--- In uk-scrabble@yahoogroups.com,
"Sandie Simonis" <sandie7s@...> wrote:
>
> Please name those who are leading the argument
> against penalty challenges who have not tried it.
>
> I'll give you 3 to be going on with who have
> tried it and still prefer free challenge:
>
> Matthew Pinner
> Jackie McLeod
> Sandie Simonis
When asked to describe what exactly a "snark" is? Lewis Carroll is reputed to have given at least 5 different descriptions on different separate occasions,...
... Because you would be met with the response: "prove it". And this is something it's impossible to do. "I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds...
... Is the rest of the case in favour of 5 pts penalty challenges really so goddamned weak that it needs to be backed up by something [in "frivolous...
Talking of goddamned and taking your statement as read: There are many things that cannot be proven to exist but billions of people believe, in one form or...
Talking of goddamned and taking your statement as read: There are many things that cannot be proven to exist but billions of people believe, in one form or...
... Paul, Please just try it. The pro-argument is being led by people who've played it. The anti-argument is a series of preconceptions led by people who...
Please add me to the list of anti -5ppc games. I've tried it too. Sandie Simonis Matthew Pinner Jackie Macleod Karl Kwiatowski Cheers Pauline Johnson ...
... Can I ask what the point of this list is? Isn't this all getting a bit silly? As far as I know Phil Robertshaw has said he intends to put forward a motion...
Evan wrote ... The point of the list is to refute the suggestion by Phil that only those who hadn't tried it were objecting to the 5ppc. Also by making the...
... wrote: The point of the list is to refute the suggestion by Phil that only those who hadn't tried it were objecting to the 5ppc. Yet again, you misquote...
Ev, I think this was simply an example of people who have tried 5ppc and not liked it. This was to answer the explicit point made by Phil (on numerous...
... Unfortunately I also appear to have to correct people on numerous occasions who make this statement. I acknowledge that some people have tried it and don't...
... case is that MOST of those against it haven't tried it in a tournament situation. I know this has been flogged to death but I did mean to reply to this! ...
I know of at least 2 people who HAVE been to PC tournaments and did NOT like it, one from my old club. As from my earlier memo, I have tried it - admittedly...
In a message dated 1/13/2009 5:38:25 PM GMT Standard Time, philrobertshaw@... writes: As has been argued on many occasions, frivolous challenges are...
... Harshan, I'll warrant you not to make personal comments like that against me via a public arena like UK-Scrabble. If you must make negative and/or...
Sorry to be picky - and to keep this malodorous debate malingering on - but I'm sure Matthew Pinner said he'd never actually tried penalty challenge so he...
I would like to conduct an informal straw poll on UK Scrabble with respect to the 5 point penalty challenge (5PPC). Here's how it works: would people reply...
... included in those who had tried and preferred free challenge. I couldn't see how Phil could claim those against 'mostly hadn't tried it' when there were 3...
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