[barmar]

I expect that the CoC of events that are put on Vu-Graph specifically mention that portions will be broadcast this way, so entrants are implicitly agreeing to being on display. They can no more object to it than a professional tennis player could ask to play the Wimbledon finals without an audience. If you're shy, you shouldn't become an expert in a profession or hobby where people want to watch you perform.

On the other hand, I'm a little surprised that ACBL's policy applies at all levels. Some casual players may not be comfortable with an audience, and I don't understand why they can't ban all kibbitzers. Does ACBL's policy at least give players lattitude over who is kibbitzed? I know some players who really don't like someone looking over their shoulder, but don't mind if someone kibbitzes their partner or opponents (in both cases they're pretty women, so I prefer to be looking at their faces rather than their usually male partners, so I have no problem with the request).

[McBruce]

barmar, on Oct 12 2005, 01:25 PM, said:

I know some players who really don't like someone looking over their shoulder, but don't mind if someone kibbitzes their partner or opponents (in both cases they're pretty women, so I prefer to be looking at their faces rather than their usually male partners, so I have no problem with the request).

Pretty women don't have a bridge reason for being uncomfortable with men looking over their shoulder. However, in kibitzing from the other player's side of the table you should be OK if you confine your glance to their faces...

In the same vein, I heard a story once about a famous local TD, now retired, called to a table many years before bidding boxes where a pretty young lady in revealing attire told him that her RHO had opened "two boobs." The TD thought for a moment and then replied that in his opinion there was no doubt that this bid was not insufficient.