Re: self-explanations and self-alerts

David Stevenson wrote:

> Bob wrote

>>3.  Put another way, in the online system, the partner****p in a sense
>>has an obligation to agree on the meaning of their bids. If they do
>>not, they are the "offending side". If they can recover, fine. But the
>>opps should not be punished by players not knowing the meaning of all
>>of their bids.
> 
>    You making up another set of new rules, are you?
> 
>    No, playing online, I do not sit down opposite a partner I do not
> know, have never met before, may probably never meet again, and am
> breaking the rules of the game if we do not discuss a 7C response to a
> 5S overcall.

He did say "in a sense".  Of course, it's not unique to the online game -
we're all required to be aware of our agreements (which isn't quite the
same thing as agreeing on the meaning of our bids).