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Another director ruling

Posted By: Chase
Date: Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 10:55 a.m.

In Response To: Another director ruling (Phil Simborg)

If I lose a gammon and my opponent accidentally scores it as a single game, IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY to correct him. And if I do not, and it is discovered later that the game was scored improperly, whether it can be proven that I intentionally failed to mention it or not, I should give my opponent the points because he earned them and deserved them, and he should not lose that because of a mistake with the pencil.

I haven't fully formed an opinion on this, but it brings to mind the way scoring is handled in golf, where it is the responsibility of the player to fill out his score card properly, and failure to do so, for whatever reason, is grounds for disqualification.

My point is not that backgammon should be handled this way, but rather that it could be handled this way, and there would be nothing inherently unethical in doing so. In these areas, where opinions of propriety will differ, it's probably less important what the rules and expectations are than that they are clear and well defined.

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• Another director ruling
  Barry Silliman -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 12:37 a.m.
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    Bob Glass -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 1:21 a.m.
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      Steve Mellen -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 1:35 a.m.
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        Chiva Tafazzoli -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 10:00 a.m.
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          Bill Riles -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 1:39 p.m.
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            Gregg Cattanach -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 3:48 p.m.
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              misja -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 3:59 p.m.
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                Gregg Cattanach -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 5:17 p.m.
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                  Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 6:57 p.m.
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              Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 4:05 p.m.
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            Steve Mellen -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 4:41 p.m.
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      Christian Munk-Christensen -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 9:09 a.m.
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    Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 5:51 a.m.
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      Bill -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 10:23 a.m.
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        Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 1:04 p.m.
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      Chase -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 10:55 a.m.
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        Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 1:09 p.m.
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          Chase -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 1:41 p.m.
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          Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 2:35 p.m.
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            Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 4:10 p.m.
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            Sam Pottle -- Wednesday, 24 March 2010, at 4:50 p.m.
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          Bob Glass -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 7:18 p.m.
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    Barry Silliman -- Wednesday, 24 March 2010, at 2:17 a.m.
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      TarHeelFan -- Wednesday, 24 March 2010, at 10:51 a.m.