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Final thoughts (if you aren't already sick of this topic)

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Saturday, 10 January 2009, at 5:16 p.m.

In Response To: Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question (Chuck Bower)

The rules prohibit outside aides. I don't think it takes much of a stretch to realize that discussing future possibilities of a match in progress during a break (5 minute break OR dinner break) is counter to what the rules writers intended. Looking at a match equity table is obviously included in my contention.

I don't like nor even find compelling this argument about "if it can't be enforced it shouldn't be required". For example, it would be easy for me and a very smart but dishonest friend to design a simple signalling scheme where s/he would send me information during a match on doubling actions. It wouldn't be hard for that scheme to be virtually undetectable. So, we should allow it??

Ethics, integrity, honor -- call it what you like -- are a part of backgammon. We don't (like baseball or major league tennis) have referees to watch our every move. We must self-police and by that I emphasize 'self'.

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.