[mjj29]

Phil, on Apr 21 2010, 11:43 AM, said:

bluejak, on Apr 20 2010, 07:37 PM, said:

Phil, on Apr 20 2010, 05:04 PM, said:

NS reserving their rights is essentially saying, "I don't know if you guessed right" but in case you did, I'm going to call the cops afterward.

No, it doesn't, it essentially says "I believe there was a BIT, do you agree?"

If NS are going to produce a yellow card every time its close, then I think EW should object routinely. We don't know what happened ATT, and we are discussing this in abstract.

Routinely there is a clear BIT and the other side aren't questioned when they establish agreement. If your opponents are reserving their rights and you disagree then yes, you should always call the director.

I'm also in favour of encouraging "do you agree there was a pause before that pass" rather than the officious "I'm reserving my rights!"

[bluejak]

When you say "Do you agree there was a hesitation?" you are reserving your rights. There seems an incredible presumption that the only way to reserve your rights is to say "I am reserving my rights". Very strange.