemptively) Partner, why did you bid... Expert: Clearly, the mathematics would suggest Line A. However, reasoning that LHO must have considered the fact that I might take Line A, should have made a classic falsecard to dissuade that line, playing such-anbd-such card, smoothly. Of course, knwoig that I would read this, I felt that he would play as if Lina A works and would NOT do the falsecard, as a reverse falsecard. Hence, because everything played suggested that Lina A would work, it clearly could not. So, I went with the anti-percentage Line B, which contextually is clearly superior. What I did not expect is that LHO was probably a dolt and did not realize that the counter to this reasoning is that he must reverse-falsecard when Line A works. I doubt highly that LHO had worked out the idea of a double reverse falsecard, but, if he did, then hats off for the nice double falsecard. But, more importantly (preemptively), Partner, you should have bid... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Ok, you lurkers! I'd like to encourage the many lurkers who (we think) have been afraid to post lest their questions be seen as too trivial or too basic. This is your forum, and I think I speak for all of the A/E posters who have previously posted in B/I when I say that helping and encouraging newcomers to the game is very rewarding....and the more people we can get playing this great game, the better for everyone. There are no silly questions, and we'll try to avoid silly answers :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Time to hear from the oceans of forum lurkers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustaDummy Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 I'm delighted by this. Thank you, Admins! I'm assuming that it will take some time for members to realise that this forum is now available. Would a quick notification be out of order? If two-thirds of all members never post in any forum, maybe a quick email might help. Well, maybe not quick, given the size of the task… :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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