Re: self-explanations and self-alerts

If it helps answer my question (about if you like self-explaining your
bids), a change to face to face bridge might be asking partner to
leave the table and for bidder to explain his/her bid when partner is
uncertain about the meaning.

For example, my hastily-assigned partner opens 2D. I alert and explain
that I don't know what it means. I leave and let my partner explain
the bid to the opps. It's not the same as online, but I am thinking it
would be good.