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Ethics Revised

Posted By: Marty Storer
Date: Friday, 9 January 2009, at 2:16 p.m.

In Response To: Ethics Revised (Stick)

I didn't say "avoid anything backgammon," though you must mean you believe any discussion of backgammon might allow you to learn something that would help you during your ongoing match--and thus that a discussion of past situations from the ongoing match is really no different from discussing anything about backgammon.

Nor did I say that talking about situations from the past match is unethical in all cases, just dubious. In other words, it may be unethical depending on the specific case.

But if you mean what I think you mean, you have a fair point. Please clarify.

The ethics that I believe apply: You should do your studying and get your extra help at times when a match is not going on.

Obviously, enforcement of a rule prohibiting discussion is next to impossible, and as I said, there are cases when discussion of previous situations in an ongoing match won't hurt anything.

So I would write the rule to say that discussion of specific situations from the ongoing match is discouraged, and that consulting bots or other external aids for analysis of such positions is forbidden.

Alternatively, the rules could explicitly say that during dinner breaks, bots could be consulted, positions discussed, coaching could be sought and given, with no restrictions. I don't like that option, but if I'm in the minority, so be it.

Messages In This Thread

• Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
  Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 7 January 2009, at 7:15 p.m.
  • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
    neilkaz -- Wednesday, 7 January 2009, at 7:27 p.m.
    • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
      Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 7 January 2009, at 10:27 p.m.
  • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
    Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 7 January 2009, at 7:30 p.m.
  • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
    Caryl Stephanson -- Wednesday, 7 January 2009, at 8:37 p.m.
  • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
    Stick -- Wednesday, 7 January 2009, at 8:42 p.m.
    • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
      David Rockwell -- Wednesday, 7 January 2009, at 11:12 p.m.
  • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
    David -- Wednesday, 7 January 2009, at 9:45 p.m.
    • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
      Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 7 January 2009, at 10:29 p.m.
  • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
    stw672 -- Wednesday, 7 January 2009, at 9:58 p.m.
  • ethics question, Part II
    Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 7 January 2009, at 10:23 p.m.
    • ethics question, Part II
      Mike Main -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 2:31 a.m.
      • ethics question, Part II
        Marty Storer -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 8:48 p.m.
  • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
    Steve Mellen -- Wednesday, 7 January 2009, at 11:57 p.m.
    • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
      Marty Storer -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 8:33 p.m.
  • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
    Mike Main -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 2:14 a.m.
  • Ethics Revised
    Stick -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 3:40 a.m.
    • Ethics Revised
      Christian Munk-Christensen -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 9:35 a.m.
      • Ethics Revised
        Stick -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 9:42 a.m.
      • Ethics Revised
        Jason Lee -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 12:28 p.m.
    • Ethics Revised
      neilkaz -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 6:00 p.m.
      • Ethics Revised
        Marty Storer -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 8:25 p.m.
        • Ethics Revised
          neilkaz -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 9:25 p.m.
          • Ethics Revised
            Marty Storer -- Friday, 9 January 2009, at 1:59 p.m.
        • Ethics Revised
          Bill Riles -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 10:07 p.m.
      • Ethics Revised
        Marty Storer -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 8:43 p.m.
        • Ethics Revised
          neilkaz -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 9:29 p.m.
          • Ethics Revised
            Marty Storer -- Friday, 9 January 2009, at 1:49 p.m.
            • Ethics Revised
              Stick -- Friday, 9 January 2009, at 1:59 p.m.
              • Ethics Revised
                Marty Storer -- Friday, 9 January 2009, at 2:16 p.m.
                • Ethics Revised
                  Tom Keith -- Friday, 9 January 2009, at 6:07 p.m.
                  • Ethics Revised
                    Marty Storer -- Friday, 9 January 2009, at 7:43 p.m.
    • Ethics Revised
      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 10 January 2009, at 4:43 p.m.
  • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
    Marty Storer -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 3:04 p.m.
  • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
    Perry Gartner -- Saturday, 10 January 2009, at 1:33 p.m.
    • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
      Jason Lee -- Saturday, 10 January 2009, at 6:28 p.m.
      • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
        Perry Gartner -- Sunday, 11 January 2009, at 1:22 a.m.
  • Final thoughts (if you aren't already sick of this topic)
    Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 10 January 2009, at 5:16 p.m.