attitude signals

[NickRW]

...although I an doubtful that the N/B forum is the best place for it.

 

Quite! I was just curious. I'm thinking that for most of us, including many beyond N/B standard, our brain cells would be better employed on more mundane defensive thoughts - and that the opportunity for getting our wires crossed great enough that mix ups would probably negate any theoretical advantage.

 

Nick

[1eyedjack]

I get a little fed up with posters who, no doubt with good intentions, choose to take on board the unappointed mantle of "protector of the novice" and associated moderator functions when it comes to posting in this forum. To be fair, in some cases they are right, but not I believe in this case (and a few other cases historically).

 

Here we have someone who has chosen to post an excellent, narrowly defined question and who, rightly or wrongly has himself decided that the most appropriate place for it is in the N/B forum, perhaps in reflection of a self-assessment of ability and experience whose accuracy we take on trust. He (I refer to him or her as "he" out of laziness; for "he" read "(s)he") clearly has one or two more brain cells than a Zabriskan Fontema. I speculate he would appreciate a cogent answer. One of the ways that we improve as players is to appreciate not only which technique is superior but why it is superior. If I try to place myself in the position of a novice who has the guts to ask in open forum about the relative benefits of reverse and standard attitude signals, then forgive me but where the answer is "it depends" I think that the OP might appreciate a response that goes that extra mile. He does not have to adopt the method, but an appreciation of its logic would, I think, assist his development.

[NickRW]

I get a little fed up with posters who, no doubt with good intentions, choose to take on board the unappointed mantle of "protector of the novice" and associated moderator functions when it comes to posting in this forum. To be fair, in some cases they are right, but not I believe in this case (and a few other cases historically).

 

Here we have someone who has chosen to post an excellent, narrowly defined question and who, rightly or wrongly has himself decided that the most appropriate place for it is in the N/B forum, perhaps in reflection of a self-assessment of ability and experience whose accuracy we take on trust. He (I refer to him or her as "he" out of laziness; for "he" read "(s)he") clearly has one or two more brain cells than a Zabriskan Fontema. I speculate he would appreciate a cogent answer. One of the ways that we improve as players is to appreciate not only which technique is superior but why it is superior. If I try to place myself in the position of a novice who has the guts to ask in open forum about the relative benefits of reverse and standard attitude signals, then forgive me but where the answer is "it depends" I think that the OP might appreciate a response that goes that extra mile. He does not have to adopt the method, but an appreciation of its logic would, I think, assist his development.

 

Jeez. You must have got out of the wrong side of the bed today. Quite apart from anything else, I didn't particularly choose to put this in the N/B forum. It just happened to be mentioned in the N/B forum. As to your other comments - I can't be bothered to waste my time.

 

Nick

[Zelandakh]

I get a little fed up with posters who, no doubt with good intentions, choose to take on board the unappointed mantle of "protector of the novice" and associated moderator functions when it comes to posting in this forum. To be fair, in some cases they are right, but not I believe in this case (and a few other cases historically).

 

Here we have someone who has chosen to post an excellent, narrowly defined question and who, rightly or wrongly has himself decided that the most appropriate place for it is in the N/B forum,

There is a world of difference between asking whether playing a high card or a low card to encourage is best and asking whether they should play a mixed signalling system of sometimes high and sometimes low. The sidebar about Scanian signals is useful in explaining why one or the other is better in certain circumstances and that is why I posted the bridgeHands quote. But I would personally not recommend intermediates take up the method let alone beginners, so a wider discussion would surely be better placed elsewhere.

[paua]

I find low-encourages more natural, because this is also how we often operate when on lead: low when we want a suit returned, and higher when we don't. To me, it makes sense to stay consistent and use low-encourages for attitude as well.

 

Agreed, like leads, low-spot promises an honour, high-spot top-of-nothing.

 

Also, Low=Like, High=Hate is easy to remember. :D