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inquiry, on Mar 30 2007, 08:29 AM, said:
mikeh, on Mar 30 2007, 11:01 AM, said:
Maybe the solution is for there to be another section of the forum devoted to silly bidding ideas: quite a few of your posts (and maybe some of mine) would fit nicely there, and there would be no danger of confusing less knowledgable players.
Hey, a silly bidding idea forum might not be a bad idea.... I have a lot of them myself... (Misiry, new minor forcing by opener -- cole like bid, Weak minor jump shift by opener, splinter bids denying stoppers in certain side suit, 1x-p-4m showing namyats type hands, reverse josephine, to name just a few). We wouldn't have to call it "silly bidding ideas", we could name it something that wasn't quite so negative to those wanting to take a shot at something new.. .maybe "novel bidding concepts" or the like. So good thinks like some of kantars RKCB could get discussed in there too.
I could even move existing odd little threads into that forum. Maybe we might do this. and we could come up with an abbreviation to use when post that should be moved there are made. Something like IBTM for "in before the move" or IBMTST = "in before the move to Silly Thread."
Anyway, it is a thought,,,
Ben, I think a lot of your ideas are pretty cool. While I don't agree with the practical application of some of the methods (the 2-suited preempts, for instance), they all have their merits, are well thought out, and mesh in your systems. You consider the downside to using a method, as well as how to approach problem hands that are hard to bid. This is how effective systems are created.
2007 is a pretty cool year to be alive in system development. Fringe systems like Fantunes are winning, and Moscito is gaining credibility. Its no longer the 5 card majors versus Precision and their respective variants.
OTOH, I think Ken frequently espouses ideas 'on the fly'. I'm not sure he's trying to be innovative, or just contrarian at times. Sometimes the ideas contain a kernel of truth that can be carried over into other sequences. But other times (like this thread), I don't think the idea has been well thought out, and the more he loses credibility on other potentially valuable ideas.