[sty2000]

I'd like to know if following conventional openings are classified as brown-sticker conventions:

2 Diamonds opening that is either weak two in Hearts OR one-suited semiforcing in Diamonds

simillary, 2 Hearts opening that is either weak two in Spades OR one-suited semiforcing in Hearts.

Thanks in advance!

[blackshoe]

In what jurisdiction?

[gwnn]

It's not brown sticker, since you promise an anchor suit whenever it's weak.

[RMB1]

blackshoe, on Oct 17 2010, 10:46 PM, said:

In what jurisdiction?

I think 'Brown Sticker' implies WBF.

As long as 'one-suited semi forcing' is strong ('a king above average'/13HCP), then (as gwnn says) the weak option has no ambiguity and so the bid is not brown-sticker.

[blackshoe]

The WBF isn't the only jurisdiction that uses the term.

Perhaps every jurisdiction that does use the term has exactly the same regulation as the WBF. I wouldn't bet on that, either.

[RMB1]

blackshoe, on Oct 18 2010, 04:30 AM, said:

Perhaps every jurisdiction that does use the term has exactly the same regulation as the WBF. I wouldn't bet on that, either.

Not the same regulation, but I expect they use the same definition. We probably disagree.

[bluejak]

Certainly the EBL's use of Brown Sticker is meant to follow the WBF [whether it does or not] and some European countries use Brown Stickers "because they follow the WBF/EBL approach".