Fluffy, on Jun 9 2004, 08:21 AM, said:
If there are any laws that havbe to be applied it has to be fred, sheri or uday to tell about them (or so I think), or to let the torunament directors stablish them before tourney starts.
(snip). I can understand your anger, but still think you are wrong.
Hi Fluffy,
Dr. Todd is wrong if the tourneyment was run in funfishy. Gweny has the right to establish whatever laws she wants to use there.
The larger issue here, however, is for tournments that follow the laws. Especially the ACBL ones, which have to follow ACBL guidelines and use ACBL certified directors. There, my reading of the laws suggest that if a claim is contested (as this one was), play can not continue, and a director has to adjucate the result. The director may, say making, or may say down one. It is a director's decision. None of us should tell the director how to rule. But what can't happen is what happened here, play continued. At least, that is my reading/understanding of the rules. And BTW, playing in these tournments, PLEASE BE SURE to state your line when claiming... you can type "see private chat" on the claim button text place, and then explain away in private (or publci) chat...since play stops anyway.
Ben