[rttrek]

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Sometimes unusual bids aren't denoted by being shown on a yellow field with text explaining the alert, but instead are shown with a thin yellow box surrounding the bid, and no text. What is the meaning of this?

I can't find any mention of alerting and these displays of alerts in the Help section, although there's a brief, incomplete discussion in the BBO rules. This should get its own "Alerting Bids" page under Help -> Bits and Pieces.

[barmar]

The thin yellow box means they just clicked the "Alert" button without filling in the explanation. Click on the bid and it will pop up a "Please explain" box for them to fill in.

[rttrek]

barmar, on 2011-December-05, 21:50, said:

The thin yellow box means they just clicked the "Alert" button without filling in the explanation. Click on the bid and it will pop up a "Please explain" box for them to fill in.

Oh, great! Thanks.

I assume only an opponent can initiate that request, not a kibitzer. The partner doesn't see it at all, right?
Also, who is asked to fill that "Please explain" box in, the bidder or his/her partner?

[barmar]

Only an opponent can request an explanation, the request goes to the bidder (BBO is always self-alert), and it only appears to the opponents.

[rttrek]

Thanks.