Re: great idea -- explain own bids

In article <Xns9A897078A9AEpeterergensnl@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Peter Smulders  <lamaar@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
....
>I propose we let Kent decide on that :-) I know someone who - in online
>bridge - alerted his 1C opening (could be short) when he had only 2
clubs,
>but did not alert when he had 3 or more. Is this what you mean by point
1?

Could be.  Keep in mind that in online bridge (at least on the two
services
with which I am familiar) you are at the mercy of your host.  Piss off
your host and you could find yourself cast into the gloom.  So, if your
alerting views don't line up with the table's majority, the fact that
they are technically correct may soon become irrelevant.

My view is that this fact is a very real attribute of OLB - not one to
be ignored or marginalized.  I.e., OLB is a game of diplomacy (among
other things).

>Or, maybe the difference between the points of view of Kent and David is
>smaller then it seems. 

Maybe.  Maybe not.