On May 8, 12:59=A0pm, David Stevenson <brid...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> David Babcock wrote
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> >> =A0 =A0You seem to have an amazing approach ot learning: you suggest
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> >> people should learn by only using things they already know? =A0How on
> >> earth can that work?
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> >Huh? =A0I said nothing against trying new things (nor could anyone even
> >mildly acquainted with my offerings in other threads possibly imagine
> >that I would). =A0I merely suggested that in a tournament setting, the
> >Laws should not allow a pair to profit from the odd instance where
> >their failure to have done their homework adequately would work in
> >their favor by happenstance. =A0They already survive the more numerous
> >bad results from their systemic slips, and, as you say, they learn
> >from experience; I am not suggesting interfering with this in any
> >way. =A0Not allowing them to benefit from the odd favorable outcome
> >should sup****t this learning if it has any effect at all.
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> =A0 =A0How far are you going to disallow people to play normal bridge?
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If
> they forget their system, you will penalise them, ok. =A0If they lead
out
> of turn, and it happens to work, now you penalise them? =A0If they
forget
> their leads? =A0If they false-card by accident? =A0On purpose?
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> =A0 =A0Soon you will stop them getting good results by playing five-card
> majors when the field plays four [or vice versa], and strong club, and
> so on. =A0C'mon, we have got a game full of mistakes: it's a good game:
> let's not spoil it.
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> =A0 =A0I just think that you are trying to reduce bridge to a computer
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> a very boring one. =A0That is not good for bridge.
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In case you had not noticed, bridge has already been reduced to a
computer game. Wolff tried to cash in on that too. Remember E-bridge?
JB
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