[aguahombre]

Vamp, see the pinned topic about WBF law change suggestions on this forum.

[Vampyr]

aguahombre, on 2011-November-06, 19:31, said:

Vamp, see the pinned topic about WBF law change suggestions on this forum.

I am astonished to see this after how steadfastly they refused suggestions last time.

I wonder if there is some way to impress upon the WBFLC just how unpopular and unworkable Law 27B is. A few letterw or emails will not convey this.

[aguahombre]

Vampyr, on 2011-November-07, 08:19, said:

I wonder if there is some way to impress upon the WBFLC just how unpopular and unworkable Law 27B is. A few letterw or emails will not convey this.

You are right. A few letters or emails will not convey that. Mainly because it isn't true.

[Vampyr]

aguahombre, on 2011-November-07, 08:58, said:

You are right. A few letters or emails will not convey that. Mainly because it isn't true.

It's true in England, and, I suspect, anywhere else that the vast majority of bridge is played with the use of volunteer directors, many of whom are untrained. You have to be a very knowledgable director and also a good player to apply the Law, so the effect is that there is one law for use in tournaments and another for the local club.

I personally don't even mind this as much as the fact that the application of the law depends on exactly what misapprehension of the auction the IBer was under. Some mistake was made, but the mental state that led to the mistake is not properly a matter of law.

[mycroft]

Well, *I* understand most of what he says :-)
But I did mean "write to Grattan, as he's asked, explaining that this needs to be clarified and why, for the next FLB".