Re: What's wrong with the Roth point count?

Andrew wrote:
> On May 1, 10:07 pm, Martin Ambuhl <mamb...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Andrew wrote:
>>> On May 1, 4:42 pm, Stig Holmquist <stigfjor...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 1 May 2008 14:49:25 -0700 (PDT), Andrew <agump...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> If anything it is a
>>>> deficit and should not be used to add value to a hand. I would go as
>>>> far as saying count no length points for minor suits for opening
bids.
>>>> Depend solely on HCPs when opening a minor suit bid. Your HCP is the
>>>> only asset you have. E.g. holding 5-5 in the minors would today add 2
>>>> points to the HCP count but seems to be an overvaluation.
>>> Actual in R+R wouldn't you add 5 points for that shape? 2 for the
>>> singleton, 1 for the doubleton and 1 for the 5th card in each minor?
>>> But yes, when you think of your goal as getting to a game contract,
>>> then adding 5 distribution points seems excessive.
>> It is clear from the above that Andrew's previously posted objections
to
>> R-R were based on nothing more than ignorance.
> 
> It should be clear by now that Martin is interested only in ad hominem
> attacks rather than debating issues.

No, Andrew.  I responded to your earlier criticisms as if you were 
making informed criticisms.  No longer is there any doubt:  you have 
posted critisms of something that you know nothing of.  I repent my 
earlier treatment of you as a rational, informed person who had made 
some ill-judged criticisms.  The previous lack of any substantive 
critique should have warned me:  your later post to which I replied 
above shows that you have absolutely no grasp of R-R evaluation.  Since 
you are criticizing something you created out of your own ignorance, 
having nothing to do with what you claimed to criticize, it is clear 
that you have _no_ rational content to your criticism of R-R.  It is not 
an ad hominem attack to point out that your criticism is completely
vacuous.