[OleBerg]

cherdanno, on Aug 22 2010, 02:38 AM, said:

FWIW, I thought this thread was a lot more tolerant to your 4♠ than I expected, and compared to what I think it deserved.

I think my posts deserve what most posts here deserve*:

Serious comments. My posts, and others, generally get that. And from strong players. That is what makes this place a great forum for learning (for me at least).

That was also the main reason for my retaliation against Peachy: Her insult is detrimental to this learning. (For reasons stated in other posts.) If I simply had wanted to insult back, only to get revenge, I can assure you I could have found a subtle, sarcastic way to do it.

Now, if you look at Clee's and Gnashers posts in this thread, you might analyze their language and find it slightly patronizing too. But they have offered advice, and the (maybe) patronizing language sends the message: "We feel strongly that we are right". This is usefull information. And as they generally offer advice I find valuable, the sligth (possible) patronization is well worth the price.

*Quote, can't remeber whom: "The loser of a discussion is actually the winner, as it is he who has learnt most".

[gwnn]

most people know what the advantages and the disadvantages of 4S are. when they say "i see no reason for 4S" it does not mean "i think there is no possible reason for bidding 4S, it will never work", it means "i can't see why 4S is not clearly inferior to 3NT from the point of view of its expected value". everyone sees that you have T9x in clubs and all, but (almost) everyone said that 3NT is much better than 4S.

[OleBerg]

gwnn, on Aug 22 2010, 12:29 PM, said:

most people know what the advantages and the disadvantages of 4S are. when they say "i see no reason for 4S" it does not mean "i think there is no possible reason for bidding 4S, it will never work", it means "i can't see why 4S is not clearly inferior to 3NT from the point of view of its expected value". everyone sees that you have T9x in clubs and all, but (almost) everyone said that 3NT is much better than 4S.

Yes, and I appriciate the input, in this thread and others. I sometimes mention this, but I would find it silly to express this appriciation everytime someone replies to my posts.