Do you have to compete promotion to win ?

[Brian Towers]

OP, Joey, was right when he addressed his original question "to you rules lawyers to chew over."

Born in Red Hook Brooklyn in the year of who knows when
Opened up his eyes to the tune of an accordion
Always on the outside of whatever side there was
When they asked him why it had to be that way "Well" he answered "just because".

[John McKenna]

Brian, are you riddling, ribbing, or ridiculing me?

Maybe a combination of all three?

I'm no match for Simon Maimonides (nor Stylites).

Otherwise I'd be an august arbiter (or a professional player).

I admit that I am often verbally out on a limb, hoping it doesn't break under the weight of words.

[Stewart Reuben]

John McKenna >Otherwise I'd be an august arbiter<
Surely May would currently be more appropriate and the word is often used in the Laws.

[John McKenna]

Hi Stewart, thanks for quoting me.

If I were an arbiter now I'd be the 'May not...' arbiter. I'd give every player on the road two licenses - one (ECF-graded) national and the other (FIDE-rated) international. When a player infringed the rules and an arbiter became involved I'd have a penalty points system and send national event offenders on local one-day reeducation courses. Send international offenders to stand outside FIDE's offices in Athens all weekend and ban habitual offenders from playing until they'd spent a whole week in Elista sweeping the streets around FIDE HQ.

They who transgress must be taught a lesson - not just be given a talking-to and a tap on the wrist.

[Brian Towers]

Brian, are you riddling, ribbing, or ridiculing me?

John, I'm genuinely shocked!

I'm no match for Simon Maimonides (nor Stylites).

Nor the august Robert Zimmerman, it would seem.

How could you not recognize the opening lines to Dylan's haunting and iconic "Joey"?
(Does Joey recognize those lines?)

PS I've heard of Moses Maimonides (2nd greatest Jewish philosopher behind Baruch Spinoza) but not Simon. Who was he?

[John McKenna]

Thanks Brian, as you can see there are big gaps in my memory (chess is probably reponsible for squeezing a lot of more valuable stuff out).

However, I must admit that I never listened to the complete Dylan repertoire for some reason so "Joey" escaped me.

I created "Simon" Maimonides to match Simon Stylites on the spur of the moment off the top of my rocker. I need lessons from Bojo in Classics (pop & lit.)

I am sorry that I failed to come up to standard and your expectations, but to err is human...

[Carl Hibbard]

Digression re 10.14 a.m. of my last post when I sent it at 11.14 a.m.. Should the forum clock adopt BST?

No it’s UTC

[Carl Hibbard]

Digression re 10.14 a.m. of my last post when I sent it at 11.14 a.m.. Should the forum clock adopt BST?

No it’s UTC

I replied to a post from April last year it seems which is rather slow support even for me

[Carl Hibbard]

Digression re 10.14 a.m. of my last post when I sent it at 11.14 a.m.. Should the forum clock adopt BST?

No it’s UTC

I replied to a post from April last year it seems which is rather slow support even for me

I answered and corrected the right post now well actually Paolo our hero did.